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Judicial Hellholes 2007

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HEALTHCARE

Malpractice Rates Hinder Practitioners

A New Way for Doctors to Get Sued

Med Malpractice Rates Cut

Lawsuits change medical practices


EDUCATION

Stop Suing Schools

Public School Discipline Code Said To Need Private Tutoring

How Do I Suspend a Disruptive Student


CLASS ACTION

Study: $52B In US Sec Lawsuit Settlements Paid Out Since '98

Securities Class Actions Need 'Repair,' According to U.S. Chamber White Paper

Doling Out Other People's Money

In Role Reversal, Melvyn Weiss is Indicted

Fen-phen 3 stay in jail, pending financial reports


SOCIETY

Driver's Ed Teacher Sues 'Borat' Producers

Fear of Lawsuits Prompts Sledding Ban

A Tree Falls in Connecticut


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Legal News

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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