[1] Focused on opposing tort reform, the organization is one of the Democratic Party's most influential political allies, according to The Washington Post.
Around the same time, a group of attorneys quietly began forming a competitor organization to AAJ.
The AAJ claims that tens of millions of Americans sign away their rights to sue companies and are instead required to resolve disputes through binding arbitration, which the AAJ claims is where overwhelmingly white male arbitrators rule against consumers in disputes between consumers and companies.
[13][14][15] Members of the AAJ have been responsible for multibillion-dollar settlements in cigarette cases and millions of asbestos injury claims.
[18] The AAJ holds biannual legal conventions in cities such as Las Vegas and Palm Springs.