Articles of Interest
Do U.S. automakers deserve a break from lawsuits? YES: 'Jackpot justice' costs the auto industry dearly
More than 16 million lawsuits are filed annually in state courts - about one every two seconds. That is approximately the same rate at which cars and trucks are built each year in North America.
The count of 16 million lawsuits comes...
Bringing balance, fairness and common sense to our civil justice system
Even Abraham Lincoln, a trial lawyer himself, might have been left speechless had he seen the kind of lawsuit abuse infecting our courtrooms today.
The problem is junk science - questionable, unfounded or misleading information that is...
Courts hit with late Vioxx lawsuits
TRENTON, N.J. -- A surge of lawsuits has swamped courthouses just ahead of the two-year anniversary of drug maker Merck & Co. pulling its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market.
Today is the deadline for many users to sue th...
Doctors may ask you to cap your claim
TALLAHASSEE - The next time you go to a doctor's office in Florida, you could be asked to sign paperwork limiting the amount of money you could seek if injured by medical malpractice.
The Florida Medical Association on Thursday urged ...
What's the Judge Smoking?
Jack Weinstein is a federal judge in Brooklyn,New York, who's well-known for indulging class-action lawyers. His honor certainly didn't disappoint them this week when he granted class-action status to a $200 billion claim against Big Tobacc...
Doctor sued for shooting intruder
JANESVILLE, Wis. An accused burglar is suing the doctor who shot him after the man broke into the physician's house in Janesville.
The man is awaiting trial on charges of burglary and criminal damage. In the meantime, he's filed suit ag...
