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Trial lawyers upset with proposed med-mal reform
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A national trial lawyers group is railing against what they're calling an "extreme" medical malpractice reform bill that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday. -
Plaintiffs' Law Firm Motley Rice Strengthens Litigation Team
WASHINGTON-Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, today announces that trial lawyer Nathan D. Finch has joined the firm as a member in its Washington, D.C. office. -
*PRINT ONLY-Treasury hasn't offered trial lawyer tax break info to Iowa senator
Grassley WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury has not yet complied with U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's request for information regarding a possible tax break for trial lawyers who are working on a contingency fee basis. -
Attorney: Tax break would create more litigation, partnership with feds
Williams HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia defense attorney says a possible trial lawyer tax break that has attracted the attention of 25 U.S. senators would make the federal government partners with plaintiffs attorneys. -
Trial lawyer tax break attracts attention of two dozen senators
Thune WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - One-quarter of the U.S. Senate has expressed concern that the U.S. Department of the Treasury may be planning to issue an order giving trial lawyers tax breaks on contingency fee lawsuits. -
The Specter of legal plunder
The aptly surnamed Arlen Specter is trying once again to bestow a generous tax break on the plaintiff's attorneys who comprise a significant portion of his and his fellow Democrats' contributor base. The efforts of the shifty U.S. senator from Pennsylvania are opposed, once again, by Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas' stalwart representative from San Antonio. -
Watchdog groups fear trial lawyer tax break will 'suck marrow out of economy'
Smith Tort reform groups fear the Obama Administration and U.S. Department of Treasury are sidestepping Congress to give trial lawyers hearty tax breaks that will ultimately hurt the economy while benefitting the Democratic Party's donor base. -
Treasury not commenting on trial lawyer tax break
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - While some are reacting to news that trial lawyers may soon receive a tax break, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is not commenting. -
Sources: Trial lawyers expect tax break from Treasury Department
VANCOUVER, Canada (Legal Newsline) - The nation's trial lawyer group, the American Association for Justice, revealed Tuesday that it expects the U.S. Department of Treasury to soon give its members a tax break on contingency fee lawsuits. -
Trial lawyers have new leader
Lipsen WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. trial lawyer lobby this week got a new leader, capping the American Association for Justice's year-long search for an administrator. -
Trial lawyers' group claims victory
Tarricone WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The leader of the nation's trial lawyer lobby, Anthony Tarricone, is taking a victory lap over the health care overhaul signed last week by U.S. President Barack Obama. -
Manhattan Institute probes lobbying efforts of lawyers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc.," series explores the effect the plaintiffs bar has on lawmakers at the state level and in Washington, D.C. -
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Trial bar seeks to expand liability, end arbitration clauses
Tarricone WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)�The national trial lawyers group outlined its 2010 legislative agenda Monday, announcing that the group plans to take aim at mandatory arbitration clauses and push to expand civil liability, among other initiatives. -
U.S. trial bar still searching for its next leader
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The nation's trial lawyer group is still looking for a new leader, or so an Internet posting by a leading executive recruitment firm indicates. -
Mostyn named president-elect of Texas trial lawyers group
Mostyn Houston attorney Steve Mostyn, who has filed hundreds of suits in Jefferson County against insurance companies over hurricane damage claims, has been named as president-elect of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. -
Health care bill rests in moderate Democrats' hands
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)�Months ago, the chief lobbyist for U.S. trial lawyers predicted that moderate Senate Democrats could be an obstacle to President Barack Obama's push for a national health care overhaul. -
Medical malpractice litigation blamed for rising health care costs
Copland NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Medical malpractice litigation has driven up U.S. health care costs dramatically, translating into higher costs for consumers, a study said Tuesday. -
Trial lawyers group in debt
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The nation's trial lawyers group appears to be struggling amid mounting debt and a decline in membership dues.