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Why sue? To hurt businesses for hurting us
I thought of one of my early posts — Why Sue? It’s Political –– as I read Wil S. Hylton’s New Yorker article, “A Bug In The System” (February 2, 2015). Hylton’s story concerns food-borne bacteria that, thanks to an … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged class action lawsuits, Finding a lawyer, Interpreting lawyers, Law and government agencies, Lawyers, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, situations demanding lawsuits, what "contingency" means
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A bad idea and why: laws that limit plaintiffs’ damages
It’s always seemed obvious to me: legally imposed caps on monetary damages plaintiffs can receive are bad. I’ve written about this frequently — here, for one — and have expressed the opinion that when laws limit damages, they restrict us … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged "tort reform", caps on damages, corporate wrongdoing, personal injury damages, personal injury lawsuits, punitive damages, situations demanding lawsuits
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Judge suggests NY AG investigate modeling agencies
Here’s the Daily News link to this interesting story: EXCLUSIVE: Judge informs state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to probe lawsuit from NYC models claiming their agencies did not pay them – NY Daily News. Interesting, because this class action lawsuit … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The War On Workers
Tagged breach of contract, criminal cases, fraud, role of judges, situations demanding lawsuits
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