| David Bernthal: 'Hot coffee case' significant in more than one way | David Berntha, a retired 21-year federal magistrate, discusses the McDonalds Hot Coffee case/civil justice system and concludes, "The lesson here is that we should not judge a case without knowing all the facts, and we should not jump to conclusions about a process before we understand how it works."
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| New Insurer for Lawyers Sets Sights on U.S. |  | Level Insurance offers full reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses if lawyers take a case on contingency and lose at trial. While similar products known as â??after the eventâ?? insurance exist in Canada and the U.K., Level Insurance, founded by 2 Florida litigators, says itâ??s the first to offer such coverage in the U.S. Their stated goal is to protect themselves and to encourage lawyers to take on even riskier cases.
Erik Larson, Bloomberg 08/17/2016    | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| U.S. Consumer Agency Faces Heat on Financial Arbitration Rules | | A U.S. agencyâ??s plans to ban forced arbitration clauses from financial contracts faces a tough road, with early reaction pointing to a years-long battle that could take a Supreme Court test to settle. Thousands of angry consumers and business representatives have flooded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with comments on its May proposal to block companies from forcing customers to take disputes to arbitration instead of joining group lawsuits.
Lisa Lambert, Reuters 08/17/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Lawsuit Filed by Texan Injured in Crude Oil Terminal Explosion | | A lawsuit has been filed against Sunoco and Carber by a worker who was injured in a recent explosion. The plaintiff was injured on Friday evening when a Southeast Texas crude oil terminal exploded. The recently-filed lawsuit alleges that the defendants were responsible for causing the explosion. The plaintiff, a welder at the plant, remains hospitalized with his injuries sustained during the explosion.
Brooke Lewis, Houston Chronicle 08/16/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Women Recorded in Nude by D.C. Rabbi File $100M Lawsuit | | The female victims of a rabbi who recorded women nude have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status and $100 million. The Washington, D.C., rabbi has been accused of videotaping the nude women as they prepared for a ritual bath. Last year, the rabbi was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for recording dozens of women in the nude. The rabbi is a former leader at Georgetownâ??s Kesher Israel synagogue and in the Modern Orthodox movement across the country.
Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post 08/16/2016 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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