A recent article by Ann Woolner of Bloomberg offers an interesting profile of class action pioneer William Lerach, who has been traveling the world and relaxing in his seaside mansion since his release from prison last year. Lerach was convicted in 2007 for his part in a kick-back scheme in which lawyers agreed to split fees with clients in order to convince [...]
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Disgraced Class Action Lawyer Enjoying the Good Life
Posted in Class Action News, class action reform, tagged class action, class action reform, coia, enron, fee splitting, kick-back, lerach, milberg, scandal, tort reform on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em
Posted in Class Action Humor, Class Action News, class action reform, tagged class action reform, parking ticket class action, tort reform on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Trial lawyers everywhere are saying a collective “I told you so” to a tort reformer who has filed a would-be class action against the City of Sacramento for its practices in towing cars parked in no-parking zones. For more details on the story, see this entry in the Los Angeles Times’ L.A. Now Blog. The plaintiff, Fred Heistand, is [...]
The Examiner On Tort Reform
Posted in Class Action News, tagged aaj, lawsuit czar, tort reform on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on the road this week with limited time to blog, but for those of you who are desparate for class-action related news and opinion, here are a pair of interesting op-eds about tort reform issues from The Examiner: First, this editorial by Quin Hillyer discusses efforts in several states to pass tort reform measures [...]
Where Not to Get Sued
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, Reports and Surveys, tagged class action reform, judicial hellhole, tort reform on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Legal Blog Watch has a new post from Robert J. Ambrogi up today summarizing the latest edition of the American Tort Reform Association‘s annual “Judicial Hellholes” rankings for 2008-09 (see the link on the executive summary page for the full report). Class action lawyers won’t be too surprised by the “honorees” on this year’s list. One [...]
Finland’s Class Action Law a Success Although Never Once Used
Posted in Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, tagged capitalism, class action reform, consumer class action, consumer protection, european class action, free market, international class action, tort reform on July 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have previously commented on various class action reforms being considered or implemented in Europe. These reforms and the debate surrounding them shed an interesting light on US class action law because proposed reforms are inevitably compared to the US class action procedure. On one hand, US class action procedure provides the model for the [...]
I Hear their Toilets Also Flush in the Opposite Direction
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged australian class action, class action reform, foreign class action, interlocutory appeal, International Class Action Law, tort reform on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this article today from Australian news outlet The Age regarding proposed class action reforms being considered in the Australian Federal Court. Among the possible reforms reportedly being considered is a measure “restricting an appeal on an interlocutory issue until the entire case is heard.” The quoted statement is admittedly lacking in detail, but the [...]
National Law Journal Article Addresses Class Action Kickback Scandals
Posted in Class Action News, tagged class action reform, fen-phen, kickbacks, scandal, tort reform on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A National Law Journal Article published today (available at Law.com) entitled Tough Year for Class Action Attorneys Continues provides an analysis of the latest round of prosecutions of alleged class action kickback schemes. As the article points out, the news provides more ammunition for those calling for a Congressional investigation into the scandals and those proposing new class action [...]
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Minnesota House Considering Significant Consumer Class Action Reform Measures
Posted in Class Action News, class action reform, Commentary, tagged class action reform, consumer, consumer class action, consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, democratic farmers labor party, minnesota, tort reform, unfair competition on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to this February 8, 2011 article from Lee Ann Schultz of the Twin Cities Daily Planet, the Minnesota legislature is considering a bill that, according to its sponsors, would curtail consumer class action litigation in the state. The bill, HF211, has three key provisions of interest, which would: limit private actions under three consumer protection statutes to [...]
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