Lawyers for Civil Justice

06/04/2009 - Editorial: Sotomayor's smackdown

A history of activism on behalf of jackpot justice

06/03/2009 - Does the rage against federal pre-emption hurt public safety

Victor E. Schwartz and Cary Silverman of Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP urge President Obama and Congress not to eliminate"pre-emption."

06/01/2009 - Federal Government Bailout for Trial Lawyers

A legal opinion from the Washington Legal Foundation

05/29/2009 - A Stimulus You Can believe In by Ted Fanks

"Ted Frank who was a featured speaker at the recent LCJ Meeting in Washington, offer this summary of the costs of the current tort system in the United States."

05/22/2009 - Expert Evidence Victory in Oklahoma

LCJ Expert Evidence provision adopted by Oklahoma Legislature

05/08/2009 - Expert Evidence Testimony

LCJ Member Glen Amundsen testifys on evidence reform bill S. 1965 and companion House Bill 3719 in Illinois

04/06/2009 - Toys R Congress - WSJ Editorial

Ruining the kids motorcycle business.

04/06/2009 - Why Congress Won't Fix the CPISA

Reasons We Should Repeal the CPISA

11/19/2008 - Surge in tort cases expected and audit firms may be prime targets

Financial Week

11/05/2008 - Wyeth v. Levine

Wall Street Journal Editorial

10/27/2008 - Ex-Milberg Weiss Partner Gets 6 Months

David Bershad sentenced for plaintiff kickback schemes in securities class-action lawsuits

10/23/2008 - Biden of Asbestos

Wall Street Journal Editorial

10/01/2008 - Biden and Son-WSJ Editorial

How they are making Delaware a mecca for the tort bar

08/06/2007 - Judge: Fen-Phen Lawyers Owe 62 Million

Attorneys sued by 400 former clients claiming the lawyers took too much of settlement

08/01/2007 - Frozen pay drives out bankruptcy judges

Alito: "I'm afraid that today's eroding federal judicial salaries will lead, sooner or later, to less capable judges and ultimately to inferior adjudication"

06/15/2007 - Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America's Tort System

Pacific Research Institute Study

06/04/2007 - The Asbestos Litigation Crisis - The Tide Appears to be Turning

Recent reform efforts aimed at restoring fairness in Asbestos litigation are having positive effects, for the benefit of the public and the truly sick

06/04/2007 - GC's Urge State Legislators To Pass Pay Raise for Judges

A New York Law Journal article reports an upswell in support for one of LCJ's Top Initiatives