Category: Legal Reform

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Atlanta Brave Sued for Tossing a Baseball to a Fan; On the Lighter Side: Children Who Grow Up to Be Lawyers; Didn’t Catch the Fairies, But Caught a Pile of Loot

Legal Brief /
Contents:* Suing: Our New National Pasttime * On the Lighter Side: Children Who Grow Up to be Lawyers * Tort D'Jour: Didn't Catch the Fairies, But Caught a Pile of LootSuing: Our New National PasttimeIn the greed-focused world of American ...
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Lawsuit Against Atlanta Braves is Way Off Base: Suing, Not Baseball, is Becoming Our National Pastime

National Policy Analysis #358 /
In the greed-focused world of American personal injury lawyers, no good deed goes unpunished. Take, for instance, a simple act of kindness by Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones. In an era when utility infielders make more in one season than ...
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HMO Lawsuit Bill Would Benefit Trial Lawyers; On the Lighter Side: A Lawyer and an Engineer Were on a Boat…; Dead Man Has Trouble Voting; Blames Long Lines at Polls

Legal Brief /
HMO Lawsuit Bill Would Benefit Trial LawyersThe increasingly likely combination of Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) have teamed up to reintroduce the "Trial Lawyers Full Employment Act" - whoops, sorry, the "Bipartisan Patient Protection Act" of 2001 ...
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Did NHSTA Speed Up Rollover Ratings to Aid Clinton’s Personal Injury Lawyer Friends? by Kevin Martin

Project 21 Commentary /
Have I got a deal for you. Want to buy a new car designed by federal bureaucrats? What, no takers? No wonder! Designing anything - be it welfare systems or the postal service - isn't the forte of the vast ...
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Often for Better and Sometimes for Worse, Lawyers Played Key Role in Black History, by Council Nedd

National Policy Analysis #329 /
Even though Black History Month just passed, let's pause for a moment and reflect on the notable role lawyers have played in championing - and, in some cases - blocking the progress of African-Americans. Lawyers have been involved in many ...
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Agency Under Fire: Did NHSTA Speed Up Rollover Ratings to Aid Clinton’s Personal Injury Lawyer Friends? by Kevin Martin

National Policy Analysis #330 /
Have I got a deal for you. Want to buy a new car designed by federal bureaucrats? What, no takers? No wonder! Designing anything - be it welfare systems or the postal service - isn't the forte of the vast ...
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Federal Raid Haunts Couple’s Christmas Holiday, by John K. Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #319 /
Just a few years ago, Earl and Janice Peck hoped that they would celebrate this Christmas with a flourishing business and a growing family. But thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Service (USFWS) and the State of North ...
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The Supreme Court is Wrong to Ban Camera Coverage

National Policy Analysis #317 /
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision that it won't allow television coverage when it hears arguments on the presidential election is a mistake. The Court is so opposed to camera coverage that one Justice, David Souter, told a House of Representatives ...
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Minorities Rarely Winners in Class-Action Lawsuits, by Kevin Martin

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published September 2000 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Personal injury lawyers have ...
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The Good, the Bad and the Greedy, by John K. Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #308 /
Perhaps nothing better symbolizes what is wrong with America today than the current spectacle of Clint Eastwood, the screen icon of rugged American individualism, reduced to fighting a trial lawyer demanding half-a-million dollars for trivial violations of the Americans With ...
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