Category: Legal Reform

American Trial Lawyers Take Aim at Beleaguered South African Economy, by John Meredith

New Visions Commentary /
  A New Visions Commentary paper published October 2003 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 http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. America's 34-million African-Americans ...
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Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species; In this Reparations Case, the Slaveowners Sue the Slaves; If It’s Commercial, Its Not Free

Legal Brief /
Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species You know environmental lawsuits have spun out of control when barge activity on the Missouri River must come to a halt to preserve habitat for the nesting piping plover. A federal district court decision ordering ...
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In this Reparations Case, the Slaveowners Sue the Slaves

Legal Brief /
A group of Egyptians in Egypt and Switzerland are making plans to sue Jews everywhere but especially in Israel, claiming the Israelites led by Moses and Aaron stole "trillions" of tons of gold from Egypt during the Biblical Exodus. This ...
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Tort Reform Sidelined

Thanks to a single misplaced letter, the landmark tort reform legislation which has been making its way through the House and Senate has been redirected to the Food and Drug Administration... Don't get your hopes up -- tort reform is ...
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Why Are Medical Costs So High? Courtrooms Are a Culprit; Arsonists Sue for Insurance Payoff; Judicial Probe looking at Big Jury Awards; Legal Reform is a Patient Issue

Legal Brief /
Every once in a while, you hear a story you know you will remember for the rest of your life. On July 5, 2002, Tony Dyess of Mississippi, a father of two, suffered head injuries in an auto accident. He ...
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An Rx for Our Ailing Health Care System: Caps on Lawsuit Awards, by Amy Ridenour and David Ridenour

National Policy Analysis #483 /
Every once in a while, you hear a story you know you will remember for the rest of your life. On July 5, 2002, Tony Dyess of Mississippi, a father of two, suffered head injuries in an auto accident. He ...
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Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species, by Dana Joel Gattuso

National Policy Analysis #482 /
You know environmental lawsuits have spun out of control when barge activity on the Missouri River must come to a halt to preserve habitat for the nesting piping plover. A federal district court decision ordering the Army Corps of Engineers ...
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Senators Discriminate Against Bush Nominee Because of His Religious Beliefs, by Matthew Craig

National Policy Analysis #487 /
Not many people can boast resumes like Alabama Attorney General William H. Pryor's. Unfortunately, discrimination plagues him in the U.S. Senate and may block his appointment to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Pryor graduated magna cum laude and was ...
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Doctors Sued for Helping Woman

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Several doctors in California were sued because two adult women saw their mother being rushed to emergency surgery. The women sued for "emotional distress." They apparently thought doctors should have diverted some of the time they were spending saving their ...
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Doctors, Not Lawyers, Should Treat Mental Illness

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The nation's top psychiatrists are struggling with a daunting dilemma these days. At issue: allegations that new drugs proving effective for schizophrenia might contribute to the risk of diabetes and the desire of some lawyers to sue "deep-pockets" drug manufacturers ...
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