The AP (3/11) reports, "Trial lawyers and a judicial think tank are suggesting major changes in the way courts hear civil suits, saying current rules allow attorneys to drag out disputes by demanding irrelevant and hard-to-find data." According to a......

The AP (3/11) reports, "Trial lawyers and a judicial think tank are suggesting major changes in the way courts hear civil suits, saying current rules allow attorneys to drag out disputes by demanding irrelevant and hard-to-find data." According to a report by "an American College of Trial Lawyers ta...

The Legal Times (3/9, Mauro) reported, "Last week's decisive Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort lit...

The Legal Times (3/9, Mauro) reported, "Last week's decisive Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate......

I mentioned this in an earlier post. It seems like a minor matter, but could deal a severe blow to anyone pursuing a case for nursing home abuse or neglect.In a blog on the Mother Jones website David Corn writes, "That Bush-Cheney legacy is going to be a mean one for years. And there's likely to be ...

The Wall Street Journal (2/13, Burton) reports, "A federal judge who early last month threw out massive litigation against Medtronic Inc. didn't disclose that his son's law firm has long had the medical-devicemaker as a client." Judge Richard H. Kyle of the federal district court in Minneapolis stat...

As reported in the Dallas Morning News, one of the first acts of the Texas House, in the biannual session beginning this month, was to vote for an increase in their personal budget. Here are excerpts from the story:The House will spend up to $750,000 more on staff and office costs this session despi...

I wrote recently about a continuing series in the Dallas Morning News, and how it reflected my loss of pride in my native state. The second of a four-part series is in the paper today, and continues to discuss in blunt terms the failing of Texas government to protect the weak, the needy, and the hel...

Today's news release from the American Association for Justice:Roll Call (12/15, Murray) reported, "While acknowledging that new House and Senate Democratic majorities will mean trimmer legislative wish lists, GOP-leaning trade associations are hardly undergoing a major retooling of their lobbying.....

Today's news release from the American Association for Justice:Roll Call (12/15, Murray) reported, "While acknowledging that new House and Senate Democratic majorities will mean trimmer legislative wish lists, GOP-leaning trade associations are hardly undergoing a major retooling of their lobbying o...