“The benefits from lawsuit reform add up to real economic stimulus that does not cost a single taxpayer dollar," says Lawrence J. McQuillan of the Pacific Research Institute.
Lawsuit reform would jump-start economy, create jobs
New study shows "why New York's tort system is broken"
Freeing up the resources now consumed by tort abuse “would enable the creation of new innovative products, new companies, and new jobs at higher wages and with better health care benefits,” says Lawrence J. McQuillan of the Pacific Research Institute.
New York City v Exxon Mobil trial underway
NEW YORK – New York City lawyers are trying to convince a jury in a United States District Court in Manhattan that Exxon Mobil knew an additive it used in gasoline would eventually contaminate groundwater.
Shell game: payout or payoff?
NEW YORK -- Royal Dutch Shell, the multinational petroleum company, has settled with plaintiffs in New York federal court for $15.5 million in an Alien Tort Statute lawsuit. The settlement could spell trouble for other large corporations . . .
Judge nixes New York City’s "consumer fraud" recovery of cigarette taxes
NEW YORK, NY -- A New York Court of Appeals judge has ruled the city can no longer use the state’s consumer fraud law to recover lost revenue from untaxed cigarettes shipped into the city.
Involvement of Erin Brockovich in public nuisance cases raises ethical questions
NEW YORK -- New York-based law firm Weitz & Luxenberg has enlisted renown environmentalist Erin Brockovich to attract litigants in two high-profile public nuisance cases.
NY grocery service agrees to pay fines for idling trucks
NEW YORK -- A major agreement has been reached between Fresh Direct, New York’s largest grocery delivery service, and the office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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