WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – According to the 2013 Judicial Hellhole report published by the American Tort Reform Association, more law firms are bringing lung cancer cases to America’s courtrooms, “which likely not caused by asbestos exposure.”
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.
If you’re a cancer survivor, you know what a relief it is -- after agonizing over the possibility of a life cut short and enduring the trauma of treatment and its aftermath -- finally to learn that the disease is in remission and you’ve got a chance to live a normal life again.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) — This week, a group of manufacturers joined other business groups in supporting BP’s efforts to fight the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s debarment ruling.
Ten years ago, unbridled litigation against doctors and hospitals had turned entire regions of Texas into lawsuit war zones. Doctors limited the scope of their practices or shut their doors altogether — and patients were losing access to needed care. Legislative leaders and voters heard the pleas and responded with landmark legal reforms, in the form of Proposition 12.
A nursing home is objecting to an expert report in a medical malpractice suit alleging it allowed a man to develop severely infected pressure ulcers and to become dehydrated, which eventually led to his death.
The relatives of a recently deceased man blame staff at a Port Arthur nursing home for causing his death, saying they allowed the man to develop severely infected pressure ulcers and to become dehydrated.
Ten years ago, Texas had one of the lowest doctor-to-citizen ratios in the country. But after reforms to the state’s civil litigation system, the number of licensed physicians in Texas has doubled, according to a recent report on the results of tort reform.
Tort reform groups in Texas have declared July and August as the "Small Business Summer," and have launched a campaign to highlight the negative impact lawsuit abuse can have on small businesses.
Companies that exist only to buy technology patents and then sue other companies for infringement could see their actions limited if the federal government passes several pieces of legislation.
We commented recently on the perils of bad publicity and how press reports highlighting Beaumont’s reputation as a plaintiff-friendly forum tend to scare away prospective employers, leading to fewer job opportunities for our citizens, a weaker local economy, and a smaller local tax base.
