Your daily ration of civil justice rationing
Beginning today in New York, there will be no statute of limitations to prevent filing child sexual abuse lawsuits against alleged perpetrators, no matter how long ago it occurred, for up to a year. According to the Brooklyn… Read More
A California judge has questioned contract attorney fees in a high-profile class action settlement involving Wells Fargo & Co. Judge Jon Tigar, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenged the fees, which were… Read More
The fate of the Affordable Care Act — commonly known as ObamaCare — rests with a federal appeals court, in a judicial standoff that could affect the 2020 presidential election. The New York Times reports, “A panel of… Read More
Global pharmaceutical company Allergan has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders due to links to an unusual form of cancer. The July 24 recall, made in the United States at the… Read More
“This company’s ineptitude, negligence, and lax security standards endangered the identities of half the U.S. population,” said the New York Attorney General in a statement reported by NBC news. Reuters reports, “The largest-ever settlement for a data breach… Read More
