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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

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

Californians call for Prop. 65 reforms

May 14, 2013 5:52 PM
By Amanda Robert

SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – As California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, learned more about Proposition 65 and its impact on small businesses, he heard several stories that struck him as clear abuses of the law. Restaurant and bar owners were … Read More »

In the Spotlight, Tort Reform

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

Others working to make sure insurers dole out unclaimed property properly

May 2, 2013 8:16 AM
By Bethany Krajelis

CHICAGO — State lawmakers and insurance regulators aren’t the only ones trying to resolve concerns over some insurance companies’ failure to pay out death benefits. Following investigations into these companies’ practices over the past few years, some states have entered … Read More »

California, Florida, Illinois, In the Spotlight, Issues, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, News, State AGs, States, Tort Reform

Ala. AG praises U.S. SC’s decision in case over monetary stipulation

March 20, 2013 9:45 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange called a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against plaintiffs lawyers trying to place monetary limits on class action lawsuits an “important victory” for class action fairness and free enterprise. In an … Read More »

Alabama, News, State AGs, Tort Reform, U.S. Supreme Court

Former Pa. governors back judicial merit selection

March 19, 2013 12:14 PM
By Jon Campisi

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Three of Pennsylvania’s former chief executives took part in a conference call with reporters on Monday to discuss their collective support for a move toward judicial merit selection. Former governors Richard Thornburgh, Tom Ridge and … Read More »

Issues, News, Pennsylvania, States, Tort Reform

U.S. SC rules against class-action lawyers in case over monetary stipulation

March 19, 2013 11:17 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down efforts by plaintiff lawyers to place monetary limits on class action lawsuits in an effort to keep the lawsuits in “hellhole” or plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. The question presented to the … Read More »

News, Tort Reform, U.S. Supreme Court

House looks at asbestos claim transparency bill

March 14, 2013 7:08 AM
By Jon Campisi

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The button pinned to the wheelchair-bound woman’s sweater said it all: “Asbestos caused my cancer.” The constituent was one of three people with asbestos-related disease who attended a House subcommittee meeting Wednesday designed to address H.R. … Read More »

Asbestos, Delaware, District of Columbia, Federal Government, Hot Topics, In the Spotlight, Issues, News, States, Tort Reform

House panel examines ‘Litigation Abuses’

March 14, 2013 7:00 AM
By Jon Campisi

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Third-party financing. Contingency-fee counsel. Forum shopping. Fraudulent joinder. These were just a few of the topics addressed during a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday afternoon. The hearing, convened by the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice … Read More »

District of Columbia, Federal Government, Hot Topics, Issues, News, States, Tort Reform