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.
Dillard NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Corporate litigation is widely expected to continue to increase over the next year, a poll of corporate counsel indicates.
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.
Greg Abbott (R-Texas) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-A bankruptcy court's decision in the General Motors Corp. case this week that disputes between the automaker and its dealers will be up to state authorities to settle has drawn praise from state attorneys general.
NEW YORK CITY - Former Chrysler worker William Wilson of Toledo, Ohio, graciously gave the bankrupt automaker and the U.S. Treasury a week to decide whether to cut off disability benefits for workers who don't belong to a union.
NEW YORK - U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee Diana Adams of New York threatened to call a federal marshal after a reporter covering a Chrysler bankruptcy hearing Wednesday asked her for the identities of personal injury law firms represented on the unsecured creditors' committee.
NEW YORK - Chrysler workers, dealers, suppliers and lenders anticipate heavy losses from the automaker's bankruptcy, but personal injury lawyers anticipate a $217 million windfall.
Copland NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Two of the nation's leading legal observers on Monday called for a compensation program for patients injured by unknown side effects from federally-approved medications.
James Copland NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc." series explores the impact Louisiana's legal system has had on the state's slow population growth.
Marie Gryphon NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Forcing losers in lawsuits to pay the winner would help stem the tide of frivolous lawsuits flooding many U.S. jurisdictions, a report released Tuesday, Dec. 2, said.
Lisa Rickard NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Private securities lawsuits pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy, a report issued by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform says.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Rachael Ray's daytime cooking show faces a $1 million lawsuit from a former employee who claims that he was forced to leave his job because he suffered from an eating disorder.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Two of the nation's most powerful unions have sued six law firms for their handling of litigation against Vioxx maker Merck & Co. Inc.
NEW YORK CITY - Most politicians would leap at a chance to win back millions of dollars from attorneys under federal investigation, but Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood must pass up the chance because he hired them.