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Attorney General Bailey launches investigation into Media Matters for 'allegedly fraudulent solicitation of donations'

By St. Louis Record News Service |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office has launched an investigation into Media Matters for America, a left-leaning media "watchdog" group, for allegedly engaging in fraudulent practices in soliciting donations.

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Pa. courts tie for No. 1 ranking on annual 'Judicial Hellholes' report list

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have tied with Georgia for the No. 1 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses.

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New rules force judges to expel 'junk science' experts from court

By Daniel Fisher |
It’s labeled a “clarification,” but an amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence going into effect today is intended to end the widespread practice of judges allowing paid experts to peddle unscientific theories in their courts.

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Defense lawyers: Mass tort claims driven by advertising, not injury, but the proposed fix is weak

By W.J. Kennedy |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Millions of dollars pumped into billboard, TV and internet advertising as a come-on to sign mass tort plaintiffs is drawing in a high percentage of claimants with no basis for the claims, lawyers say.

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Legislation would stop foreign third-party litigation funding

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced legislation that would stop foreign entities and governments from funding litigation in American courts.

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Study: Floridians filed the highest number of personal injury cases nationwide

By Juliette Fairley |
62.1% of personal injury lawsuits were filed in Florida compared to 11.65% nationwide

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Little noticed SCOTUS ruling could reinvigorate 'litigation tourism'

By W.J. Kennedy |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - American businesses should be on the lookout for the aftershocks of one of the U.S. Supreme Court's less publicized rulings issued before summer recess, one that could give new life to venue shopping by the plaintiffs’ bar – a practice a leading tort law expert has coined “litigation tourism.”

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New York lawmakers approve expansion of liability in renewed wrongful death bill

By Juliette Fairley |
The bill would include non-economic damages if Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it.

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Report: Litigation claims hit Florida senior living, long-term care providers hard

By Chris Dickerson |
A new report shows Florida is one of the states hardest hit by litigation claims against senior living and long-term care facilities.

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Governor, lawmakers launch bid to curb excessive lawsuits, 'predatory' attorneys

By Michael Carroll |
A reform drive to reduce excessive litigation and prevent “predatory trial lawyers” from targeting individuals, truckers and small businesses was launched Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Pa. courts move up to No. 2 ranking on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' report list

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 2 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – moving up two places from the fourth spot on the list, where they had been ranked last year.

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Study: Verdicts of more than $10 million are on the rise

By Juliette Fairley |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Exceptionally large jury awards exceeding $10 million are on the rise.

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Pa. Supreme Court rolls back med-mal venue rules, allowing plaintiffs greater filing leeway

By Nicholas Malfitano |
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee has green-lit standards allowing plaintiffs statewide greater leeway in where to file medical malpractice liability cases, a move cheered by personal injury attorneys and criticized by health care and business interests.

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Civil justice reform group wants AG James to investigate serial ADA lawsuits filed against small businesses

By Juliette Fairley |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A civil justice advocacy group is calling on the New York Attorney General to investigate lawyers who file serial Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits against small businesses.

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Open the Books accuses nonprofits of using free trips to curry financial favor with Congress

By Juliette Fairley |
Andrzejewski: 'All the transactions are legal but the pattern is troubling.'

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Pa. courts drop from the top to No. 4 ranking on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' list

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 4 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – falling three places from the top spot on the report, where they had been listed for the preceding two years.

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

By W.J. Kennedy |
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.

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Georgia tort reform law not entirely helpful to lone defendants

By John O'Brien |
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The resolution of confusion in the wording of a Georgia tort reform law means lone defendants won’t be able to argue they weren’t wholly at fault for a plaintiff’s alleged injuries.