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A Few New Hypocrites of Tort Reform
A couple weeks ago, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue, gave a speech which, among other things, railed against lawsuits. He said, Our Institute for Legal Reform is fighting the...
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Huff Post Repost: "Patient Safety Takes a Back Seat, Once Again"
If 20 jetliners began crashing weekly, said a safety expert recently, "There would be a national ground stop. Fleets would be grounded. Airports would close. There would be a presidential commission....
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Hospital Deathtraps
Thanks to Jimmy Fallon and Bruce Springsteen’s brilliant parody of Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal, I cannot get the “Born to Run” lyrics out of my head. So when I learned about the story we’re...
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Ranbaxy Does it Again
In a recent post, we told you about some of the striking findings in a recent Center for Justice & Democracy report, America’s Unaccountable Generic Drug Industry: How Legal Immunity Could Be...
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The U.S. Government vs. Big Corporate Miscreants
This morning, Tom Donahue, head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s first “billion dollar baby” when it comes to total lobbying expenditures, gave a speech identifying two ways it would like...
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Class Action: A Privacy Advocate’s Best Friend!
It might seem strange that someone concerned with protecting privacy would turn to the very public civil justice system to guard it. But that’s exactly what’s happening. And not just any civil...
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Drug Bribes Shift Shape
Were you as thrilled as I was Monday when pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline announced that it was going to stop paying doctors to push its drugs? It's also going to “stop tying compensation of...
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ATRA, You Can Go To …
I have a thought. Let’s round up all the folks from the Americans Tort Reform Association – the corporate folks who produce that (both) sad and hilarious Judicial Hellhole report each year - and make...
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It’s forced arbitration day at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!
Just to refresh, Section 1028 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act gave the SEC authority to ban certain arbitration clauses. And the law required the Consumer Financial...
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How Generic Drug Immunity Could Be Making You Sick
One of Nelson Mandela’s enduring legacies was raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and he is one of the prominent figures featured in a new documentary film called Fire in the Blood, which premiered this...
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The Today Show's Consumer Protection Roll
Say what you want about problems at The Today Show, their consumer reporters have been kicking butt lately. Especially Jeff Rossen, whose latest piece today exposed how easy it is for used car sellers...
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Another Train Crash, Another Cap Chat
Say that three times. Or to put it another way, another train wreck with mass casualties, another opportunity to examine the railroad industry’s liability cap. This is a cap that has created severe...
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So, How Much Do You Know About Medical Malpractice?
Hey kids, it’s December and that means finals! (You remember our last exam, right?) So get out those #2 pencils again. Actually, what year is this? Get out those laptops – and begin: Medical errors...
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Love Canal Seeps Back in the News
Retro Report and the New York Times have published another great video update today, this one about the 1978 toxic waste catastrophe known as Love Canal. (Here's the last Retro Report we posted.)...
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The Federal Government Works (No Joke)
You may have heard that Sarah Palin is back. Last week, she gave an awesome speech about the “war on Christmas,” how the national debt is “going to be like slavery when that note is due,” and the new...
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FDA Oversight – What’s Up with This and That?
After the following two stories, I honestly don’t know what to conclude about how the Food and Drug Administration sees its safety role anymore. On Monday, Congress passed a bill to “give the Food and...
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Ohio, What Have You Done To Your Patients?
There are a lot of great things you can say about the state of Ohio. I mean, tomato juice is the state’s official beverage. How great is that? The state’s official insect is the 7-spot ladybug. Hey,...
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It's "Tort Reform" Week, People!
It’s Veterans Day, so today we honor … “House tort reform week!” Hey don’t blame us. This wasn’t our idea. The House leadership has decided to put its two big “tort reform” bills onto the House...
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