Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Wednesday that legislators must address “lawsuit abuse,” which he said is a key factor in rising costs for small businesses that are then passed onto customers.

In an article for The Daily Caller last week, Collins blamed “billboard attorneys” for filing lawsuits against small businesses for rising costs at grocery stores and in the insurance industry.

“Lawsuit abuse drives up costs for every family in America … it raises prices on groceries and costs the average American family more than $4,000 each year,” Collins wrote, citing a study conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR).

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