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...consumer are crumbling against the new tide of free-market economics championed by Ronald Reagan. Most businessmen see the trend as a key to reviving the economy. But consumer activists see it as a catastrophe and are busily seeking ways to slow it. "Consumers are being ignored," says Ralph Nader, patriarch of the movement. 'This Administration is out to destroy the rule of law as it applies to corporations...
Safety Standards. The first victories won by Nader in the 1960s involved the setting of federal automobile safety standards, some of which are now being rolled back. The Administration is reducing the collision speed at which a bumper must protect a car from 5 m.p.h. to 2.5 m.p.h. -a move consumer activists say will raise insurance rates and accident costs. Despite a request by the Administration to delay its decision, the Supreme Court ruled last June that cost-benefit analyses cannot be required when setting federal health standards for the workplace. Nevertheless, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA...
Like the environmentalists, consumerists hope to parlay the backlash against Reagan's policies into increased contributions. Next week, for example, loyalists will gather in Washington to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Nader's Public Interest Research Groups and Public Citizen. These days, Nader has no qualms about trying to attract "fat cat" contributors; the dinner will cost $1,000 a plate...
...Nader, mellower and a bit grayer than in his days as a corporate Goliath slayer, is optimistic that the tide will again turn...
...clients, who may spend as much as 30% of their after-tax earnings for legal services, have begun to balk at the rising costs and volume (up 7% to 8% annually) of litigation. In May some 70 corporations sent representatives to a Washington conference held by Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader for advice on paring legal fees. Nader's prescriptions: hire in-house legal staffs to handle simple cases and to monitor billing for outside legal work; diversify legal services by hiring a number of firms, including smaller ones; and settle more disputes through mediation or out-of-court settlements...