A startling Missouri verdict and damage award captures everything wrong with the American civil tort system.
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Tag Archives: Class Action Lawsuits
Your Class-Action Settlement May Get You Nothing
The Supreme Court examines class-action settlements that benefit third parties, but not the class of supposed victims.
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The Sin Of Power Management
Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets greased, whether it deserves it or not.
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Not-Intimate-Enough Apparel
For the plaintiff’s bar, expecting stockings to provide an orgasm is not too much of a stretch.
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Paradise Lost? A Mini-Vacation Spawns A Class Action
Q: What’s the difference between a “mandatory housekeeping gratuity” and a “mandatory gratuity?” A: A payday for lawyers.
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Wal-Mart’s Close Call
On the surface, Monday’s Supreme Court decision to block a massive law suit against Wal-Mart Stores was a unanimous move …
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Rough Treatment In The Courtroom
The 1990s had the Million Man March. The 2010s may be the decade of the Million Woman Lawsuit. In the …
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When Music History Goes Up In Smoke
Your lender shares your insurance if your house burns down. Musicians whose masters are lost to fire are not so well protected.
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