http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lawsuits/ en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:56:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415520/posts The dancing in the Congressional halls may prove seriously premature as both Fox News and the LA Times both report on various challenges in the courts begin taking shape even before the Senate's final vote early Christmas Eve morning. Organizations and lawmakers opposed to the health care reform package are getting their legal briefs in a bunch, threatening to challenge the constitutionality of the sweeping overhaul should it make its way to President Obama's desk. ~~~ Two key issues seem to be attracting the bulk of the legal threats: a mandate for individuals to purchase health insurance and the special... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415520/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:56:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413438/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two small business owners and the founder of a nonprofit organization - all targets of abusive lawsuits - are speaking out about their legal ordeals at www.FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org as part of a nationwide public awareness campaign launched today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) that demonstrates how abusive lawsuits affect real people in very real ways. PR News Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413438/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:32:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412836/posts Everyone has gotten the memo by this point: Do not question Barack Obama. Even conservatives have been warned by other conservatives about mentioning the secrecy issue: It's pointless and can only harm conservatism. Recently, Rusty Humphries broke the rule and asked Sarah Palin if she would make the "birth certificate an issue" if she runs for office. In her answer, she noted that people "still want answers" and "it's a fair question." Her enemies pounced quickly, casting her as a wild-eyed conspiracy theorist. The real issue, however, is not about birthers or theories or racism or whatever else you want... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412836/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:03:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400981/posts As editor of The Post & Email I can now publicly confirm that our website was hacked 3 times yesterday by an Obama supporter, in conjunction with a simultaneous political attack on the Washington Times Newspaper, in Washington, D.C.. The motive for the attack was identical: The advertorial placed by Commander Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., U.S. Navy, Retired in the Washington Times, entitled ” Obama’s Lack of Eligibility.” The advertorial contained a brief explanation why Barack Hussein Obama was still a British citizen, and why that makes him ineligible for the U.S. Presidency. It featured the classic Asian metaphor of... The Post and Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400981/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399987/posts Back in August, Sonoran News, in an article titled, “Happy Birthday Barry!” reported retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Walter Fitzpatrick III filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice on March 19, 2009, accusing Barry Soetoro, aka President Barack Hussein Obama, of fraud and treason. Fitzpatrick stated, “We come now to this reckoning. I accuse you and your military-political criminal assistants of TREASON. I name you and your military criminal associates as traitors. Your criminal ascension manifests a clear and present danger. You fundamentally changed our form of government. The Constitution no longer works. “Confident holding your silent agreement and... Sonoran News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399987/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:56:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386966/posts Two environmental groups sued the federal government Friday seeking greater habitat protections for two San Francisco Bay-delta fish species, one of them the delta smelt, a small but important creature in California's water wars. One lawsuit asks a federal judge in Sacramento to require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to respond to the groups' March 2006 request to change the delta smelt's status from "threatened" to "endangered." That action would somewhat tighten federal standards for development or water-use permits. A second suit, filed in San Francisco, challenges the federal agency's decision in April to deny protected status to the... SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386966/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:17:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372234/posts Lower-income Californians will gain a new right next year -- free legal representation in certain civil cases -- at least temporarily. The so-called "Civil Gideon law" will provide legal counsel for poor Californians doing such things as fighting evictions, home foreclosures or in family law matters such as child custody disputes and cases of neglect. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372234/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:47:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365534/posts Small business owners say they plan give California lawmakers an ear full today about how their livelihoods are being threatened by shakedown lawsuits filed over alleged ADA violations. Mom and pop shops and other small and mid-sized businesses say a cottage industry has sprung up in the Golden State in which trial lawyers are filing lawsuits over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and state disability access laws. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365534/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:48:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364681/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-While California lawmakers are traditionally busy in their home districts during autumn, after the state Legislature recesses, this year they will be called into at least three special sessions to address a bevy of complex issues. Not among them is legal reform, which proponents say would help kick-start California's lagging economy and draw new industry to the Golden State, where unemployment has topped 12 percent, AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364681/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:14:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363066/posts The establishment media in the United States fears Rush Limbaugh more than any other media figure. Liberals who actually start to listen to his show frequently discover that his insights are rewarding, his humor is entertaining, and his combination of common sense and sophisticated analysis is compelling. Ever since his national show began, those who depend on establishment media for their information have been fed the line that he is hateful, racist, crude, and above all, not to be listened to. The ability to persuade those who pay little attention to politics that Limbaugh is anathema to all that is... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363066/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:58:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361549/posts AP) A Russian court ruled against Josef Stalin's grandson Tuesday in a libel suit over a newspaper article that said the Soviet dictator sent thousands of people to their deaths. A judge at a Moscow district court rejected Yevgeny Dzhugashvili's claim that Novaya Gazeta defamed Stalin in an April article referring to the strongman leader as a "bloodthirsty cannibal." A ruling against Novaya Gazeta would have been seen as an exoneration of Stalin more than 50 years after his death. It would have been a major setback to beleaguered Russian liberals who say the country must acknowledge the truth of... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361549/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:48:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360989/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger drew praise Monday for his vetoes of three bills that critics said would have cost jobs and increased litigation in the state. In interviews with Legal Newsline, representatives from tort reform groups and the business community said the governor acted in the best interests of the Golden State's economy when he rejected Democrat-backed proposals that would have expanded civil liability in certain cases. Legal Newsline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360989/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:44:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360150/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-Legislative leaders in California have just hours to reach a deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to convince the Republican not to veto many of the 704 bills awaiting his action, including proposals opposed by legal reformers. The Republican governor has threatened to veto most of the bills on his desk unless he and Senate and Assembly leaders agree on a multibillion plan to upgrade the state's complex water system. Legal Newsline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360150/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358318/posts Yesterday, Emily Gillette filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont, setting the stage for a legal battle, according to the Burlington Free Press. Three years ago, Gillette, her husband, Brad, and their then 22-month-old daughter, River, were ordered to leave a plane at Vermont's Burlington International Airport. It was a New York-bound Delta Connections flight operated by Freedom Airlines. Gillette was nursing River when a flight attendant asked her to cover up. Gillette refused. The flight attendant asked again, offering a blanket. The then 27-year-old mother continued to refuse. The flight attendant "pointed to the exit... SF Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358318/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 13:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346815/posts Litigation: The Founding Fathers envisioned the states as laboratories for ideas and choices. If the administration needs a demonstration project for successful tort reform, it need look no further than Mississippi. When President Obama said during his health care speech to Congress that he would "look into" malpractice reform and support "demonstration projects" at the state level, Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, a Republican, responded: "If they want a demonstration project, come down to Mississippi. I'll show you a demonstration project." Mississippi enacted tort reform in 2004, including caps on medical malpractice awards. As a result, the number of medical... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346815/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:53:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2341368/posts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-- U.S. Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday unveiled his $856 billion much-anticipated plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Baucus, the Democrat from Montana and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced his 10-year-plan with no support from Republicans, whom he has been courting. Legal Newsline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2341368/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338856/posts WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- As President Obama turns up the heat on health care reform, one new and surprising detail to emerge is his pledge to tackle medical malpractice. "I don't believe malpractice reform is a silver bullet, but I have talked to enough doctors to know that defensive medicine may be contributing to unnecessary costs," Obama said Wednesday night. Obama's decision to wade into the issue has some insiders scratching their heads, because cutting down on medical malpractice lawsuits is a Republican tenet. CNN Money http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338856/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:41:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330680/posts The White House invited an ACLU attorney, who has built a career over the past six years of litigating against the United States in support of terrorists, to an official White House dinner last night to celebrate Ramadan with President Obama. Jameel Jaffer, who runs the ACLU's "national security project," has filed lawsuits challenging the FBI's "national security letter" authority, the constitutionality of warrantless wiretaps, and has been a leader in pushing for the shut down of Guantánamo Bay, and providing legal rights to terrorists held by the United States overseas in such countries as Iraq and Afghanistan. His efforts... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330680/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:44:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329697/posts A former attorney for Toyota has accused the automaker of illegally withholding evidence in hundreds of rollover death and injury cases, in a "ruthless conspiracy" to keep evidence "of its vehicles' structural shortcomings from becoming known." The explosive allegations are contained in a federal racketeering suit filed in Los Angeles by Dimitrios P. Biller, former managing counsel for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., who claims his complaints about the company's legal misconduct cost him his job. CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329697/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 20:03:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327347/posts We've always suspected that fear of angering trial lawyers was the only reason President Obama refused to embrace tort reform as a crucial part of achieving his goal of reduced health care costs. Now we know for sure. A moment of candor by Howard Dean, the former chairman of the DNC and an enthusiastic backer of Obama's health reform initiative, confirmed our suspicions. "The reason that tort reform is not in the bill is because the people who wrote it did not want to take on the trial lawyers in addition to everyone else they were taking on," Dean said... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327347/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:09:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326715/posts For arbitration’s opponents, ensuring that consumers can go to court is not the end goal. It is actually the first step of a two-step dance at the plaintiffs’ lawyer prom. The second step is to allow these consumer cases to become large class actions—the kind that are famous for making a relatively few plaintiffs’ lawyers rich while giving the consumer masses pennies on the dollar, or even coupons, for their trouble. Institute for Legal Reform http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326715/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:48:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322908/posts In 1975, Indiana lobbyist Frank Cornelius, whose clients included the Insurance Institute of Indiana, helped secure passage of a $500,000 cap on medical malpractice awards and elimination of all damages for pain and suffering in Indiana. As he wrote in the New York Times on October 7, 1994, he now “rue[s] that accomplishment.” Beginning in 1989, Frank Cornelius experienced a series of medical catastrophes that resulted in his wheelchair confinement, respirator-assisted breathing and constant physical pain. Kraft Law http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322908/posts#comment Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:00:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321224/posts President Obama's health care "reform" plan has met with significant criticism across the country. Many Americans want change and reform in our current health care system. We recognize that while we have the greatest medical care in the world, there are major problems that we must face, especially in terms of reining in costs and allowing care to be affordable for all. However, as we have seen, current plans being pushed by the Democratic leadership represent change that may not be what we had in mind -- change which poses serious ethical concerns over the government having control over our... Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321224/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:14:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2321235/posts Sarah Palin, posting again on Facebook, asks President Obama how health care costs can be reduced without first reforming tort law: No Health Care Reform Without Legal ReformPresident Obama's health care "reform" plan has met with significant criticism across the country. Many Americans want change and reform in our current health care system. We recognize that while we have the greatest medical care in the world, there are major problems that we must face, especially in terms of reining in costs and allowing care to be affordable for all. However, as we have seen, current plans being pushed by the... Texas for Sarah Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2321235/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:35:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304043/posts Health Costs: Lawyers are responsible for more unneeded procedures than "greedy" doctors. But instead of capping malpractice awards, bureaucrats will soon decide which treatments are OK and whether you're worth it.Health Costs: Lawyers are responsible for more unneeded procedures than "greedy" doctors. But instead of capping malpractice awards, bureaucrats will soon decide which treatments are OK and whether you're worth it. IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304043/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:22:53 GMT