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The Passing of Ron Motley: The Civil Justice System Loses a Titan
Our civil justice system lost a titan this past week. Ron Motley, co-founder of the Motley Rice in Charleston, South Carolina passed away on August 22. He was 68. Paulson & Nace, PLLC founding...
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Consumers Lose Again: Another Shocking Arbitration Decision
Consumers took another kick to the gut this week, this time courtesy the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Paul Bland at Public Justice covered this shocking opinion in his September 4 blog post....
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Is the American Trial Lawyer Dead?
Perhaps one of the greatest pieces written about the American Trial Lawyer is one that, sadly, proclaims her death. The Honorable Mark W. Bennett has penned the Obituary of the American Trial Lawyer....
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Access to Justice Study Misses One Important Point
The National Center for Access to Justice at Cardozo Law School recently issued a report entitled “Measuring Access to Justice” in which it seeks to present data reflecting key elements of access to...
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Lawsuit Raises Questions Involving GM Recalls
Recently on Michael Smerconish’s “One Last Thing” segment on CNN, Mr. Smerconish brought to the county’s attention the power that the civil justice system has in our country. More importantly, his...
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The Roberts Court and the Chamber of Commerce
I thought our readers would enjoy a video today produced by Media Matters and starring the Executive Director of Public Justice, Paul Bland. The video discusses the systematic way in which the Roberts...
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US is Eleventh in Healthcare (Out of Eleven)
The United States just missed the top ten in healthcare rankings compared to other western industrial nations. Of course, we came in eleventh out of eleven countries. Again. The Commonwealth Fund...
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Veterans Affairs Overlooked Whistleblowers
Politico reported yesterday on the findings of the US Office of Special Counsel regarding the many failures of Veterans Affairs (VA). The report found that not only did the VA “staff alter wait times...
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VA Offers Treatment to Veteran Two Years Too Late
The AP has reported that the VA offered treatment for a brain tumor two years after a veteran passed away. Suzanne Chase, of Acton, tells WBZ-TV her Vietnam veteran husband, Doug, was diagnosed with a...
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Coburn’s Report Details VA Atrocities
Senator Tom Coburn has generally been on the wrong side of holding healthcare providers responsible for their shortcomings, but it seems the atrocities at Veterans Affairs are so reprehensible that we...
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