We Need a Section 230 for Energy Production
Nearly thirty years ago, an obscure liability section of law aimed at restricting online porn powered a revolution for the Internet and online commerce. Now, in the age of the AI boom and a global resource crunch, we need the same principle put to use for American energy. Section 230, tucked within the 1996 Communications Decency Act, exempted online […]
No, third-party litigation funding is not ‘anti-woke’
In response to several bills introduced in both the US House and Senate seeking to put limits and disclosures on third-party litigation funding (TPLF) in our justice system, a narrative has crept up among some advocacy organizations and commentators that outside litigation funding is somehow indispensable to the fight against “woke” corporations. If there was […]
Legal advertising needs to be ready for AI boom
Every industry in the world is scrambling to put artificial intelligence tools to creative use, and America’s robust sector of lawyers, law firms, and jurists is no exception. Judges have hilariously busted lawyers for using ChatGPT to hallucinate court citations in briefs, and AI-generated attorneys have pleaded for their clients and faced ridicule online. There have been AI videos created using […]
Ridding America of the Invisible Liability Lawfare Tax Is Long Overdue
If we knew about a $500 billion drain on the American economy that inflates prices for everyday consumers, slows down much needed technological innovation, and locks real victims out of our civil justice system, wouldn’t we all demand something be done about it? This is the current state of our liability lawfare system today, known […]
Tort reforms bringing benefits to average Floridians, consumer group’s report finds
Florida insurance premium costs are dropping, the number of civil lawsuits being filed is decreasing, “nuclear verdicts” are becoming less common and more insurers are entering the Sunshine State, a new study on the impact of tort reforms concluded. The study from the advocacy group Consumer Choice Center found that the trends affecting Florida consumers in […]
Consumer Choice Center says Floridians are reaping ‘tort reform’ benefits
Consumer advocacy group and think tank Consumer Choice Center says the benefits of 2023’s major tort law rewrite have started reaching everyday Floridians. A policy primer published by the organization says HB 837 — a marquee bill of the 2023 Session — has proved “worthwhile,” citing “steady insurance rates, transparency in medical costs at trial, reduced litigation, and spurred […]
Georgia House passes sound lawfare liability and tort reforms to save costs for consumers
ATLANTA,GA – Earlier today, the Georgia House of Representatives passed SB68, a civil justice reform bill to modernize liability standards for firms and help save costs for consumers by cutting down on frivolous lawsuits that raise prices for firms and businesses that serve them. The bill caps non-economic damages in civil trials, adjusts liability standards for […]
A narrow window for justice in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder bankruptcy trial
The third time is a charm for New Jersey’s Johnson & Johnson, as the pharmaceutical and biotech giant attempts to get a court-issued seal of approval on its long-awaitedsettlement offer and subsidiary bankruptcy plan, which is sitting before a Houston federal courtroom this week. Red River Talc LLC, the subsidiary tasked with handling the thousands of […]
DOGE Is Right To Defang the CFPB
With a big tech-powered magnifying glass on federal websites, spending contracts, and government payment systems, Elon Musk’s band of DOGE system admins have been turning Washington inside out in their hunt for waste, fraud, and abuse. One of the most prized agencies on the chopping block is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, heralded by progressives as an […]
Issa, House Colleagues Launch Reform of Third-Party Financed Civil Litigation
Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, has joined colleagues in reintroducing legislation to regulate third-party financed civil litigation. The Republican who represents East County was joined by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin and Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia in introducing the Litigation Transparency Act […]
With RFK, ‘Golden Age’ Could Be Golden for Cash-Hungry Lawyers
Should Coke be forced to use cane sugar again? Which food coloring will be banned next? What’s the fate of seed oils in the American diet and school lunches? These aren’t the musings of some fringe online health influencer; these are the rumored policy priorities of attorney and former Democratic-turned-independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose Senate confirmation hearing […]
South Carolina’s worthwhile attempt at liability lawfare reform
One underappreciated but worthy reform enacted by several states in recent years has come in the form of curtailing the excesses of liability lawfare, also known as tort and injury law. With a complex web of injury and liability case law and loose rules on legal advertising, lawsuits against insurance companies, restaurants, and even rideshare […]
