Given the incessant TV buzz created by law firms hoping to represent people with mesothelioma, a fatal cancer caused only by exposure to asbestos, you might assume that these types of lawsuits have been "business as usual" for decades. But with tort reform seemingly always an issue for politicians trying to show their allegiance to [...]
On March 31, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state law could not be used as a means to prevent a class action filed in federal court. In Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance, the high court overturned a Second Circuit decision that dismissed a class action filed in federal court. We laud this [...]
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that whistleblowers may not file suit on the government’s behalf in cases where the alleged fraud against the federal government was first disclosed in an administrative audit by a state or local government. The federal False Claims Act contains restrictions on when suits can be brought after allegations [...]
