Any issue featuring so many interest groups cantering about on hobbyhorses is an issue where the truth goes to die. So let's try a shot of reality. Every circus needs a sideshow, which must be why every time the issue of rising medical costs gets debated, politicians start clamoring for "tort reform."

A Manhattan appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of fraud and legal malpractice claims against prominent Manhattan litigator Kenneth A. Caruso, his current firm Bracewell & Giuliani, and two other firms where he worked: Pillsbury and Chadbourne & Parke. However, the court disputed the lower court's holding that a malpractice claim against Pillsbury was time-barred, finding that the statute of ...

State Attorneys are explaining in court on Wednesday their $11 billion lawsuit against the company giving actuarial advice when the state’s shortfall in pension funding arose. The state claims that Mercer, Inc. was guilty of malpractice, breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation while it was under contract to calculate the amount of money that employers [...]

The lawyer for an East Naples woman who lost a lawsuit that claimed doctors’ negligence caused her to become paralyzed is asking for a new trial based on juror misconduct. The motion filed by Nancy La Vista of West Palm Beach, who represented Sheila Matthews, 59, also seeks disclosure of a juror who admitted researching the case, including reading the Naples Daily News, which reported Naples ...

Nearly two years after three black code enforcement officers filed an 18-count federal lawsuit against the city alleging racial discrimination, the city has agreed to settle the case for $400,000.

The families of two Americans killed in the crash of an Air France flight off the coast of South America in June filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the airline and the plane's various manufacturers knew the aircraft had...

Associated Press - September 30, 2009 7:15 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Farmers from around the Southwest showed support for Hispanic farmers in a discrimination lawsuit against the U.S.

The families of two Americans killed in the crash of an Air France flight off the coast of South America in June filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the airline and the plane's various manufacturers knew the aircraft had defective parts that could have caused... Sponsored Topics: AirFrance - Airline - Aircraft - South America - Transportation

The families of two Americans killed in the crash of an Air France flight off the coast of South America in June filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the airline and the plane's various manufacturers knew the aircraft had defective parts that could have caused the accident.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit alleging a suburban Chicago auto dealer's female employees were routinely called "obscene epithets" and female customers "dingbats."