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House panel passes asbestos trusts transparency bill

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation requiring more transparency from asbestos trusts. The measure — The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act — passed without proposed amendments from House Democrats who feared the bill … Read More »

Asbestos, National News, News

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

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 on May 14, compared liability costs as a percentage … Read More »

Lawyers/Law Firms, National News, News

Mass torts conference in Vegas to include auction for trial lawyers’ ‘Take Justice Back’ campaign

By BETHANY KRAJELIS LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – Trial lawyers from around the country will meet this week for a “Mass Torts Made Perfect” conference that will be held in conjunction with an auction for the American Association for Justice … Read More »

Lawyers/Law Firms, National News, News

Texas firm at center of asbestos fraud case seeks summary judgment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) — A Houston firm alleged to have made inconsistent claims about the origin of a client’s mesothelioma is now asking a U.S. bankruptcy court to enter a summary judgment in its favor. However, the company being … Read More »

Asbestos, National News, News

Lawyer sues San Antonio Spurs for not playing star players

Coaches who rest and don’t play their top players may have more to worry about than losing the game. According to ESPN, Miami lawyer Larry McGuinness has filed a class action suit against the San Antonio Spurs for withholding top … Read More »

Class Action, Consumer Fraud/Deceptive Trade, National News, News

Cornyn welcomes Cruz to U.S. Senate

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Campaigns & Elections, Federal Court, National News, News

Film documents business closure because of lawsuits

By Chris Dickerson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A new short film examines the final week of business for a small company before frivolous lawsuits forced it to close down.  The film, called “The Last Week: How Lawsuits Doomed an American … Read More »

National News, News, Tort Reform

Texans fight asbestos ‘double-dipping’ on state, national level

This week, the Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation designed to stop the practice of “double-dipping” in asbestos litigation. In asbestos litigation, a plaintiff can receive compensation from the defendant, bankruptcy trust funds or both. Supporters of the Ohio legislation … Read More »

Asbestos, National News, News

NFL concussion litigation sparks widespread changes on the field

Two months before the first lawsuit was filed in what has become a multi-district case docket titled the “National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law a bill dubbed the “Safety in Youth Sports Act.”  … Read More »

National News, News, Personal Injury, Product liability

Texas stays ‘red’ in presidential, state races

As of 10:30 p.m. with 62 percent of precincts reporting, Republican Mitt Romney has received 58.56 percent of Texas votes. The Texas Secretary of State results show the Republican candidate received 3,981,844 votes to President Barack Obama’s 2,727,912 votes or … Read More »

Campaigns & Elections, National News, News