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Big News in Minnesota

Feb 3rd, 2012 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

We recently heard the great news that four legal reform bills have made their way to Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s desk for signature. The bills passed out of the Minnesota House of Representatives on February 1, 2012.

The bills include a four year general statute of limitations – which is down from a six-year statute – and the right of interlocutory appeal of class certification decisions.

For all of our readers in Minnesota – send your message to Governor Dayton to sign the bills.

More information on the bills is below:

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New York Makes Its Way Onto 'Judicial Hellholes' List

Dec 19th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Our friends over at the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY) aren’t so keen on their state’s ranking on this year’s Judicial Hellholes Report – released last week by the American Tort Reform Foundation.

New York, which has long been suffering at the hands of lawsuit abuse, only made the watch list last year. Their climb in the rankings certainly isn’t a recognition LRANY is proud of.

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Project Lawsuit Abuse Newsmakers

Dec 1st, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Tort reformers have been turning up all over the internet over the past few days. We took the liberty of rounding up some of the standouts that hit over the past week. 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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The Benefits Speak for Themselves

Nov 29th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Detractors of legal reform can be counted on to release “studies” and “reports” that support why they think legal reform is bad, but what they don’t ever talk about is all of the positive effects legal reform has had on state economies.

Case in point: Texas.

This week, Dr. Thomas Wilder, M.D., a board member of the Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, authored a piece in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times looking at the obvious and monumental benefits of legal reform in the state.

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We’re thankful for more jobs, less lawsuits

Nov 22nd, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

In a time where jobs are necessary for economic growth, there’s one thing we don’t need more of: lawsuits. 

However, before many businesses hire, they must make sure they are prepared financially in case they face a frivolous lawsuit. According to a recent article in Business Management Daily, “desperate [job] applicants may feel they have nothing to lose by suing.” 

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Another Apple Class Action

Nov 17th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Another Apple class action lawsuit has gone into settlement. The damage this time?According to United States District Court documents, those affected will receive $35 to $79, provided they have the original invoice from purchase. The plaintiffs in the class each received $5,000 in the settlement. The lawyers… they collected $3.1 million.

We probably sound like a broken record over here, but the class action system is out of whack.

Class actions continue to roll into California, while trial lawyers collect million in fees and portions of the settlement while class members get measly sums and individuals get coupons.

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Project Lawsuit Abuse Newsmakers

Nov 14th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Tort reformers have been turning up all over the internet over the past few days. We took the liberty of rounding up some of the standouts that hit over the past week. 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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The Business of Being a Trial Lawyer

Nov 11th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

If you haven’t checked out the Manhattan Institute’s “Trial Lawyers, Inc.” series, you should.

The series, and its new report, discusses the sometimes suspect relationships between state attorneys general and plaintiffs lawyers.

The new Trial Lawyers, Inc. report looks at the campaign contributions of state AGs and then the instances where those state AGs have turned to trial lawyers on a contingency fee basis. In laymen’s terms, trial lawyers are profiting off of lawsuits on behalf of the states.

Attorney General association – specifically the Democratic Attorneys General Association – is funded heavily by the large law firms.

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Guest Blogger: Tom Stebbins, Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York

Oct 19th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Editor's Note: Project Lawsuit Abuse regularly highlights lawsuit abuse news from across the country. Today, Tom Stebbins, executive director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, contributed a guest post for Project Lawsuit Abuse.

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Guest Blogger: Tom Stebbins, Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York

Oct 6th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

Editor's Note: Project Lawsuit Abuse regularly highlights lawsuit abuse news from across the country. Today, Tom Stebbins, executive director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, contributed a guest post for Project Lawsuit Abuse.

The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York recently joined forces with a coalition of various groups including the Business Council of New York State, NFIB and the Associated General Contractors of New York State in an effort to reform New York’s century old Scaffold Law.   

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