Personal Injury, Election & Politics Law

How the Sequester Could Affect Zadroga Act Benefits

by Michael Barasch | Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 5/23/2013

For the past month or so, all the talk has been about the sequester and how it will affect some government services, such as security at airports. However, the sequester will also affect some government benefits, including...more

Asbestos Alert: A Single Exposure May Be “Substantial,” and Evidence of Lobbying Is Not Excluded Under The Noerr-Pennington...

by Guy W. Stilson | Low, Ball & Lynch on 4/23/2013

The Court of Appeal has reversed a nonsuit in favor of Amcord based on an epidemiologist’s testimony that a hypothetical worker who poured a bag of gun plastic cement would be at an increased risk for developing mesothelioma....more

Driverless Car Technology – Legislation Slow to Keep Pace

by Ryan Bewersdorf | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/15/2013

Major technology companies have already logged 300,000 miles on U.S. roads with self driving cars. Driverless (or automated or autonomous) vehicle technology is rapidly advancing and states are starting to enact legislation....more

Government Relations And Lobbying Insight: Legislature Opens For Business

by Amber Backhaus, Paul Cassidy | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 1/13/2013

After a dramatic November general election, the Minnesota Legislature convened the 2013 session this week with the DFL party firmly in control of state government for the first time in 22 years....more

Medical Malpractice Reform Being Considered In Georgia

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 1/11/2013

Georgia adopted reforms of the tort laws regarding medical malpractice in 2005. However some doctors believe that these changes did not go far enough in addressing the issue of medical malpractice lawsuits in the state. They...more

Top 6 At 12: Highlights Of The Top Climate Change Stories In The Second Half Of 2012

by J. Wylie Donald | McCarter & English: Climate Change &... on 1/2/2013

2012 has drawn to a close. We chronicle here six of the most significant stories on the climate change front in the last six months. For those looking for hope that government is taking action to rein in greenhouse gas...more

Trial Lawyers Fight Anti-Consumer Lobbies on Tort Reform

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 11/19/2012

The American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) has launched a new campaign to educate consumers about their rights to bring civil suits to redress wrongs including medical...more

Attorney Andrew Weinstein a featured Speaker at the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center

by Andrew Weinstein on 11/1/2012

Attorney Andrew Weinstein, managing partner and founder of the South Florida-based Weinstein Law Firm (www.weinstein-law.com) recently spoke as a guest lecturer at the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center....more

You Should Know - October 2012

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 10/5/2012

2012 Voter’ s Guide to State Judicial Elections - Flood of Money, Negative Ads Threaten Right to Fair Trial Three darkly silhouetted “murderers” describe their gruesome crimes, and then tell viewers that “Judge Thomas...more

Beware the Clumsy Retraction, and Other Lessons from Idaho

by Brooks Pierce on 9/17/2012

A recent Idaho state court opinion ordering an Idaho newspaper to unmask the identity of an anyomous commenter on the newspaper's website demonstrates, among other things, the pitfalls that come with a clumsily worded...more

TX Attempt at Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Fails

by Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP on 9/10/2012

Since 2003, Texas has enforced a strict cap on damages awarded through medical malpractice cases. Texas is one example of how tort reforms hurt the public and strengthen the insurance industry. A recent report on the changes...more

Maryland Legislature Rolls Over and Plays Dead on Pit Bull Legislation

by Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP on 8/20/2012

“Woof!” – Gracie the Dog (trusted friend, avid squirrel chaser, and Pit Bull…or was she?) "Succumbing to the allure of bad facts leads inevitably to the development of bad law.” – Judge Clayton Greene, in his dissent in...more

Political Question Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Wrongful Death Suit Against Government Contractor in Iraq

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 7/27/2012

Earlier this month, in a lengthy and well reasoned opinion, a federal trial court relied on the Political Question Doctrine in dismissing a wrongful death action against a military contractor. In Harris v. Kellogg, Brown &...more

You Should Know - July 2012

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 7/13/2012

In This Issue: - Power Kept in Check - 5 Myths that Trick Americans - Conservative Opposes Tort Reform Excerpt from: Protect Your Seventh Amendment Rights - Our Constitutional Liberties Are Threatened by...more

Bill That Could Nullify Howell Moves Forward

by Barger & Wolen on 7/5/2012

California trial lawyers have made no secret of their intent to nullify the Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc. decision with new legislation this year. If Howell is nullified or restricted by legislation this...more

Saint John (City) v. Ferguson – Board of Trustees Can Commence Legal Proceedings for Defamation

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 6/22/2012

The Board of Trustees of the City of Saint John Employee Pension Plan (the Trustees) commenced an action against John Ferguson, a member of the Common Council of the City of Saint John, for defamation based upon certain...more

Obama Administration Calls for Significant Restrictions on the Application of the Alien Tort Statute

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 6/19/2012

The Obama Administration has filed a supplemental amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum arguing for significant limitations on the application of the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS") to conduct...more

Baglow v Smith: Appeal Court Sets Aside Summary Judgment and Orders Trial

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 6/15/2012

A further development in what could become a precedent-setting case involving online political discourse and blogs: the Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside the order of summary judgment in Baglow v Smith and has directed...more

The Supreme Court Confronts Controversies Overseas, But Will Congress Have the Final Word?

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/28/2012

The proper role of US courts in policing conduct abroad is commanding the Supreme Court’s attention and may soon command that of Congress. Since 1789, the Alien Torts Claims Act (“ATCA”) has long conferred jurisdiction upon...more

ALEC Puts the Screws to Asbestos Victims

by Lawyers.com on 5/24/2012

Craig Grigonis, a third generation insulation installer in Michigan, watched his father die in 1987 of mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer with one known cause: exposure to asbestos. Before he died, his father James,...more

Watchdog Group files Complaint on Tax-related Comment by Bishop

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 4/23/2012

The watchdog group Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an official complaint against Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Peoria, Illinois diocese over remarks he made about how social services for...more

Don Draper: Modern-Day Criminal?

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 3/14/2012

This blogger will be the first to admit that I may have a slight television addiction. I’m routinely behind in my DVR watching (at least we’ve moved beyond the dark ages of the late 1990s when I had to record my...more

Budget bills, Evidence of Insurance, Tresspassing

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/12/2012

The budget discussion has started to heat up over the last couple of weeks. Statewide estimates made by the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) set the tone for the session’s budget discussions, because all budget bills must...more

Political Ad Content---When Do You Need to Worry?

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/29/2012

Political speech has been called the "life-breath of democracy" by the US Supreme Court and receives very strong First Amendment protection. For that reason, the FCC has said that it will "not...more

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