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Another Class Action, Another Big Payday for Plaintiffs’ Lawyers

May 15th, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

Plaintiffs’ lawyers recently won a class-action settlement against Sketchers shoes, with a judge ruling that Sketchers advertisements made “unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles.”

We won’t get into the facts behind this lawsuit, but we will tell you about the terms of the settlement. Plaintiffs in the case – of which there were about 520,000 – will each receive up to $84. That amount is a partial refund of the cost of a pair of Skechers Shape-Up shoes. The attorneys in the case, however, will receive $5 million.

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Investing in Lawsuits?

Apr 11th, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

As regular Project Lawsuit Abuse readers know, lawsuit lending is a practice in which companies offer loans to individuals in the midst of a lawsuit. Typically, people take lawsuit loans to fund immediate needs, such as medical bills and funerals, while waiting for settlement money. Unfortunately, many lawsuit lenders charge outrageously high interest rates, meaning that people frequently end up with more debt than they initially had.

Some entrepreneurs have expanded the concept of lawsuit lending, taking it to a whole new level. Big time investors are now putting their money behind big time lawsuits, with the hopes of making millions.

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Project Lawsuit Abuse Newsmakers

Apr 1st, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

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.

Let's end predatory lending to plaintiffs

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What’s Wrong with California’s Legal System? Well, a Lot

Mar 29th, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

As we told you last December, California is the nation’s number one Judicial Hellhole. You might wonder – what factors make California’s legal climate so bad? Well, a lot.

For one, trial lawyers have been exploiting California’s Proposition 65, which requires cancer warning labels to be posted at businesses. If signs aren’t properly posted, opportunist lawyers demand out of court settlements without giving business owners a chance to comply. Similarly, California trial lawyers have abused the Americans with Disabilities Act, suing businesses for extremely minor violations.

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Another Class Action…

Feb 28th, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

Have you heard about the latest high profile class action lawsuit? On February 26, two California residents and their attorneys decided to sue Anheuser-Busch, claiming that the company waters down its beers, leaving their actual alcohol content below the advertised five percent. The lawsuit targets brands like Budweiser, Michelob and Natural Ice.

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Class Action Madness Continues

Feb 8th, 2013 by tscott

Editor's Note: Project Lawsuit Abuse regularly highlights lawsuit abuse news from across the country. Today, Tom Scott, Executive Director of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, contributed a guest post for Project Lawsuit Abuse.

2013 could have been the year that our nation turned over a new leaf and stopped the mindless class action lawsuits that have plagued businesses in the United States for years. Unfortunately, it is already too late.

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Sue Fresh

Feb 5th, 2013 by takin

Editor's Note: Project Lawsuit Abuse regularly highlights lawsuit abuse news from across the country. Today, Travis Akin, Executive Director of Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch, contributed a guest post for Project Lawsuit Abuse.

Subway may soon have to change its slogan from “Eat Fresh” to “Sue Fresh.”

Lawsuits claiming Subway’s famous “footlong” sandwiches are not always a whole foot long have been filed in New Jersey and Chicago. The Chicago lawsuit alleges a "pattern of fraudulent, deceptive and otherwise improper advertising, sales and marketing practices."

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An Open Letter to Rob Stutzman

Jan 31st, 2013 by tscott

Editor's Note: Project Lawsuit Abuse regularly highlights lawsuit abuse news from across the country. Today, Tom Scott, Executive Director of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, contributed a guest post for Project Lawsuit Abuse.

I thought long and hard about whether I should write you. I have known you for a long time and have great respect for the work you do, but I have spent a large part of my life fighting lawsuit abuse and for legal reform.

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Guest Blogger: Darren McKinney, The American Tort Reform Association

Jan 29th, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

Editor's Note: Project Lawsuit Abuse regularly highlights lawsuit abuse news from across the country. Today’s blog post comes to us from Darren McKinney, Director of Communications at The American Tort Reform Association, the only national organization dedicated exclusively to tort and liability reform through public education and the enactment of legislation.

California... a state for palm trees, fun beaches, tan people, and Judicial Hellholes?

In December, the American Tort Reform Association released its Judicial Hellholes report, our annual compilation of inequities within and abuse of the civil justice system.  Although there were a lot of options to choose from, California easily ranked as the #1 Judicial Hellhole for 2012/2013.

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Project Lawsuit Abuse Newsmakers

Jan 7th, 2013 by projectlawsuitabuse

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.

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