All Posts Tagged With: "tort reform"
Bullies
“We cannot use force.” That was my response when a lawyer shouted at me, “You media types are bullies, too!” We were arguing about my April 4 Wall Street Journal op-ed that called class-action and securities lawyers bullies and parasites who enrich themselves through extortion. It’s legal extortion, but extortion nonetheless. These aggressive lawyers and [...]
1Jun2008 | John Stossel | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Money Lawyers: The No-Holds-Barred World of Today’s Richest and Most Powerful Lawyers
By Joseph C. Goulden Reviewed by Martin Morse Wooster
1Apr2007 | Martin Morse Wooster | 0 comments | ContinuedDos and Don’ts of Tort Reform
Five years ago a Florida jury somehow conjured up punitive damages of $145 billion for a class of tobacco plaintiffs. Two years later a California jury recommended a $28 billion treasure trove for a single claimant. And in 1998 four major cigarette companies agreed to the grandmother of all awards—a quarter-trillion-dollar settlement to reimburse the [...]
1May2005 | Robert A. Levy | 1 comment | Continued-
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