Your daily ration of civil justice rationing
The asbestos litigation industry is buzzing over how the arrest of a major New York politician might â or might not â create a storyline for other high-volume “magnet” communities, says Courts Monitor Publisher Sara Warner in a… Read More
The NCM’s Sara Warner is noting how the judicial system in one Virginia city is using maritime law â the “laws of the sea” â to bypass that old asbestos litigation debate over state law vs. federal law…. Read More
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
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
Courts Monitor Publisher Sara Warner is suggesting the new GOP Senate might find success with bankruptcy reform, but only once the Democrats come up with consumer protections for “perjury pawns.” See her ideas at the Huffington Post:Â Sara Warner
