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Study: U.S. has world’s most costly legal system

May 17, 2013 7:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A study released this week shows that the United States has the world’s most costly legal system. The study, released by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform Tuesday, compared liability costs as a percentage of … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, Tort Reform

Legal foundation urges court to protect mass action defendant’s right to federal forum

May 16, 2013 4:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) — The Washington Legal Foundation urged a federal court Wednesday not to allow Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway to deprive an out-of-state business defendant of its right to a federal forum by filing a parens patriae … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, Kentucky, News, State AGs, U.S. District Court

U.S. SC asked to resolve split over federal jurisdiction in lawsuits filed by state AGs

May 16, 2013 8:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits filed in state courts by state attorneys general on behalf of consumers. The nation’s high court is expected to meet next week to … Read More »

Class Action, Mississippi, News, South Carolina, State AGs, State Courts, Tort Reform, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

California’s litigious legal climate threatens development, observer says

May 10, 2013 6:55 AM
By Amanda Robert

SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – When Kimberly Stone, president of the Civil Justice Association of California, describes her state’s deplorable legal climate, she points to private rights of action as a primary problem. Stone explains that California allows residents, whether or … Read More »

Class Action, In the Spotlight, Tort Reform

Judge: Chevron CEO must testify in Ecuador case

May 9, 2013 12:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Chevron CEO John Watson must be deposed by the attorneys for a group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs being sued by the oil giant, a federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday. Magistrate James Francis for the U.S. District … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District Court

Lawyers seek to withdraw from Chevron case, citing judge’s bias and unpaid bills

May 7, 2013 10:45 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The law firms defending New York attorney Steven Donziger and two Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron Corp. are seeking to withdraw from the case, filed by the oil giant in a New York federal court in … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District Court

Canadian court stays Ecuadorians’ suit against Chevron

May 2, 2013 11:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

TORONTO (Legal Newsline) — Nearly a year after a group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Chevron Corp. in Canada, a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario has stayed the suit. Judge David M. Brown, in … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District Court

Chesley informs Ohio SC he is retiring

April 23, 2013 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) — Prominent plaintiffs lawyer Stanley Chesley told the Ohio Supreme Court last week that he is retiring from practice in the state. Chesley, who was disbarred in Kentucky last month, faced disbarment in Ohio as well. The … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, Ohio

Litigation finance firm says it was misled by Ecuadorian plaintiffs’ lawyers

April 18, 2013 1:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The chief executive officer of litigation hedge fund Burford Capital LLC filed a sworn declaration in a New York federal court Wednesday, testifying that a lawsuit filed against Chevron Corp. in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, is … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District Court

Report: Chesley resigns from UC board

April 18, 2013 1:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) — Prominent plaintiffs lawyer Stanley Chesley has resigned from the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees. According to The Associated Press, the university said Wednesday night that Chesley stepped down from his position on the board. A … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, Ohio