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Settlement ends Honeywell's 'ill-fated' funding of asbestos trust; Company claimed lawyers were bleeding it dry
ERIE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Likening the two sides to exhausted boxers or a quarreling couple, a bankruptcy judge approved a settlement between Honeywell and trustees overseeing a fund for paying asbestos claimants under which Honeywell will end its involvement for a lump-sum payment of $1.3 billion. -
Asbestos lawyers fight spotlight as trial over management of victims fund nears
ERIE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos lawyers have public relations concerns as a trial approaches in Pennsylvania that will determine if they are using an asbestos victims fund like a bottomless ATM. -
Phoney Lawsuits: TCPA defendant awaits application of Pa. decision to N.J. serial plaintiff
TRENTON, N.J.(Legal Newsline) – In a federal court in New Jersey, a company targeted by a Polish immigrant who has filed more than 30 lawsuits is trying to avoid contributing to his apparently growing bank account, as the case draws to a close. -
Phoney Lawsuits: A federal law is giving litigious people a new income stream
More than 25 years after its passage, a federal telemarketing law hasn’t just created a cottage industry for lawyers – it has spawned a group of professional plaintiffs like Stoops who are armed with several cell phones for the purpose of receiving debt collection calls often intended for other individuals.