Suits Loom if Key Ohio Presidential Vote Is Close Nov 4, 2008
says a GOP radio ad on local radio stations, fueling concerns that there will be a race to the courthouse should Ohio take a wrong turn on Election Day. Just to make things more interesting and potentially chaotic, a district judge has ruled that Ohio counties must accept votes from homeless individuals who list non-addresses such as park benches, bus stops, or car parks as their places of residence, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Journal. (Newsmax)
St. Lukes, Sanderson fight continues with bankruptcy filing Oct 23, 2008
Sanderson contends that allowing St. Luke s to proceed ; will likely spark a race to the courthouse by those creditors whose debts are guaranteed, records state. Reader Comments. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Parents will sue jointlyin hit-and-run lawsuit Jul 15, 2008
" George Anthony Thomas filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Clarke County Superior Court nine days after his son was killed. Barbara Robinson, the boy's mother, last week asked a judge to declare Thomas ineligible for damages because he forfeited his parental rights when he left his 3-month-old son and didn't pay child support. She claims in the lawsuit that Gedera's father "surfaced only after Gedera's death to hire his own lawyers and race to the courthouse" to file suit. But both parents now... (Athens Banner-Herald)
New York attorney sentenced in kickback scheme Feb 12, 2008
2 billion for Enron investors and whose "race to the courthouse" strategy led to limits on shareholder suits, was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for paying client kickbacks ... Lerach, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and Weiss pioneered a tactic filing securities lawsuits known as the "race to the courthouse door." Before the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, shareholder lawyers seeking to lead class action lawsuits against companies whose stock... (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
ENRON LAWYER GETS 2 YEARS Feb 12, 2008
2 billion for Enron Corp. investors and whose "race to the courthouse" strategy led to limits on shareholder suits, was sentenced to two years in prison for paying client kickbacks. Lerach, 61, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in October and agreed to serve as much as two years in prison. (New York Post -- Business)
ABOVE THE LAW Nov 18, 2007
For Milberg Weiss to land the lucrative role as lead counsel, in charge of a case, it had to be first to file suit - to win the race to the courthouse. " The firm's tactic was to store a few plaintiffs in its pantry. They would buy small amounts of stock in many companies, so they were poised to sue any of the companies whose stock lost substantial value. >PAGE 1 > 00001377 ||||||||||| ||||||||| -->NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and... (New York Post -- Opinions)
A Trial Lawyer's Campaign to Clean Up Washington Nov 18, 2007
For Milberg Weiss to land the lucrative role as lead counsel, in charge of a case, it had to be first to file suit -- to win the "race to the courthouse." The firm's tactic was to store a few plaintiffs in its pantry ... For Milberg Weiss to land the lucrative role as lead counsel, in charge of a case, it had to be first to file suit -- to win the "race to the courthouse." The firm's tactic was to store a few plaintiffs in its pantry. (Townhall.com)
Lawyer admits to kickbacks Jul 10, 2007
Prosecutors have alleged that Milberg won the race to the courthouse and a larger share of legal fees because it kept a stable of plaintiffs on standby to whom it paid kickbacks, often through intermediaries. Appearing Monday before U.S. District Judge John Walter in Los Angeles, Bershad, dressed in a dark suit and red tie, stood beside one of his lawyers as prosecutors read a statement in which he admitted to participating in a scheme to make secret payments to repeat plaintiffs. (Los Angeles Times)
Harmful speech needs policing Jun 28, 2007
With neither a hint of shame nor a shadow of a blush, those who denounce the use of "specious" lawsuits to dictate morality and who shed crocodile tears over the ways trial lawyers have "interfered" with the prerogatives of workplace management, will gladly race to the courthouse when it suits their dogmatic purposes. They would be wise to take heed from one of my favorite books: "First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
2. Calkins: Unending Daly soap opera one sad show Jun 10, 2007
"It was kind of a race to the courthouse," said Randy Fishman, who represented Sherrie at the time. Naturally, the two reconciled. (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Lawsults take toll on Keller fortune Mar 26, 2007
That could prompt a "race to the courthouse" to see who gets to trial first. Since Florida law precludes collecting multiple punitive damages from the same bad behavior, this could make the race especially lucrative for the winner. (The Palm Beach Post)
