Montgomery explained that last year more than 800 inmate lawsuits were filed in Ohio alone, an increase of more than 160 percent from 1989 and 110 percent from 1990. As many as 95 percent of those cases were dismissed.
Today marks a day Ohio taxpayers can be proud of.
I would like to thank Governor Voinovich, Attorney General Montgomery and members of the General Assembly. The new law curtails the escalating problem of frivolous lawsuits. Defines a system by which a court could declare a lawsuit as frivolous or malicious. Inmates filing frivolous suits may also be required to pay court costs and attorneys' fees. The law requires inmates to disclose all lawsuits they may have filed in the last five years.