Texas Supreme Court Holds that Defendant Can Challenge Reasonableness of Plaintiff’s Medical Expenses
On May 7, 2021, the Texas Supreme Court held that a trial court abused its discretion in preventing the defendant
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West Virginia's Clownish High Court Allows Phantom Damages
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, arguably the most arbitrary and capricious — to say nothing of ridiculous — state high court in the nation has done it again…
Judicial HellholesControlled by Personal Injury Bar, Cal Lawmakers Move ‘Phantom’ Bill to Overturn High Court
California lawmakers beholden to the personal injury bar have moved a bill “through the Senate as virtually an empty shell to be filled in later with language that would completely or partially overturn a 2011 state Supreme Court decision”
Judicial HellholesYet Another Trial Lawyer-Enriching Decision by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court
This week, in yet another bad decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the collateral source rule applies to underinsured motorists.
Judicial HellholesDoing Trial Lawyers’ Bidding, California Lawmaker Tries to Undo High Court Ruling against ‘Phantom Damages’
ATRA’s Golden State ally, the Civil Justice Association of California, alerts us to the latest legislative skullduggery in Sacramento, where a lawmaker loyal to the state’s politically powerful personal injury bar has introduced a bill that will undo a sound state supreme court ruling last year that eliminated so-called “phantom damages”
Judicial Hellholes‘Phantom Damages’ Case Pending in California Will Influence State’s ‘Hellhole’ Reputation
California’s high court is expected to render its decision soon in a key “phantom damages” case, and Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters succinctly asseses the importance of the pending decsion
Judicial HellholesPersonal Injury Lawyers Prevail on ‘Phantom Damages’ in Colorado
To the credit of some Colorado lawmakers, legislation to eliminate “phantom damages” easily passed in the House, 37-27, earlier this year. But, at the expense of auto and health care insurance premium payers, trial lawyers have just managed to kill the bill in a Senate committee
Judicial HellholesColorado Bill Would Eliminate Phantom Damages
Colorado legislators introduced a bill last Friday that would correct a state supreme court ruling that results in awards that significantly overcompensate plaintiffs and their attorneys in personal injury lawsuits.
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