Your daily ration of civil justice rationing
The worldâs largest chemical maker and a prominent law firm have lost another court appeal in a class action lawsuit accusing them of concealing and destroying evidence in a batch of asbestos litigation. The federal Third Circuit has… Read More
President Obama’s executive actions on immigration will impact the civil courts system, but it’s hard to know how soon that will happen â or how much the impact will be. Southern California public radio station KPCC is reporting… Read More
Just when we need more lawyers for things like immigration cases, it turns out that fewer people are passing the bar exams. The Los Angeles Times reports that â⌠for the first time in nearly a decade, most… Read More
How much of a victimâs settlement or jury award should go to contingency attorneys is always a touchy subject, so itâs no wonder that a new estimate that plaintiffsâ firms âpocketâ $2 billion per year is getting attention…. Read More
The Florida chief justice has created a 27- member “working group” to tackle the problem of unrepresented poor people in civil courts. The Tampa Bay Tribune explains that “… criminal defendants are guaranteed legal representation even if they… Read More
