ADA Compliance or Frivolous Lawsuits?
Three businesses in the small town of Foresthill have been hit with lawsuits alleging that they are not in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, but the owners of those businesses see the lawsuits as a shakedown.
Frivolous Lawsuits, Attention-Grabbing Headlines—the New Fears of the NFL
And so it begins! Last week, the sports world was shocked by the tragic suicide of Junior Seau. Now many former players are beginning to realize or are finding the courage to admit that they are struggling with memory loss and other issues related to repeated traumatic impact to the brain. Over the coming weeks, we are going to see more and more former players coming out of the woodwork claiming ...
TN GOP targets 'frivolous' lawsuits
Lawmakers last week approved legislation that would penalize people who file lawsuits that are later dismissed as baseless. They would have to pay up to $10,000 to cover court costs and their opponent's attorney fees.
Tea Party Leader Slams "Myth of Frivolous Lawsuits"
Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation, has once again come to the defense of the 7th Amendment protection given to the right to a civil jury trial in a post on TPN , as follows: Some conservatives and far too many Republicans treat the Constitution as if it is some great big Chinese buffet. 'I'll have a little of the 1st Amendment. A lot of the 2nd . None of the 7th.' That is not how the ...
Law erected stumbling blocks
Re state Rep. Frank Artiles’ May 14 letter, Legislation protects homeowners: The Florida Condominium Act protects condo owners and associations from inferior, shoddy or dangerous building practices by the construction industry. That act doesn’t encourage, nor abide, frivolous lawsuits.
VitaminSpice Responds To Frivolous Filings By Its Former Counsel Jehu Hand
WAYNE, Pa., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VitaminSpice, Inc. (VTMS.PK) will aggressively defend and address via the legal system its former counsel Jehu Hand and his conspirators. This latest ...
Missouri high court upholds damages cap, but another challenge remains
Doctors are concerned that a ruling against the state’s noneconomic award limit could lead to more frivolous lawsuits against physicians.
Ruling restricts P-burg man’s many lawsuits
PHILIPSBURG — A retired Philipsburg man is now labeled a vexatious litigant after filing at least 13 “frivolous, harassing” lawsuits since 1994.
Legislation designed to curb ADA lawsuits clears key committee in State Senate
A measure authored by Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), designed to curb predatory Americans With Disability (ADA) lawsuits against small businesses in California, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee this week on a 4-1 vote.