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Mississippi's Tort Reform Triumph
Panel Recommends Judge's Removal
I Won, and All I Got Was This Lousy Coupon
Jury to Drunk Plaintiff: Forget It! No Money
In land of lawsuits, 10 ways to stay out of court
Report Slaps N.M. With Another Negative Third-Most Dangerous State
Lawsuit Inc.
Metro Judge May Face Suspension
New Mexico's Supreme Court to Review Award of $6.5 Million in Attorney Fees in Suits Against Insurer
Lawyer's Solicitations May Harm Your Health
Lawyer's Solicitations May Harm Your Health
2 Former Miss. Judges to Report to Prison Thursday for Bribery
Lawsuit Lunacy
'Danger Avoid Death' Voted Best Label
'King of Torts' Receives 15-year Sentence
The Trial Bar on Trial
Doling Out Other People's Money
AG's Gone Wild!
Plaintiffs Lawyers in 'Blood Feud' Over Fees From $2 Billion Settlement
The Exxon Valdez's Endless Legal Voyage
Cop Sues Family of Brain-Damaged Tot
Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Kickback Case
Lawyer and Two Judges He Bribed Are Sentenced to Prison
I'm Gonna Sue, Sue, Yes I'm Gonna Sue . . .
John Fund of the Wall Street Journal to Speak in Albuquerque
Too Many Lawyers Cut Funding, Says Legislator
It's the Litigation, Stupid
Starbucks Sued over Spilled Tea
Man, Florist in Thorny Lawsuit Over Wife's Discovery
Man Says Hold the Cheese, Claims McDonald's Didn't, Sues for $10 million
Court Reverses '04 Rape Conviction
Why are lawyers miserable: want a list?
County Judgeships Draw Applicants
Family Awarded $54M In Death
Michigan Woman Claims Starburst Candies Are Dangerously Chewy in Lawsuit
A Scary View of the U.S. Legal System
State Farm Wants Scruggs Disqualified from Policyholder Lawsuit
Missouri High Court Rules Against St. Louis in Lead Paint Suit
Judge Now Wants Just $54M From Cleaners
Conley R.I.P.
$3 Million Verdict Tossed in Hormone Therapy Case
High Court Tosses Breathalyzer Hurdle
Sarcastically, Judge Tosses KFC Trans Fat Lawsuit
Lawyer's Price For Missing Pants $65 Million
3 Prior Offenders Arrested on DWI
Why Tort Lawyers Usually Win Without Going to Trial
Shakedown Artists or Defenders of the Little Guy?
Fraud Inquiry Looks at Lawyers in Diet Drug Case
Latest DWI Arrest Is Driver's 28th
Mississippi Justice
Supreme Court OKs Judge's Return to Bench
Federal Indictment: Doctor-Lawyer Scam Alleged
Bribery Trial of Miss. Tobacco Lawyer, Two State Judges Starts
Information is Power; Give Metro Court More
Beyond Tort Reform
New Mexico Program Divides State's Judges
Lawyers, Judges Need Crime
It's the Litigation, Stupid
Lawsuits follow in path of success Chicago Tribune
Sen. Ensign Reintroduces Medical Malpractice Bill That Would Cap Noneconomic Damages, Attorneys' Fees
Lawsuit Over School Shirts is Getting to be Attiresome
Can the Democrats Rein in the Trial Lawyers
12 Ways Offered to Cut Dismissals
Make 'Three Strikes,' 'Life' Mean Something
DWI Rules Would Cut Pretrial Knot
How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers
U.S. Tort Costs Dip In 2005, Analysis Shows
Vioxx Award Cut to $7.75M
With Judge's Convictions Tossed, Gov. Seeks Legislative Fix
Fishing for lead
Fix What's Broken In State's DWI Fight
Trial Lawyers Seek Vindication With Democrats' Return to Power
Judges Criticized For DWI Cases
Judge Increases Prosecutors' Workout
Two Punished in Man's Death
Judge Is Re-Elected, Then Barred for Life
Burger King Sued Over Marijuana in Officers' Burgers
Torts Gone Wild
A Different Sort of Trial for Plaintiffs
First, Rename All the Lawyers
Ten Years and Out
Judge Hopeful Included in Probe
Suddenly, California Hates the Car
Rate Cuts Show Tort Reform Working
End Open-Ended Litigation
Pennsylvania Judges Decide They, Alone, Will Get Raises
Even DWI Rules Were Made to Be Enforced
Justice Scams
Failure to Disclose Boss's Misconduct Leads to Discipline for Lawyer
Dancer's Suit Puts Corrupt Lawyers on Their Toes
The Trial Lawyers' "Justice" Myth
Emotional-Stress Lawsuit Shames Real Firefighters
Officers Just Pawns in DWI Defense Lawyers' Game
Tort Reform Plan Causes Rough Surf at ABA Meeting
L.A. Law Firm Pleads Not Guilty to Charges
Metro Court Still Struggles With Dismissals of DWI Cases
Just Don't Call Them Suers
The Alleged Victim Might be N.M.
No Contingent Fee in $7.9 Million Bad Faith Case
Firemen Can Sue for Trauma
Weakened Laws Run Off Officers
Shoplifters Get Cost of Living Increase
Stop the Con Game of Class-Actions Suits
Kentucky Rules Prohibiting Judicial Candidates' Speech Challenged
New York Courts Back Expansive Lawyer Ad Restrictions
Getting Punitive
The Next Class Action King
Courts Face Shortage of DWI Experts
DWI Ruling a Blow to Prosecutors
Court's "Alleged Victims" Label is Insensitive
Exposing the Truth Behind Silicosis
State Should Toughen Sentences for Convicts
High Court Reprimands Cruces Judge
No Defense for this Insanity
DWI Deaths Drop Across N.M.
Making Civil Justice Sane
Ruling Limits Death Penalty
Judicial Panel Reaches Agreement With Ex-Magistrate
No Comp For Poop Shoveling
Magistrate To Step Down
Some Wonder Why Suspect Wasn't Still in Prison<
When Fear is Deadly
11-Year Sentence For DWI Violator
Americans Pay $886 Per Person for 'Tort Tax'
Tort Reform Taking Effect
U.S. Readies Case Against Tort Lawyers
Ex-Grant County Clerk Gets Probation
House Endorses Pair of Domestic Violence Bills
Anti-Gang Bills Sail Through House
Man Keeps Job After Plea Deal
1 Judge Cleared, Another Rebuked
Kidnapper Won't Serve Prison Time
Taking Cola to Court
Nickelodeon, Kellogg Targets of Lawsuit
Summary Judgement for Bird Attack at Lowes
Annual Wacky Labels Contest Award Recipients Named
Judges Warned Against Interfering in Family Cases
Woman: Stop TV Comic's Messages
DWI Laws, Courts a Big Joke
Blame Drunks, Not Suppliers
Agency Gets Loan For Judges' Trials
N.M. Theft Falls Through Cracks; Few Get Prosecuted In Government Fraud Cases
Agency Investigating Judges Forced to Cancel 5 Trials
Rule Eased In DWI Cases
Philip Morris Cleared of $10.1 Billion Verdict
McKinley Co. Judge Resigns Before Review
Where Are The Controls Over Lawsuit Abuse?
Driver Picks Up His 15th DWI Arrest; Suspect Had Last Infraction in 1991
A Slap at Jackpot Justice
Decision Expands Coverage; Insurance Policy Applies to Fetus
Da's Say DWI – Case Restriction Favor Defendants
Screening for Corruption
Tort Damage Can Be More Emotional Than Financial
Court Asked to Reprimand Judge
Court Asked to Suspend Judges
High Court Sides with Landlord in Toxic Mold Lawsuit
Diagnosis: Fraud
Lawyers Drawn to Storm Cases
New Jersey Judge Wants Next Vioxx Trials to Focus on Long-Term Use
Vaccines and Lawyers
Decision Helps Cops Chase Crooks
New Priorities Didn't Fill in DWI Cracks
Venue Shopping Takes a Holiday
Lanier Law Firm Opens First New York Office
Cheeseburger Bill is High on Menu in Washington
Silicosis Suits Sent Elsewhere
Magistrate Is Asked to Recuse Herself
N.M. Murder Case May Go to D.C.
Police Could Get Fired Faster, State DPS Seeking A Change in N.M. Law
Child Predator Back in Prison
Another Judge Steps Down
UNM Is Unwitting Host to 16-Year-Old Convicted Murderer
Judge Gallegos Resigns, Criminal Charges Filed on Thursday
Jury Finds for Merck in Vioxx Case
Blame Criminal, Not Victim
Congress Asked to Limit Suits Against Flu Vaccine Manufacturers
26,000 Records Seized in Judge Investigation
Hard On Soft Drinks
Ne'er Sue Well
Panel Wants Cruces Judges Punished
Silicosis, Inc.
LARA Passes House
Plumber Killed Outside NE ABQ Restaurant
States Compete to Clear the Tort Bar
Judicial Standards Commission To 'Resolve' Cases if Judge Leaves the Bench
Many Small Business Owners Have Little Trust in the Legal Profession
Diagnosis: Fraud
Lawyers Drawn to Storm Cases
Lawyers Protect California From Killer Fries
Attorneys Under Scrutiny in False Fen-Phen Claims Cases
Category 5 Lawsuit
Court Expands Compensation for Workers Suffering Mental Disabilities
Asbestos Fund Bars 9 Doctors
Judge Dismisses States' Global Warming Suit
N.M. Treasurer, Former Treasurer Arrested on Federal Racketeering Charges
Jackson Action
High Court Orders Publication of Judge's Reprimand
Child Molester Sentenced to 46 Years
Case of the Vanishing X-Rays
First DWI May Bring Jail Term
Whose Vioxx is Gored?
Judge Finds Planitiffs' Lawyers Behaving Badly
No Break on Sentence for DWI Killer
Vioxx Verdict
Judge Suspended, Gets 90 Days With Pay While Her Hearing Continues
07-20-05 NMALR Calls For Rodella Resignation
05-11-05 Man Nets 20th DWI Arrest
05-01-05 Violence Cases Rarely Go to Trial; 8 of 10 Domestic Assaults Dismissed
04-30-05 Rape Case Against Judge Ends in Mistrial
04-23-05 Woman who claimed to find in chili arrested; police call her claim a hoax
04-11-05 Gov. Was Unaware New Judge Faced '92 Probe
03-12-05 Economic Impact of the Civil Justice System
03-11-05 Report Shows Senator Lied; Grubesic Denied He Was Driver
03-08-05 Of Torts and States
03-07-05 Bills Protect Restaurants From Fat Lawsuits
03-07-05 A Government of Men
03-05-05 Rapist Registration Law Has Limits
03-05-05 5 Counties to Put Extra Deputies in DWI Hunt
02-28-05 Mayor Wants End to Pre-Trial DWI Interviews
02-23-05 The Weight of Paper
02-19-05 Panel Issues Plan for Judge
02-15-05 Tesuque Judge Arrested 4th Time on DWI Charge
02-15-05 Judge: 'I'm in Big Trouble'
01-19-05 Educators Burdened by Thousands of Legal Obligations
01-12-05 The Trouble with Torts
12-24-04 Adult Murder Trial Nets Juvenile Time
12-24-04 Carjacking Stuns Soilder
12-22-04 IN DEPTH: Case Highlights Flaws of Unreliable System
12-16-04 Common Good's Second Annual Gatekeeper Awards
12-13-04 The Tort Tangle
12-08-04 National Group Releases Study on New Mexico Supreme and Appellate Court Judges
12-03-04 Reduce Legal Burden on Schools
11-23-04 Man Gets 13th DWI Arrest
11-22-04 Medical Justice is Terminally Ill
11-18-04 Study: New Mexico Courts are Plaintiff-Oriented
11-08-04 First DWI May Mean Car's Gone
11-08-04 Woman Wants Previous DWIs Ignored
11-05-04 Bonding Out of Jail After a DWI Just Got Pricier
11-05-04 DWI Bonds Soar in County
11-04-04 McDonald's Is Sued in Santa Fe
10-28-04 Halloween Candy Liability Waiver Offered
10-28-04 Magistrate Accused of Misconduct
10-28-04 Scales Tip in Favor of Overweight DWI Suspect
10-13-04 Judge Candidates Report Funding
10-02-04 Some Prior DWI Convictions Might Be Tossed
09-23-04 Dona Ana Judge Suspended
09-23-04 Family Wins Battle to Get Woman Prosecuted for Vehicular Homicide
09-18-04 Judge Accused of Rape May be Suspended
09-15-04 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 Passes House
09-14-04 Victim Notification Law Is Woefully Inadequate
09-12-04 Crime Victims Aren't Told When Inmates are Up for Release
09-08-04 ATRA Applauds U.S. House Judiciary
08-15-04 Judge's Qualifications Questioned
07-09-04 Acquittal Leaves Family Questioning Courts
07-06-04 Top Ten Most Outrageous State Class Action Settlements
06-23-04 Weekly Alibi
06-19-04 No Jail in Vehicular Homicide
06-13-04 John Trevor Cartoon - Albuquerque Journal
06-11-04 John Trevor Cartoon - Albuquerque Journal
05-29-04 Chief district judge facing drug charge
05-28-04 Judge to Fix DWI Records 'Error'
05-14-04 1 Lawyer Asking $3,000 An Hour Ruling Delayed On Microsoft Bill
05-14-04 Review & Outlook: 'Personal Responsibility Bias'
02-29-04 Class-Action Coupon Settlements Draw Ire in Congress, Courts
12-15-03 Newsweek Cover Story
11-06-03 Judicial Hellholes
10-19-03 New Mexico: A Sex Offenders' Refuge
07-22-03 Sheriff blasts system that put Akers on street
05-05-02 Many Drunks Get Off Easy
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