Eric Holder WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Newly sworn in U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday said he was not planning to zealously pursue corporate America amid public outrage over perceived excess.
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-In signing his first piece of legislation, U.S. President Barack Obama provided a bonanza for the nation's trial bar, legal reformers say.
Barbara Mikulski (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The first piece of legislation that U.S. President Barack Obama signs into law could be a bill that critics say would be a gift to the nation's trial lawyers.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to hear the case of a former Texas woman who claims she was physically and emotionally abused during a forced exorcism in 1996.
Barack Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A leading national group of trial lawyers Monday called on President-elect Barack Obama to repeal a bevy of regulations that limit corporate liability.
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-All of the nation's state attorneys general have signed onto a brief to include references to God in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month.
Tom Donohue WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Reforming the nation's plaintiff-favored legal system could help jumpstart the beleaguered American economy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Jan. 7 in a report.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to hear the case of a former Texas woman who claims she was abused during a forced exorcism in 1996.
Samp WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week that smokers can sue over deceptive marketing of so-called light cigarettes could spur a flood of class actions filings against cigarette makers, a leading expert told Legal Newsline.
Rickard WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A campaign by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform says frivolous lawsuits are harming small businesses and the families that rely on them.
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's qualifications to be president.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline)--As Capitol Hill remains under siege from all sides of America's faltering economy, pressure to stem the tide of foreclosures continued to make inroads as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became the latest to join the foreclosure freeze movement.
WASHINGTON, DC � U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX2) will be collecting Christmas cards to distribute to American service men and women who are bravely serving the country.
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Efforts to restore fairness and balance to the nation's courts could take a step backward if Democrat Barack Obama is elected president today, tort reform advocates said Tuesday.
Carlos Gutierrez WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Enacting legal reforms to encourage investment would help jumpstart the nation's economic recovery, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday.