Absurd lawsuits over the package size of software, cosmetics, and toys are headed for the frivolous lawsuit museum on January 1 when legislation signed by…
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Ski operations around California have received two pieces of welcome Thanksgiving News — the first good snow of the season and a unanimous opinion by…
Read More.Ad in New California Journal Lays Out Voter Opinion First it was “consumer attorneys.” Now it’s “Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus.” Dissatisfied with results of their…
Read More.Sacramento, CA…Governor Wilson signed into law on October 5, 1997, legislation (AB1394 -Figueroa and Escutia) that stops absurd lawsuits which claim the package size of…
Read More.The California Assembly today unanimously passed and sent to the Governor legislation (AB 1394-Figueroa and Escutia) to stop absurd lawsuits over the package size of…
Read More.Early Predictions of Affordable Legal Services Still Not Realized Sacramento, CA…Twenty years ago next Friday, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark 5-4 decision…
Read More.Mark Krausse has joined the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) as Vice President - Legislation, it was announced today by Civil Justice Association of…
Read More.Legislative committees dealing with civil justice have tended so far this year to approve bills that would undermine California’s economic recovery and to hold up…
Read More.Sacramento, CA …Attorneys abusing the state’s Unfair Competition Act to bring frivolous lawsuits will be reined in by bills before legislative committees next week. “Seldom…
Read More.Sacramento, CA …A bill echoing the heart of the securities lawyers’ unsuccessful Proposition 211 is set for its first committee hearing in Sacramento May 14….
Read More.California’s personal injury lawyers are scheduled to be in court tomorrow in an effort to thwart the will of the 77% of Californians who voted…
Read More.SAN DIEGO — Data from San Diego County’s superior court provides further evidence of runaway punitive damage claims in California. The San Diego findings, included…
Read More.“The misguided securities lawsuits that Proposition 211 thrust into the spotlight last year are one of several breeds of wasteful litigation that have been pounding…
Read More.“The Governor’s five-point package is a solid, refined plan targeted at areas of law which the trial lawyer industry has been twisting to its monetary…
Read More.Kentucky Fried Chicken Not Liable to Customer The California Supreme Court ruled today that Kentucky Fried Chicken cannot be sued by a customer who claimed…
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