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Chasing the Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Mirage
Using overly broad public nuisance lawsuits, activist plaintiff’s lawyers have weaponized the
legal system for a full-scale attack on the energy industry. TLR has long argued that issues of national importance, like climate policy, require a thorough legislative solution at the federal level—not a patchwork of state lawsuits.
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‘He should be put behind bars’: Clients say Houston-area attorney stole settlement checks
KPRC 2 reported back in January at least five separate victims who allege that Pettus settled their insurance claims without their knowledge and pocketed the victims’ settlements, going so far as to forge their signatures on paperwork and insurance checks. Now the victims—facing financial and medical distress from the missing payouts—are seeking accountability, and calling for Pettus to face legal consequences and be disbarred. Read the full article
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‘$10 Million? You don’t blink at that anymore’: Are lawyer billboards affecting juries?
Concerns are growing that personal injury trial lawyer’s advertisements on television and billboards are contributing to “social inflation,” resulting in longer trials and larger settlements that aren’t supported by facts or case law. Read the full article
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AG Bonta’s climate litigation strategy was already rejected by the courts in 2007
In a hard-hitting piece analyzing California’s climate nuisance lawsuit against five major oil and gas companies, George Mason University Law Professor Donald J. Kochan writes that courts have already ruled against a similar case… nearly 20 years ago. In 2007, California sought damages from automakers for alleged contributions to climate change, based on claims of public nuisance. However, the court rejected these claims, emphasizing that it was a policy decision reserved for the appropriate legislative body. Read the full article
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