That includes $14 million in payouts to defense lawyers, many of whom have close ties to local politicians, and $25 million to claimants, a figure that “dwarfs what area municipalities and larger cities including Camden and Trenton have paid, and nearly equals payouts in Newark, where the population is eight times larger than Atlantic City.” The casino town’s population is 35,000. [Press of Atlantic City]
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Boardwalk Empire, the Next Generation.
See what a great game we can play? Everybody makes money! I’m reminded of Walter’s note that the very legislators in New York who could stop the bleeding of NYC by tort suits are…
plaintiff’s attorneys.
Who sue the City.
The number doesn’t really mean much without knowing the nature of the claims.