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Will Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Find New Ways to Sue? They Bet Their Boat They Will
Institute for Legal Reform ^ | 09/17/08 | Lisa Rickard

Posted on 10/02/2008 11:57:49 AM PDT by MrLegalReform

All the plaintiffs’ bar really needs is a single precedent-setting victory with a public nuisance case. This means that even confronted with long-shot odds, firms like Motley Rice are willing to gamble on the outcome because the ultimate payoff would be astronomical.

In Rhode Island, they rolled the dice and they lost. However, those tempted to think that this nearly decade-long pursuit of former lead paint manufacturers ends in the Ocean State, think again. There are numerous “elsewheres” for Motley Rice and other plaintiffs’ firms to look for mega payouts.

(Excerpt) Read more at instituteforlegalreform.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: lawsuits; motleyrice; publicnuisance; triallawyers
These "public nuisance" lawsuits (over lead paint, global warming, etc.) are one of the most blatant misuses of law out there.
1 posted on 10/02/2008 11:57:49 AM PDT by MrLegalReform
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