Category Archives: Legislation
Utah tort reform legislation requires doctors to rat each other out
Many times a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit isn’t exactly sure who to sue. Between primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals, clinics and all of the other providers, it’s hard for an injured patient to know which party or parties is at fault. Usually, the default tactic for the plaintiff is to “Sue ‘em all [...]
Iqbal and Bernie Madoff – A “What If” Scenario
In 1957, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Conley v. Gibson, a case which explained how much detail a plaintiff had to plead in his or her complaint in order to survive a motion to dismiss by the defendant. Conley held that a court should only grant a certain type of a motion to dismiss if [...]
Will positive changes come to overdraft fees?
It’s about time someone takes some action for consumers: Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) plans to introduce legislation requiring banks to get permission from customers, rather than allowing overdrafts automatically. If customers decline and then try to overspend, the transaction would be rejected. A similar bill is pending in the House. Dodd dismissed concerns about [...]
More battles over drug preemption – this time in Oklahoma
I got the following email and thought it was worth posting: From the Oklahoma House of Representatives press office: On the same day that the Republican-led House of Representatives passed legislation increasing federal control over the local judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling in total opposition. Last Wednesday the House passed HB1603, a [...]
Yeah, we really need to go overseas to find “talent” to run the banks.
Walter Olson seems to think so, but I’m extremely skeptical. I worked with a bunch of H1B guys at Microsoft, and the only difference between them and their American counterparts seemed to be that they were willing to work for 1/3rd less wages. Seriously, that was it. None of them had any special skills in [...]
