Elsewhere in Madison County, there was another hearing in the James Blair Down (Sep. 11 and links therein) settlement. The Belleville News-Democrat covers the hearing seriously (albeit focusing on a collateral procedural question, rather than the hearing’s debate over the fairness of the settlement), while a columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decides to settle for ridicule. (Brian Brueggeman, Belleville News-Democrat, “N.Y. attorney denied access to local suit”, Dec. 16; Bill McClellan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Madison County has a court system made for a TV sitcom”, Dec. 17). Previous columns poking fun at Madison County class action attorneys had resulted in McClellan being sued (Feb. 29, 2000).
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Point of Law- "Trial Lawyers Inc. -- K Street"The Manhattan Institute report on plaintiff's bar lobbying is now online. Coverage: John O'Brien, Legal NewsLine, Blog of Legal Times.... […]Walter Olson
- Note: Today's Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street Live Event Now an Online Presentation / Conference CallIMPORTANT NOTE: To anyone who was planning on attending MI's live event on Capitol Hill this afternoon, at which we were to unveil the newest Trial Lawyers, Inc. report, Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street--A Report on the Litigation Lobby 2010,... […]James R. Copland
- Florida Smoker's $300 Million Award to Be ReducedThe largest individual award to a Florida smoker will be reduced, Judge Jeffrey Streitfeld (Broward County Circuit Court) ruled Friday. [Here's the story on Law.com] Judge Streitfeld called the $300 million jury verdict, rendered months ago, "excessive" and "shocking," based... […]Michael Krauss
- How the Plaintiffs Bar Bought the SenateIn today's Wall Street Journal, I have an opinion piece that explains how the plaintiffs' bar is using its campaign-funding largesse to buy political influence: Since 1990, the sums donated to federal political candidates by lawyers--excluding lobbyists--exceed $1 billion, according... […]James R. Copland
- "CSX Chases Plaintiff Firm Over Asbestos""A railroad company's dogged pursuit of conspiracy and fraud charges against an asbestos law firm is unfolding in a federal appellate court and with a major assist from business and tort reform groups." [Marcia Coyle, NLJ]... […]Walter Olson
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Bush in Madison County: three commentaries
In the American Spectator, Bill Tucker calls Madison County a “rotten borough” and recounts some of the procedural tricks lawyers use to get venue there in cases with no particular relation to the county (as in a class action against…
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