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Huge personal injury award to woman paralyzed in vehicular accident

I’m a little late in posting this story from Lawyers.com, dated June 10, but it won’t go away. A woman driving a Chrysler was hit from behind by another car when she stopped at a light. The driver of the … Continue reading

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Lawsuit loan companies are declared usurious

An important letter in today’s Daily News reinforces stuff I’ve written about companies that prey on plaintiffs engaged in contingency lawsuits: Shark patrol Albany: Kudos to the Daily New Editorial Board for rightly identifying payday loans as usury. (“Lowest of … Continue reading

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“Lawyer who turned down $8M settlement wins $130M in retrial”

Wow. Just picked up this news from the ABA Journal. The lawyer mentioned is Thomas Moore, a really really big and famous New York personal injury lawyer who is always on the Super Lawyer lists. It’s quite a story: Lawyer … Continue reading

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