Frivolous Lawsuits
By Todd Roberson on 11/17/2011 @ 10:48 PM
Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act, Frivolous Lawsuits, Legal Climate, Legal Reform
This week the California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) released a new report summarizing the roundtable discussions they held across the state in which they brought together local elected officials, community leaders and business owners to share different perspectives about how excessive litigation is hurting California and what can be done to stop it.
By Todd Roberson on 10/21/2011 @ 11:48 PM
Tags: Frivolous Lawsuits
Here's a fascinating story from the San Diego Union-Tribune that was posted yesterday - Enviro lawyer seeks $756k in fireworks case.
By Todd Roberson on 10/07/2011 @ 11:48 PM
Tags: Frivolous Lawsuits
As Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week wraps up, we ask you to take a few minutes to look at these stories of small business owners in California who had to suffer through an abusive lawsuit, courtesy of FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org.
By Todd Roberson on 09/22/2011 @ 11:48 PM
Tags: Frivolous Lawsuits
Please take a look at Facesoflawsuitabuse.org's September nominees for "Most Ridiculous Lawsuit of the Month". Good luck deciding!
By Todd Roberson on 09/19/2011 @ 11:00 AM
Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act, Frivolous Lawsuits
Check out this post on the San Francisco Chronicle's Hot Topics blog: White Castle sued by overweight burger-lover. An obese New Yorker has claimed that his civil rights have been violated because he cannot fit into the booths at White Castle restaurants. We're going to have to put this one in the "excessive and unwarranted" category...
By Todd Roberson on 08/04/2011 @ 11:48 PM
Tags: Frivolous Lawsuits
Have a look at this article in Slate this week that explains why concerns about the Ferrero company's Nutella breakfast spread are overblown, and why a lawsuit filed in California for false advertising is certainly over the top. As the article explains, the Advertising Standards Authority already rejected false advertising claims in June. Let's hope the same happens to the lawsuit.
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