ATRA Urges Reform of Wisconsin’s ‘Outlier’ Lemon Law
Says Applying Brakes to Runaway Lawyers Good for Consumers, Auto Industry . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Darren McKinney (202)
Judicial Hellholes, Points of LightATRA Ally Calls out Louisiana Attorney General for Pay-to-Play ‘Buddy Sytem’
An investigative report by a New Orleans television station has turned up the heat on Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell and his so-called “Buddy System,” wherein his big campaign contributors not so coincidentally get the lion’s share of no-bid contracts for litigation work on behalf of the state
Judicial HellholesMassachusetts High Court Promotes Practically Boundless ‘Consumer Protection’ Law
A recent decision by Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court shows how disturbingly far consumer protection laws have been stretched and contorted beyond their intended purpose by plaintiffs’ lawyers and some courts
Judicial Hellholes#1 Hellhole Ranks as ‘Worst State for Business’
A newly released annual survey of the nation’s CEOs confirms that California, currently ranked as the #1 Judicial Hellhole, not coincidentally ranks as the worst state in which to do business, as well
Judicial HellholesVideo Speaks to Character of Wisconsin’s ‘Lemon Law King’ Now Fighting Reform
As reform legislation offered today in Wisconsin’s Assembly promises to close loopholes in the state’s outlier “lemon law” — loopholes that have been infamously exploited by unscrupulous lawyers there — a new video speaks to the character of one of those lawyers
Judicial Hellholes, Points of LightForum Shopping in the Other ‘Las Vegas’
Apparently tired of living in the shadow of Las Vegas, Nevada, jackpot justice capital of the Mountain West, little Las Vegas, New Mexico, in rural San Miguel County, has now become notorious for forum shopping as it vies for Judicial Hellholes status in its own right
Judicial HellholesLas Vegas Editorial Condemns Clark County’s ‘Lawsuit Lottery’
Nevada’s leading newspaper has condemned the latest absurd verdict and half-billion dollar award for punitive damages in a string of deep pocket-targeting cases that has helped make Clark County courts look more and more like Las Vegas casinos
Judicial HellholesATRA Backs ‘Transparency’ Policies of WV’s New AG
In an op-ed published today by the State Journal in West Virginia, ATRA president Tiger Joyce offered support for the state’s new attorney general, Patrick Morrisey, and his proposed transparency policies aimed at providing the public with more information about the hiring of outside counsel
Judicial HellholesWSJ Spotlights Asbestos Shenanigans in Judicial Hellhole
Picking up where the latest Judicial Hellholes report left off, the Wall Street Journal this week editorialized about the consolidation game that asbestos kingpin Peter Angelos is trying to play in Baltimore
Judicial HellholesSeventh Circuit Smacks Down Prevaricating Plaintiffs with Extreme Prejudice
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit this week threw a hard fastball under the chin of plaintiffs’ lawyers from the firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP for their habit of making allegations they couldn’t prove and possibly knew to be false
Judicial HellholesThe Worst Judge in America
A unanimous decision last week by the U.S. Supreme Court adds credence to the notion that Circuit Court Judge Kirk Johnson in Miller County, Arkansas may well be the very worst judge in America
Judicial HellholesWall Street Journal Adds to Criticism of Alabama High Court’s ‘Innovator Liability’ Decision
Urging justices of Alabama’s Supreme Court to reconsider their January decision that absurdly held a brand-name drug maker liable for the allegedly negative side effects of a generic drug made by a competitor, the Wall Street Journal today adds to the criticism of Wyeth v. Weeks
Judicial HellholesPlaintiff-Friendly Federal Court in Northern California Now Derisively Known as the ‘Food Court’
California’s leading journal for legal news has published a worthwhile story about the growing wave of preposterous consumer class actions that target the packaging and marketing of various food and beverage products, and which have found a welcoming embrace in the arms of judges comprising the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Judicial Hellholes‘No-Class’ Class Action Demands Bigger Bud Buzz
The federal District Court for the Northern District of California, known increasingly for its plaintiff-friendly embrace of preposterous food and beverage consumer class actions, is where apparently alcohol-obsessed litigants have filed a new, multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch, alleging that the actual alcohol content of various beers is marginally lower than labels indicate
Judicial HellholesBreaking Bad on the Bayou: Supreme Court and Attorney General Giving Louisiana a Bad Name
Despite ongoing legislative reform efforts, Louisiana seems headed for a Judicial Hellholes ranking this year thanks to a recently horrendous state supreme court decision and a continuing pay-to-play shakedown racket known as the “Buddy System”
Judicial HellholesC+ Student’s Lawsuit Earns an ‘F’
An unsuccessful former graduate student in Pennsylvania, who was apparently indulged by her professor father, has lost a $1.3 million lawsuit against Lehigh University wherein she alleged breach of contract and sexual discrimination
Judicial HellholesNew Criticism of Horrible Alabama Supreme Court Decision
A new analysis of that horrible drugmaker liability decision by the Alabama Supreme Court last month shows that the decision is not only out of step with virtually all of American tort law, but also is predicated on unsound public policy
Judicial HellholesATRA Ally in NY Authors Insightful Wall Street Journal Letter
ATRA’s chief ally in the Judicial Hellhole known as New York is the author of an insightful letter to the editor in today’s Wall Street Journal
Judicial HellholesLouisiana AG’s ‘Pay-to-Play’ Party Rolls on in 2013
The all too cozy relationships between Louisiana’s attorney general and various personal injury lawyers and law firms that were criticized in the latest Judicial Hellholes report appear to be continuing in the New Year
Judicial HellholesFirst Outrageous State Supreme Court Ruling of 2013
It only took eleven days for a state supreme court to issue the first outrageous liability-expanding ruling of 2013. The ruling abandons a core principle of law– that manufacturers are liable only for injuries caused by their own products, not the products of others — and replaces it with, what is known in strict legal terms as, the “someone has to pay” approach.
Judicial HellholesIllinois High Court Limits Forum Shopping with Case from Former Judicial Hellhole
Shortly before the New Year, the Illinois Supreme Court announced a long-awaited decision that may appropriately serve to limit forum shopping somewhat in a state full of Judicial Hellholes notorious for the practice
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