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Southwest Airlines is being sued for “breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and negligent and reckless operation of an aircraft,” as reported in today’s Los Angeles Times. Ignoring those FAA directives just got a lot more expensive. The litigants claim Southwest ”broke its contract with travelers by carrying them on planes that missed safety inspections over a period [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity, Tort Reform at 4:14 PM UTC
Rocking the world of shyster lawyers, Melvyn Weiss, “co-founder of a prominent New York law firm, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a racketeering conspiracy charge,” reported the Associated Press. “Prosecutors have said the Milberg Weiss firm made an estimated $250 million over two decades by filing legal actions on behalf of professional plaintiffs who received $11.3 [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Fraud Watch, Tort Reform at 4:18 PM UTC
The Los Angeles Fire Department is under siege, though not from an enemy reasonable people would expect. One of the nation’s best departments can handle wind-whipped hillside fires and towering infernos in the downtown district. Overwhelming the LAFD is a string of race and gender discrimination lawsuits, costing the taxpayers of Los Angeles nearly $15 million over [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity, Race Relations, Tort Reform, Video at 2:46 PM UTC
We’ve all heard about the woman who spilled coffee on herself, yet successful sued MacDonald’s for millions. Unfortunately, that case is just the tip of the iceberg, an outrage receiving disproportionate publicity due to the enormous settlement afforded the plaintiff, a sum approaching $3 million. Thousands of similarly common-sense-bending complaints are filed every year, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Ethics, Tort Reform at 2:54 PM UTC