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Category: Frivolous Lawsuits: A Myth


Defense Tricks: Frivolous Lawsuits? I Think Not

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: April 15, 2007

My South Dakota colleague, John R. Hughes, a plaintiff’s attorney and, dare I say, fine plaintiff’s advocate, represented a woman in a serious gynecological medical malpractice case. Due to the many, many misrepresentations during closing arguments by the defense attorney representing the doctor and facility, the jury came back in favor of the defendants within one hour. The verdict was appealed and the Supreme Court of South Dakota granted a new trial based on the outrageous conduct of the defense attorney. Click here to read the facts of the case and full decision in LUCILLE SCHOON and JOHN SCHOON, a husband and wife,… Read More

Link of the Day – Tort “Deform”

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 4, 2007

Tort Deform is a fantastic website which, again, debunks the myth of the frivolous lawsuit. Many, many entries delineating how there really is no such thing as a frivolous lawsuit. Well thought out, well documented.

McDonalds Coffee Case – The Truth

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 1, 2007

I found a some fascinating blogs and sites which lay out why “frivolous lawsuits” are nothing more than a myth. Corp Reform, Not Tort Reform highlights why frivolous lawsuits are mythological urban legends. The legal system has many, many safeguards against the filing or maintaining of meritless lawsuits. This article discusses these safeguards in detail. Findlaw has written a fascinating article debunking The McDonald’s Lawsuit Myth. Things are not always what they seem or are publicized to be. In this case, a 79 year old grandmother spilled 190 degree coffee in her lap and suffered third degree burns. McDonald’s knew for years that the temperature of their… Read More

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