Kick ‘Em When They’re Down: When Regulation Triggers Litigation

One of the things that struck a chord with attendees of our recent legal reform conference was our discussion of class actions that are filed in the wake of government enforcement actions. Under these circumstances, companies end up taking a double hit - first from government regulators, and then from plaintiffs’ attorneys acting under the cloak of consumer protection. Hastily filed consumer class actions can compromise the government’s ability to effectively regulate, and often provide only marginal additional benefits to consumers, yet they are increasingly common. In just the past few days, news broke that two such cases have been filed in New Jersey shortly after high-profile government enforcement actions were announced.

By |2015-09-25T13:22:42-04:00September 25, 2015|News, Top Stories|0 Comments

Data Shows Legal Community Skews Democratic

When you donate to a federal political campaign one of the items you have to report to the Federal Elections Commission is your occupation. This data is then made available to the public. This week two visualizations of the data, from Verdant Labs and the Washington Post, went viral. According to the Washington Post’s tool, self-identified trial lawyers gave 15 times as often to Democrats.

By |2015-06-05T13:49:27-04:00June 5, 2015|News, Top Stories|0 Comments

New York’s Top Opponent of Legal Reform Arrested on Corruption Charges

On Thursday, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges. A spokesman for the American Tort Reform Association called the arrest a “turning point” in the effort to combat abuses in the nation’s top judicial hellhole since Silver is the state’s number one opponent of legal reform.

By |2015-01-23T14:29:28-05:00January 23, 2015|News, Top Stories|0 Comments
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