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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Federal Reserve Issues Proposed CARD Act Regulations

March 31, 2010

Late last week, the Federal Reserve Board issued its proposed regulations (to be codified as Regulation Z) governing the final sections of the CARD Act, which will go into effect August 22, 2010. Though the proposed regulations would significantly limit lenders’ imposition of penalty fees and would require periodic evaluation […]

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‘Lawsuit Climate’ Survey Exposed As Corporate Propaganda

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the biggest lobby group in Washington and a trade group for corporations, releases its ‘lawsuit climate rankings’ every year. The Chamber’s rankings are not based on objectively verifiable information, but rather on the ‘impressions’ of corporate lawyers. There is no input from judges, injured people, […]

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Georgia Supreme Court Declares Noneconomic Damages Cap in Medical Malpractice Cases Unconstitutional

Last week, the Supreme Court of Georgia declared that a recently-enacted state law capping noneconomic damages violated the right to jury trial bestowed by the Georgia Constitution. The Atlanta Journal Constitution covered the decision in this article called, ‘State high court overturns state’s tort reform’. In 2005, the Georgia legislature […]

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Tort Reform Hypocrisy: ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Sue’

Today Anthony Tarricone, President of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), penned an article addressing the hypocrisy of tort reform opponents only too eager to file lawsuits when it fits their personal and political agendas. These tort reform advocates seek to deny the average American’s right to seek full justice […]

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Upholds Securities Fraud Verdict Obtained by Martin & Jones

March 23, 2010

On March 2, 2010, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a securities fraud verdict that Martin & Jones obtained in December 2008. The three appellate judges ruled 3-0 in favor of upholding the Wilson County jury verdict against a man named Rip Rainey who defrauded our senior citizen clients […]

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Federal Reserve Issues Publication Explaining New Overdraft Rules

March 16, 2010

As new regulations governing overdraft fees will soon go into effect, the Federal Reserve Board has compiled a summary of the new rules. The Board’s publication “What You Need To Know: New Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM Cards” can be assessed at the Federal Reserve Board’s website, www.federalreserve.gov.

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Bank of America To Change Overdraft Policies

March 11, 2010

Facing increasing pressure from consumer advocates and regulatory authorities, Bank of America (“B of A”) has just announced that it will scrap overdraft fees on debit card purchases this summer. With the new overdraft policy, B of A debit card purchases that would push checking account balances into the red […]

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‘Metal on Metal’ Hip Implants May Pose Risk

The New York Times recently reported that a type of hip implant once widely used in as many as 80,000 out of the estimated 250,000 hip replacement and resurfacing procedures performed in the U.S. annually may cause complications for patients. The hip components, referred to as metal on metal devices, […]

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More Proof That Calls For Tort Reform Are Just Political Games

A new Public Citizen report shows that while medical malpractice payments are at near-record lows, health care costs continue to rise. You can read about the report on Public Citizen’s website. This makes one thing clear: claims that medical malpractice lawsuits are driving the high costs of health care are […]

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Health Care Reform Is The Issue – Tort Reform Is The Opponents’ ‘Distraction’

While I was visiting a neurosurgeon’s office in the recent past, he took the occasion to show me all the medical charts he was reviewing for medical negligence. As I gazed upon the many stacks of medical records, he asked me why there were so many medical malpractice lawsuits. When […]

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