Tag: Legal Brief

Judge Rules Lawyers Won’t Be Paid Unless They Prove Their Work Benefits Public; Child’s Illness Demonstrates Need for Liability Reform; “Loser Pays” Serves Justice, Cases Show; Ludicrous Lawsuits

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Judge Rules Lawyers Won't Be Paid Unless They Prove Their Work Benefits PublicShould lawyers make millions by suing a manufacturer to fix a problem the manufacturer has already fixed, fixed for free, and fixed although none of the customers noticed ...
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Bigger Than Breast Implants; Pickled Justice?; Millions for Lawyers, Zero for Plaintiffs; Stop the Presses: Accidents Can Happen; Spousal Lawsuits to Sweep Japan?

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Bigger Than Breast ImplantsUnless the public learned a lesson from other class action suits another legal hysteria could be in the offing: Trial lawyers are representing hundreds of plaintiffs in lawsuits alleging that latex products caused allergies. One such lawyer, ...
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At $10,000 Per Hour, There’s No Class in Class Action Suits; Polyethylene Keeps Young Woman on Her Toes; Tort D’Jour

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At $10,000 Per Hour, There's No Class in Class Action SuitsTestifying before Billy Tauzin's House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, Attorney Lawrence Schonbrun told tales of outlandish practices by attorneys participating in class action suits. Schonbrun, who has ...
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