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• INITIATIVE TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS UNDERWAY | CHAMBER SUPPORT FOR MARCH FIELD CONTINUES | CHAMBER FORMS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CHAMBER OPPOSES MINIMUM WAGE HIKE | | | | .
• 6926 Initiative Campaign to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits Underway.
• The Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce is helping gather signatures to place the Stop Shakedown Lawsuits Initiative on the November 2004 general election ballot. The initiative would prohibit predatory trial lawyers from targeting businesses with frivolous lawsuits abusing the stateâ ™s unfair competition law. The initiative closes a loophole in California law that lets personal injury lawyers threaten shakedown lawsuits and demand attorneys' fees from businesses even though no one has been injured, damaged or misled, and no consumer or other business has asked a lawyer to file the lawsuit.
• The initiative is sponsored by Californians to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits, a California Chamber-led coalition. ... It would also allow only public officials (the attorney general, district attorneys and some city attorneys) to file Section 17200 lawsuits on behalf of the general public.
• Comprehensive reform of Section 17200 would provide substantial relief from frivolous lawsuits to California businesses, specifically to California's small businesses such as auto repair shops, convenience stores, nail salons, travel agents and restaurants, who have been the most recent victims of these costly lawsuits.
• These same trial lawyers in recent years have thwarted all legislative attempts to curtail shakedown lawsuits, and to close loopholes that have been exploited to cost businesses millions.   In response to the Stop Shakedown Lawsuits Initiative, trial lawyer groups and their ally organizations have filed eight anti-business initiatives intended to divert attention from the reform initiative and scare California businesses away from supporting the campaign.   One of the trial lawyer initiatives targets car dealers, who are among those hit hardest by costly abuse of the unfair competition law, because they have strongly supported the Stop Shakedown Lawsuits campaign. The remaining seven attack the business community as a whole by attempting to restore disgorgement of profits in lawsuits filed under the state unfair competition law (threatening all profits made by the business), which would essentially allow trial lawyers to drive up costs of such lawsuits substantially even when all a defendantâ ™s victims cannot be located.
• In spite of opposition from trial lawyers and others that benefit from shakedown lawsuits, the Chamber and coalition are committed to qualifying the Stop Shakedown Lawsuits Initiative for the November 2004 ballot. Chamber members are encouraged to sign petitions to ensure that Californians are given the opportunity to vote to stop shakedown lawsuits. ...
• INITIATIVE TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS UNDERWAY | CHAMBER SUPPORT FOR MARCH FIELD CONTINUES | CHAMBER FORMS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CHAMBER OPPOSES MINIMUM WAGE HIKE | | | | .

• Kentucky Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Life Lawsuits.
• com) -- The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned two "wrongful life" lawsuits filed by parents who claim doctors did not properly diagnose physical disabilities in their children before birth and provide them with an opportunity to have abortions.
• The court said the loss of an "opportunity" to have an abortion did not constitute a "legal injury," a necessary element of negligence lawsuits. ...
• "It is also in keeping with the majority of jurisdictions -- at least 37 states -- that have rejected so-called 'wrongful life' lawsuits. ...
• Two Kentucky Supreme Court justices went so far as to say the idea evoked the Nazi era under Adolf Hitler because the thought of "wrongful life" lawsuits wreaks of eugenics and discrimination against those with physical disabilities.
• The rulings overturned a decision by a state appeals court that allowed the lawsuits to proceed. Two trial courts hearing the initial cases agreed that the lawsuits had no legal merit.
• com, that, if allowed, wrongful life lawsuits would "expose physicians to additional liability and drive up health care costs. ...
• "Of even greater concern is the fact that allowing such lawsuits would create a financial incentive for physicians to encourage or recommend abortion when diagnostic results are borderline, where the physician is cautious, or when the physician becomes concerned about his or her failure to perform certain diagnostic tests such as prenatal genetic screening which are not 100% accurate in detecting abnormalities," Burke concluded.

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• It's time to close the legal loophole that is letting personal injury lawyers file shakedown lawsuits and demand attorneys' fees from California businesses even though:.
• Thousands of small businesses -- nail salons, auto repair shops, restaurants, and many others -- have been hit by frivolous lawsuits filed by personal injury lawyers using a loophole in Business and Professions Code 17200 ("17200"). That's why a broad-based coalition has formed Californians to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits (CSSL) to ask the voters to do what the personal injury lawyers have blocked lawmakers from doing -- to close the legal loophole and stop shakedown lawsuits.
• Join us in supporting the Stop Shakedown Lawsuits Initiative.

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• It is puzzling that priests with backgrounds that include lawsuits, damage payments, and/or criminal convictions make it into their next parish to strike again. ...
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• This site gives background information on the two lawsuits challenging University of Michigan admissions policies that were decided by the U. ...
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• Annual Study Confirms Lawsuits Save Millions of Lives .
• Annual Study Confirms Lawsuits Save Millions Of Lives .
• "Lifesavers: CJ&D's Guide to Lawsuits that Protect Us All. ...
• 'Lifesavers' adds another 18 cases to our list of over 80 lawsuits .
• Lawsuits serve an invaluable purpose by causing .
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• Trial Attorneys: Received $40 Billion from Lawsuits in 2002.
• Trial attorneys in 2002 received $40 billion from lawsuits filed over issues such as asbestos and medical malpractice, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Manhattan Institute, the Washington Times reports. ... In addition, the report found that the total cost of asbestos-related awards could reach $275 billion; trial attorneys to date have filed about 600,000 asbestos-related lawsuits, which have prompted 67 companies to file for bankruptcy and have led to $54 billion in settlements. The report also found that damage awards in malpractice lawsuits have increased by an average of $1 million in the past two years; malpractice insurance premium rates have increased 30% to 75% nationwide over the same period. ... ), also found that trial attorneys have begun to target the pharmaceutical, health care, food and paint industries with lawsuits. ...
• For example, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would cap damage awards in malpractice lawsuits, as well as bills that would require federal courts to hear all class-action lawsuits and establish a trust fund to compensate individuals with asbestos-related illnesses (American Health Line, 9/22).   In addition, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban obesity-related lawsuits against the food industry. ...

• On the other paw, I've seen a gawdawful lot of technically frivolous lawsuits won by incompetent but expensive "experts" who would never have been hired by the penniless plaintiff's contingency lawyer if it weren't for those extra damages or the smaller but quicker payout in nuisance settlement bucks. Even your local gas company bases its inspections and maintenance on the relative economics of lawsuits vs repair costs. ... Judges are likely to let people sue over most anything and let the trial sort out the mess; that is why we have the push in congress to limit frivolous lawsuits. ...

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• Arnold to Settle Lawsuits for Pennies on the Dollar?.
• Faced with huge deficits and the prospects of the California economy going further south, the Governor-elect announced through his aides that he intends to settle lawsuits filed by Governor Davis and Cruz Bustamante against the companies that cost California citizens over $71 billion. ...
• Schwarzenegger won his victory in California, an aide announced that the governor-elect intends to settle pending energy fraud lawsuits. ...
• According to news talk show host Bernie Ward of KGO radio, San Francisco, who reported the story Friday night on his radio show, (October 10th), Schwarzenegger's aid stated that the governor-elect's administration did not want to be saddled with someone else's lawsuits. ...
• Schwarzenegger's announcement to settle the lawsuits comes on the heels of an article written on the eve of the election by investigative reporter Greg Palast. ...

• Recording Industry Announces Lawsuits Against Music Sharers.
• "More lawsuits is not the answer. ...
• "The recording industry wants file-sharers to confess guilt, while leaving these music fans vulnerable to lawsuits from record companies and music publishers and bands like Metallica that control independent music rights. ...

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• Lawsuits Target Individual Music Lovers.
• The recording industry filed hundreds of lawsuits Monday against individual music lovers whom music companies accuse of illegally downloading and sharing songs over the Internet. ...
• The lawsuits, filed in federal courts around the country, had been expected, as the industry has become increasingly aggressive in cracking down on the trading of pirated music files online. ...
• The source said more than 261 lawsuits are being filed by the Recording Industry Association of America on behalf of its members, which include Universal Music Group, BMG, Atlantic, EMI, Sony Music and Warner Music. ...
• Denver television station KMGH talked to Janet Bebell, one of 20 Coloradans named in lawsuits. ...

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• Texas has recently passed a law that permits malpractice lawsuits against managed care companies. ...
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• On December 16, 1998, Dan Morales, the Attorney General of Texas, announced he has filed lawsuits against six HMOs, accusing them of penalizing doctors who do not limit patients' medical care and of illegally compensating those who did. ...
• The federal ERISA law that would have blocked any punitive damages in many lawsuits did not apply in this case because David Goodrich was a government employee. ...
• Until now, most courts have ruled that insurers are governed by state regulation and are immune from lawsuits based on federal statutes. ...
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• Sexual harassment lawsuits can be extremely costly, involving awards for damages, back pay, reinstatement, unemployment compensation and attorney's fees.

• Food Industry Fears Hefty Lawsuits.
• (AP) Restaurants, cookie makers and other food companies are asking Congress to shield them from lawsuits by fat people. ...
• "I fear for the industry and the impact these lawsuits could have on the economy," said Ricchi, the owner of i Ricchi, an Italian restaurant in Washington. ...
• , which would protect them from lawsuits. ...
• Keller, who received $2,500 from the National Restaurant Association in the 2000 election year, argued that the lawsuits are frivolous and won't solve the obesity problem. ...
• Banzhaf, a law professor at George Washington University, told lawmakers at the hearing that if the lawsuits really are frivolous, then the restaurants shouldn't have to ask Congress for help. ...
• "Note that the smoker lawsuits, the nonsmoker lawsuits, and the lawsuits by the states against the tobacco industry, all were initially called frivolous," Banzhaf told lawmakers at the hearing. ...
• Food companies worry that they too will face lawsuits. ...
• Mel Watt, the top Democrat on the subcommittee, said after the hearing that while restaurant and food industries believe they should be protected from lawsuits, Congress should not interfere with people's right to sue them. ...

• Lawsuits seek labeling of farmed salmon as artificially dyedFriday, April 25, 2003By Linda Ashton, Associated PressYAKIMA, Wash. ... The three lawsuits, proposed as class actions, were filed this week against the Kroger Co. ... –based Safeway said they had not seen the lawsuits and could not comment on specifics, but added that the salmon they sell are safe and comply with all federal rules. ... The lawsuits, filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle on behalf of supermarket shoppers, seek unspecified damages and a court order requiring the chains to inform shoppers that the salmon are artificially colored. ...

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•           In June 2001, on behalf of the Prescription Access Litigation Project and patients prescribed K-Dur 20®, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, and co-counsel, filed lawsuits in state and federal courts against three pharmaceutical companies. The lawsuits allege that Schering-Plough, privately held Upsher-Smith Laboratories ("Upsher-Smith") and American Home Products Corporation ("AHP") entered into illegal agreements aimed at blocking the introduction of low-cost generic forms of K-Dur20®.
• According to the FTC complaint, Schering-Plough then settled both lawsuits through agreements calling for multi-million dollar payments to Upsher-Smith and AHP in exchange for the generic companies' commitment to stay out of the K-Dur 20® market for specified time periods. ...
• Consumer Lawsuits Seek Compensation for Alleged Overcharges.
•           The lawsuits filed by Lieff Cabraser in June 2001 on behalf of consumers and consumer advocacy groups allege that Schering-Plough, Upsher-Smith and AHP have:.
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• THE REAL FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS IN AMERICA:.
• But the "reforms" do nothing to curb the truly ridiculous lawsuits filed each year by businesses against each other. ...
• Some Facts About Lawsuits That Tort "Reformers" Ignore.
• And Some Really Frivolous Lawsuits That Businesses Have Filed.
• • In 1998, Enterprise Rent-A-Car filed lawsuits against Rent-A-Wreck of America (a tiny rental company) and Hertz Corp. and threatened to file lawsuits against several other car-rental companies who use the phrase "pick you up," claiming that "We'll pick you up" is Enterprise's slogan. ... Enterprise argued in its lawsuits that the phrase means more than "We'll give you a ride"; it means "We'll pick up your spirits. ...
• Do As I Say - Not As I Sue: Legal "Reforms" Do Nothing to Curb Ridiculous Lawsuits Businesses File Against Each Other .
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• 'Tis the Season for RIAA Lawsuits  .
• The Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group that represents the five major record labels, announced this third round of lawsuits Wednesday, filing them in a variety of jurisdictions around the country. ...
• Like previous lawsuits filed, the 41 new suits target music sharers who allegedly have offered about 1,000 digital music files for others to download. ...
• Many of the 261 people who were sued in the first round of lawsuits in September received no warning and were first alerted by reporters. ...
• The 41 lawsuits filed Wednesday were culled primarily from 104 notification letters sent out in two separate waves in early November. ...
• Critics of the RIAA said the lawsuits haven't been effective. ...
• "In the meantime, more American families have to deal with lawsuits invading their lives. ...

• Senate bill bans obesity lawsuits.
•     A Senate bill to be introduced today would protect food manufacturers and sellers from obesity-liability lawsuits. ...
• Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, today is set to introduce a bill that prohibits lawsuits in which the plaintiffs say food companies and restaurants have made them overweight or obese. ...
•     The bill does not preclude other types of lawsuits, including those claiming false advertising or injuries from food consumption. ...
• "But what it does do is nip in the bud this absurd new predatory practice" of suing the food industry with class-action lawsuits. ...
•     It is the second congressional bill to address what the food industry once called frivolous lawsuits from a group of trial lawyers. ...
• Ric Keller, Florida Republican, introduced a bill in the House last month with broader protections for the food industry, which was the target of eight lawsuits in the past few months. ...
• have warned that more lawsuits are likely. ... as the five most at-risk food companies to face obesity-related lawsuits. ...
•     "If these lawsuits are frivolous as the food industry has called them, then the courts will throw them out," said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington nonprofit, consumer advocacy group. ...

• Tech: MS settles Dakota lawsuits, SCO vs. ...
• 33 million to settle class action lawsuits in North Dakota and South Dakota that alleged the vendor overcharged for its software; SCO says that the GPL license, which threatens the $229 billion software market, was on a collision course with proprietary software, which it said would ultimately result in the end of the GPL license; HP on Wednesday reported 10 percent year-over-year revenue growth to nearly $20 billion in its fourth fiscal quarter, driven by higher revenue in all its major product groups. ...
• File sharing lawsuits expand internationally Mar 31st, 2004.
• Tech: RIAA lawsuits, notebook DVD drives, Linux PCs Mar 24th, 2004.
• WSJ: Apple is a defendent in five iPod lawsuits Feb 10th, 2004.
• Microsoft settles 6 antitrust lawsuits Oct 28th, 2003.
• Hmmm? A bit fraudulent perhaps when his company goes out of business the day after he loses lawsuits to Red Hat and IBM? .

• Students face file sharing lawsuits.
• Students used to sharing music and movies with impunity may soon find themselves treading more cautiously after the Recording Industry Association of America filed lawsuits against four students at three different universities last Thursday.
• The lawsuits, filed against students who operated Napster-like networks for file sharing from their universities' servers, marked the first time students were named in court cases over file sharing. ...
• But Robinson-Brown said RIAA filed the lawsuits against the students directly, rather than going through the universities.
• In a press release, RIAA President Cary Sherman said he hoped the lawsuits would convince other students to refrain from creating similar networks.
• "The lawsuits we've filed represent an appropriate step given the seriousness of the offense. ...
• Attempts to contact the students cited in the lawsuits were unsuccessful.
• Long said he thinks people have perceived the RIAA as trying to up the ante in filing lawsuits instead of resorting to the usual complaint procedure.
• Students face file sharing lawsuits.

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