Corporate Fraud

Big Tobacco receives two pieces of news that, well, is going to really not make for a merry Christmas this year. Clearly a classic of “beware what you wish for my friend, for surely you shall receive it!” Every time a jury finds against Big Tobacco, their talking heads come […]

I happened over to the website of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) for some light reading. These folks have been busy. While trial attorneys have been representing their clients these energetic folks and the US Chamber of Commerce have been writing what can only be logged in the category […]

What lawsuits consume the very most resources in our court system? Lawsuits filed by injured people? Nope. Lawsuits filed by corporations suing corporations? Yep! By far, excluding divorce, we tax payers pay out more to support the court system’s time in handling one corporation suing another than any other type […]

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new rule, which includes changes to the warnings on cigarette packaging; warnings that have remained largely the same for decades. These proposed new warnings are obviously intended to be graphic motivation for smokers to quit and for those who have not yet […]

Did you know that the day you were injured, through the negligence of another, you entered a potential red zone? Did you know that your ability to get treatment and compensation may rely on the competence and honesty of insurance company employees? The insurance industry has spent billions of dollars […]

Are 1993 – 2004 model years of Jeep Grand Cherokees killing people? Is Chrysler’s handling of the potential problem with the Jeep Grand Cherokee eerily reminiscent of Ford’s Pinto? Did Chrysler also consult the “bean counters” to determine what a recall would cost them as that relates to the total […]