- Will states return us to the days of wide-open forum-shopping through the legal fiction of “consent by registration to do business”? A 50-state survey [James Beck, Drug and Device Law] “Big Fights Ahead Over Where Class Actions Can Be Filed” [Martina Barash, Bloomberg Big Law Business]
- Herr’s potato chips sued by prolific New York City lawyer over how full its bags of chips are. [John O’Brien, Legal NewsLine/Forbes] “Ridiculous class-action lawsuits are costing you tons of money” [Kathianne Boniello, New York Post]
- Ireland: “Burglar who injured genitals during shop break in sues shopkeeper” [Alexandra Richards, Evening Standard (U.K.)]
- To propel TCPA suits, professional plaintiffs find tactical ways to revoke text permission [Michael Daly, Meredith Slawe, and John Yi (Drinker Biddle), National Law Review] “Phoney Lawsuits: Polish Immigrant Concludes Six-Figure Run By Settling 31st Lawsuit” [Karin Kidd, Forbes/LNL, earlier]
- Missouri getting to be hotspot for high-stakes litigation [Jim Copland, Manhattan Institute “Trial Lawyers Inc.”]
- Courts and plaintiffs engaged in deep pockets jurisprudence seldom acknowledge that’s what they’re doing [Victor Schwartz, Washington Legal Foundation]
Filed under: class actions, criminals who sue, deep pocket, forum shopping, Missouri, problem jurisdictions
2 Comments
Re: chips bags. One reason chips bags are filled tightly with air is to protect the chips from being crushed. This is never mentioned. An accurate statement of the amount of chips is given by the weight, printed on the package. Likewise, vitamins and similar are often put in a bottle and then a box which makes them appear larger, and they have been sued, but this package is so you will notice it on the shelf. The number of pills is printed on the box.
One small minor point:
Potato chip bags are not filled with air, but nitrogen. The nitrogen helps prevent spoilage.
(Shredded cheese, pre-packaged salads, etc are the same way.)