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Rights Have to Be Enforced Somehow

Joshua Shulman | Posted 04.17.2012

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We as a country have to decide what rights we want to enforce, and whether to enforce them with government agencies, or with private contractors. But whipsawing back and forth is unfair.

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Doctors Use Arbitration Agreements to Escape Jury Trials

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Lawyer, Lawsuit, Medical Malpractice, Plastic Surgery, Suing, Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Florida Courts, Miami News

By allowing arbitration agreements to be used in the context of medical procedures, patients often unknowingly give away their rights to sue doctors in courts of law.

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"Occupy" Your Local Courthouse?

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Tort Reform, Occupy Wall Street, Plaintiff-Lawyers, Class Action, Bank of America, Class Action Lawsuit, Volkswagen, Business News

The Wall Street Malaise has Seeped Into Our Halls of Justice In the past we have commented about the dysfunctional class action system and how class ...

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The Bigger They Come

Henry J. Stern | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Corruption, New York City Council, Ed Koch, Frank Costello, Trial Lawyers, Trial, Government Corruption, New York News

While only a relatively small portion of elected officials are criminals, still the frequency of arrests and indictments of members of the political class causes people to doubt the integrity and validity of the legislative process.

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ERROR 404: Congress Wants To Break The Internet

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- At a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans joined together to voice support for legislation that would ...

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Beware of the French Cuff Cowboy

Cliff Schecter | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Taxes, John McCain, Fed Up, Ronald Reagan, Texas Miracle, Social Security, George W. Bush, Texas, Cowboy, Hollywood, Democrats, Fraud, Persident Obama, Wpa, Republican, Rick Perry, Medicare, French Cuffs, Dominionism, Politics News

Rick Perry, who has seemingly been governor of Texas since The Alamo began to look like a questionable career move, is now ready to throw his 10-gallon hat, frothy intellect and custom-made cowboy boots into the national political ring.

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Class Warfare III -- Losing Your Right to Fight Back

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Rape, Class Warfare, Medical Malpractice, Tort Reform, Halliburton, Judicial Elections, McDonald's, Tobacco, Hot-Coffee, Judicial Campaigns, Business News

Litigation seems to be a particularly American disease. Why? We don't believe in collective responsibility and collective solutions.

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The Class Action Mess in a Nutshell

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Class Action Lawsuit, Tort Reform, Politics News

Warren Buffett presciently observed that financial derivatives were economic "weapons of mass destruction." Judge for yourself whether class action litigation has achieved "weapon of mass destruction" status.

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The Insurers' Real Agenda for Change

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The media had lots of health care news to obsess about last week. But most of the press paid no attention to a multi-pronged effort by five major insurers to strip key regulations and consumer protections that aren't to their liking.

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Be First in Your Age Group to Embrace Technology

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times recently had a fascinating article about a car that Google is working on that can drive itself. I want one.

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Toyota -- The Latest Lawyer Feeding Frenzy

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Lawyers, Class Action Lawsuit, Toyota, Tort Reform, Home News

The Toyota lawsuit spectacle continues with hundreds of ambulance-chasing plaintiff's lawyers traveling to San Diego to get the court system to award ...

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"Can't-Lose" Business Investments

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Funny how falling feels like flying, for a little while." - Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart I've been making the final edits on ...

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'Tort Reform' Means Less Accountability For The Medical Profession

HuffingtonPost.com | Shriram Harid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Punitive-Damages, Medical Malpractice, Tort Reform, American Association for Justice, American Medical Association, Business News

President Obama is widely expected to toss Republicans a bone at Thursday's health care summit, by publicly embracing what's known as "tort reform." ...

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The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

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Today Is the Day to Cut Up Your Credit Cards

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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When three people who know about money go to the extreme of not owning any credit cards, others might want to take note.

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Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

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Bait and Switch Business Relationships

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on a higher goal that they forget about the people who help get them there.

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Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011

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I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

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Chrysler & GM: What Happens if Your Car Blows Up?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right. Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve. -Jan a...

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FDA Approval Of Medical Devices Not Enough

Les Weisbrod | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Supreme Court, Social Justice, Tort Reform, Fda, Preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic, American Associaton for Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Medtronic, Medical Device Safety Act, Riegel, Video, Healthy Living News

The Medical Device Safety Act would restore patients' right to hold the manufacturer responsible when their products are defective.

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Peanut Butter Processor Knowingly Endangers Consumers -- America Needs a Strong Food Safety System

Les Weisbrod | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, Food Safety, John Dingell, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Peanut Butter Recall, Green News

At least 12 times in 2007 and 2008, Peanut Corporation of America deliberately endangered our families by knowingly putting contaminated peanut products into the chain of commerce.

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Consumer Confidence and an All American Attitude

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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In today's economy, there are a lot of things out of control. Greedy bankers and lousy leaders put the world in peril -- it is easy to get depressed. Then I think about the bright side.

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More Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Please

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Her performance was so strong and so well focused that it would be foolish not to immediately send her out on the campaign trail and/or to as many television interviews as she can squeeze into her schedule.

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