Project Lawsuit Abuse Newsmakers

Tort reformers have been turning up all over the internet recently. We took the liberty of rounding up some of the standouts. You may recognize a few friends of Project Lawsuit Abuse in there. Here are some of the newsmakers from around the country:

• Tripping? Beach injury? Debate heated on frivolous lawsuits
“People sue; and for all kinds of reasons. What qualifies as a frivolous lawsuit is a debate that has bounced back and forth between consumer rights advocates and tort reform activists for years, with no resolution.” The Orange County Register

• Bill targets donations to judges
“The controversy about attorneys donating to a Madison County judge's political campaign prompted two state lawmakers to propose legislation to limit the impact of such contributions on court cases.” The Telegraph

• Contributions to judges needs more scrutiny
“The issue of contributions to judges has created quite a stir in Madison County after a judge was removed from overseeing the asbestos docket as a result of her decision to award 82 percent of the 2013 trial slots to three law firms that had donated to her campaign.” The Madison County Record 

• Prop. 65 – The Shakedowns Continue
“One of my legal reform wishes for 2012 was that our Attorney General, Kamala Harris, would take action to stop the lawyers who are running around the state of California suing businesses for violations of Proposition 65.” Law and Industry Daily

• Statehouse beat: Laws that become obsolete
“Word of the day: Desuetude. As lawyer/lobbyist extraordinaire Wendel Turner explained, it's a legal term referring to laws that become obsolete and no longer enforceable after long periods of non-enforcement.” The Charleston Gazette