American Association for Justice

Taxpayers will fund more litigation under proposed rule change in Dem budget plan, business defense lawyer says

By W.J. Kennedy | Monday, Nov 15, 2021 @ 9:58am

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Tucked into the 2,100-page House Democratic budget bill is a generous gift for the plaintiffs’ bar, notes Victor Schwartz, co-chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Public Policy Practice Group.
Trial lawyers want $1M payout on insurance policy for canceled convention

By Daniel Fisher | Friday, Apr 2, 2021 @ 6:30am

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Venerable insurer Lloyd's of London is facing a courtroom battle against a national association for trial lawyers over its refusal to pay a $1 million claim over a canceled annual convention in Washington D.C.