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A bench trial begins on Monday in San Jose in a suit that accuses five major corporations of creating a public nuisance by manufacturing and promoting lead-based paint despite knowledge it was harmful. Ten cities and counties in California are demanding nearly $1 billion in cleanup costs.
When the American Tort Reform Association declares that it has "very good news" about a court it loves to loathe, it's sure to be bad news for the plaintiffs bar. Plaintiffs lawyers told us it's too early to gauge exactly how new changes will affect the mass torts docket at Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, but judges in New Jersey, New York, and Boston may want to clear some extra space on their calendars.
Despite the efforts of Mayer Brown's Stephen Shapiro, Amman, Jordan-based Arab Bank plc failed last week to reverse what it has called a "disastrous" ruling in its billion-dollar court battle with victims of terrorist attacks and their families.
The suit names a host of U.S. law firms as non-defendant co-conspirators in a fraudulent scheme to shake a multibillion-dollar settlement from Chevron. The oil company wants a declaratory judgment that any award against it from the Ecuadorian court is unenforceable.
Panel Backs SEPTA Claim of Sovereign Immunity in Bus Accident
Plaintiffs may not recover damages from SEPTA in a case where a man alleged he was injured while on a stopped bus when it was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist, a three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.Consumer Lawsuits Against Credit Bureaus Are Multiplying
The nation's top three credit bureaus are facing a growing number of lawsuits filed by consumers who claim that the bureaus -- Equifax, TransUnion and Experian -- are engaging in a practice that artificially lowers their credit scores, and that they are ignoring pleas to remove inaccurate information from the reports. Fears about identity theft are making consumers more vigilant about spotting errors, and some plaintiffs lawyers say corrections come only after a lawsuit is filed.Trial Lawyers Hold Steady in Backing Dems
Trial lawyers are holding steady as one of the Democratic Party's biggest sources of campaign contributions, providing a cushion for the party as it struggles to maintain control of Congress in the midterm elections.With new strategies and new co-counsel, the plaintiffs in the massive Amazon environmental case against Chevron Corporation are back on the offensive. Will Chevron be able to make its fraud claims stick?
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