WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eight state attorneys general, including Texas AG Greg Abbott, have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
As many readers know, many of my columns point out the stranger goings-on in our legal system, with an occasional sprinkling of the odder moments in civil and criminal cases in foreign countries thrown in for a little international flavor.
You can learn a lot about people from the bumper stickers on their cars: who they voted for in the last election, whether they believe in life or world peace, and what schools their honor students attend.
Once considered a “Judicial Hellhole,” the state of Texas is now listed among the “Points of Light” in the latest report from the American Tort Reform Association.
In an increasingly divided electorate, it’s rare to find issues that bridge the partisan divide. So, it might come as a surprise to know that in a recent national survey by the American Tort Reform Association and the Sick of Lawsuits campaign, an overwhelming majority (89 percent) of Americans agree that lawsuit abuse is a problem.
An agreed take-nothing judgment has been entered in litigation between the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died during a 2008 Christmas parade, and the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce.
Smith WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) � The House Judiciary Committee on Friday passed a bill that would require asbestos bankruptcy trusts to provide more information on exposure claims made to them.
The city of Beaumont recently had its motion for summary judgment granted in litigation brought by the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died during a 2008 Christmas parade.
