To Dickie Scruggs and Melvyn Weiss: Gee Thanks.
There are generally sharp divisions between those of us who work in the civil justice system. Most lawyers who do this kind of work represent one side, more or less exclusively. After all, Allstate,...
View ArticleThe difference between Oregon and Texas lawyers?
It sounds like a set up in search of a punch line: What’s the difference between an Oregon lawyer and a Texas lawyer? If you’re an Oregon consumer, you can have a laugh, and if you live in Texas, well,...
View ArticleMelvin Weiss sentenced to jail
The story is coming out that Melvin Weiss, former class action securities lawyer, was sentenced to 30 months and fined $10 million under a plea deal with the U.S. Department of Justice. The Milberg...
View ArticleCalling it fairly: Allstate, State Farm have a right to outrage
No secret that I’ve been a big critic of large insurance companies. You don’t have to look too far into the archives to find a combination of snarkiness, outrage, and jaundice over some of their...
View ArticleOregon lawyer faces possible disbarment You take the money, you lose your ticket
Sad piece here in today’s Oregonian about Portland trial lawyer Mike Shinn, who faces possible disbarment for taking clients’ money. Seems like this is just a take-it-in-the-shorts week for trial...
View ArticleMore convictions in Milberg Weiss conspiracy
I would be remiss if I didn’t note this New York Times report on prison sentences for former insiders at Milberg Weiss for their roles in the former high-flying class action law firm’s kickback scheme....
View ArticleOregon Court of Appeals issues lesson in manners
Unless you enjoy reading court cases, no sense in looking at this new Oregon Court of Appeals opinion. It’s an interesting case, even if it’s a bit long. In it, the Court took two lawyers to task over...
View Article“Birther” movement resorts to frivolous lawsuits
The frivolous lawsuit canard often turns on whose ox is getting gored. When a consumer files a class action, it is–according to representatives of business interests–a frivolous lawsuit. But when...
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