Four ‘Judicial Hellholes’ States Ranked as Worst for Business
No one will be surprised to learn that four states notorious for their Judicial Hellholes and Watch List jurisdictions -- California, New York, Illinois and New Jersey -- have been ranked by corporate...
View ArticleCalifornia Class Actions May Be Hazardous to Workers’ Health
Reacting to an Associated Press story that circulated over the weekend, the American Tort Reform Association is pointing to health research reported by NPR last week that suggests “California’s latest...
View ArticleCalifornia Judges Bemoan Court Budget Cuts
A recent Los Angeles Times story reports that judges there are bemoaning sharp budget cuts. Pardon our lack empathy . . . → Read More: California Judges Bemoan Court Budget Cuts
View ArticleCaveat Emptor, for Crying out Loud!
American Tort Reform Association communications director Darren McKinney fired up a comment to an online UPI story he sees as too sympathetic to trial lawyers and class actions . . . → Read More:...
View Article‘SourceWatch’ Exposed: Website Backed by Organic Food Industry Scrambles to...
Caught in the act by Judicial Hellholes reporters late last week, WikiLeaks wannbe "SourceWatch.org" is now scambling to pull down previoulsy posted court documents, particularly the ones that suggest...
View ArticleFormer Redskins Quarterback Leads Latest Class-Action Blitz against NFL
In a previous Hellholes post, Will Concussion Lawsuits Sack the NFL, we discussed the potential impact that concussion lawsuits may have on the NFL. On March 23, 2012, former Washington Redskins...
View ArticleATRA Brief Urges Ohio’s High Court to Follow SCOTUS Precedent on ‘Class...
This past week, ATRA, in conjunction with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice and the US Chamber of Commerce, filed an amicus brief in the case of Cullen v. State Farm Mutual...
View ArticleMore Incompetent Parents File Another Pathetic Class Action in California
Like the pathetic excuses for parents who tried to sue McDonald's because they apparently can't control their 6-year-olds' desires for Happy Meal toys, another group of incompetent parents is now suing...
View ArticleDisgruntled Flyers Fans Take “Passion” to New Level, File Ridiculous Class...
On Monday, May 6, 2012, a Jenkintown-based law firm filed a ridiculous consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Comcast Spectacor, the parent company of the Philadelphia Flyers, on behalf of all...
View ArticleLead Plaintiff, Counsel in Latest California Class-Action Asking for ‘Hockey...
As Judicial Hellholes reporters continue to document, the once Golden State has become a Mecca for every two-bit shyster with dreams of scoring class-action riches. The latest litigation has a...
View ArticleATRA Keeps Heat on California Courts
ATRA keeps the heat on California's plaintiff-friendly, anti-business courts with another letter to the editor in today's Wall Street Journal . . . → Read More: ATRA Keeps Heat on California Courts
View ArticleJudge Stands against Lazy Cashiers and Their Opportunistic Lawyers’‘Right to...
On June 1, 2012, a California Judge stood up to parasitic trial lawyers and ruled that CVS does not have to provide chairs for its cashiers. The decision ended a ridiculous class action lawsuit filed...
View ArticleOvertime and the Overly Litigious
This week, a wave of frivolous employment wage disputes has swept across the country. In just the last year roughly 7,000 lawsuits have been filed in federal court. Lawsuits alleging wage and hour...
View ArticleTobacco Trial Lawyers Look for Next Payday, Set Eyes on Food Industry
With the record Tobacco Settlement in the books, opportunistic plaintiffs' attorneys are now looking for their next big payday and it seems they have their target set on food manufacturers. More than a...
View ArticleFood Class-Actions by ‘Fake Imbeciles’ Seek to Mislead, Manipulate Courts
Joining cookie-cutter lawsuits in California, a new nationwide class action filed in Minnesota names two plaintiffs -- one from New York, the other from New Jersey -- to represent millions of...
View Article‘No-Class’ Class Action Demands Bigger Bud Buzz
The federal District Court for the Northern District of California, known increasingly for its plaintiff-friendly embrace of preposterous food and beverage consumer class actions, is where apparently...
View ArticlePlaintiff-Friendly Federal Court in Northern California Now Derisively Known...
California's leading journal for legal news has published a worthwhile story about the growing wave of preposterous consumer class actions that target the packaging and marketing of various food and...
View ArticleGood News on Class Actions, Hoping for More
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday delivered good news for those of us nauseated by self-serving promulgators of meritless class actions, and the high court is considering whether to hear still another...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Sanctions Plaintiffs’ Attorney for Vexatious M&A Litigation
In recent years, it has become routine for plaintiffs’ law firms to announce investigations of mergers or acquisitions within hours of such an announcement. Lawsuits challenging such deals are filed,...
View ArticlePunishing Lawyers, Plaintiffs and Witnesses Who Conspire and Lie to Defraud...
It's long overdue, but a nascent movement to hold accountable and punish those who pursue fraudulent lawsuits at the expense of taxpayers, consumers and jobseekers may finally be materializing . . . →...
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