WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In light of the recent Judicial Hellhole Report released in December, it is clear that asbestos played a key role in the rankings, given what the report’s authors feel is a vast negative impact on the court system nationally.
NEW ORLEANS – As the legal process for determining BP’s depth of liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill continues, claims against the company are racking up for personal injury, environmental injury, and economic injury.
We’ve all had those moments when we wish we had thought something through, taken a different course of action, held our tongue instead of speaking, or not hit “send” on that email. Lawyers and judges are no different from everybody—sometimes we speak first and think later, much to our later regret.
Not happy with the amount of money the Texas Trial Lawyers Association is spending on political campaigns, three big name attorneys have formed a new group to help support their favorite candidates.
In case the government shutdown has you worried about missing out on all the strange happenings at our nation’s courthouses, fear not; there’ enough weirdness going on in the legal system to keep you happy for quite some time.
HOUSTON - The father of a Texas Southern University student with Down syndrome is suing the school for undertaking "actions which have worked to limit (the latter's) participation in the institution's educational programs and/or activities."
HOUSTON - After she was allegedly hit by a hydraulic ladder lift at a Home Depot in Katy two years ago, Tucson, Ariz., resident Abigail Bustos has filed a lawsuit.
NEW ORLEANS – The results of a two-month long investigation into allegations of fraud within the 2010 oil spill settlement program has revealed an alleged kickback scheme enacted by a claims attorney.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at reducing the number of frivolous lawsuits plaguing the nation’s legal system.
It is one of those famous lines, right up there with “To be or not to be,” that have enshrined William Shakespeare as one of the greatest playwrights of all time: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — In a rather unexpected move, the National Football League and more than 4,500 former professional football players who were suing over play-related head injuries have announced they reached a multi-million settlement in the litigation.
We’ve been deluged lately with weighty, thought-provoking cases in the legal system: the George Zimmerman trial over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and what it says about race relations in America; the fight over abortion legislation in Texas; and a series of potentially far-reaching U.S. Supreme Court decisions on everything from voting rights to affirmative action to same-sex marriage. At
Plaintiffs attorneys may not like him, but U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith of Austin is nothing if not consistent. For years, he has striven to restore balance and fairness to our legal system by removing incentives for lawsuit abuse and other fast practices.
