Parents will sue jointlyin hit-and-run lawsuit Jul 15, 2008
" George Anthony Thomas filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Clarke County Superior Court nine days after his son was killed. Barbara Robinson, the boy's mother, last week asked a judge to declare Thomas ineligible for damages because he forfeited his parental rights when he left his 3-month-old son and didn't pay child support. She claims in the lawsuit that Gedera's father "surfaced only after Gedera's death to hire his own lawyers and race to the courthouse" to file suit. But both parents now... (Athens Banner-Herald)
New York attorney sentenced in kickback scheme Feb 12, 2008
2 billion for Enron investors and whose "race to the courthouse" strategy led to limits on shareholder suits, was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for paying client kickbacks ... Lerach, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and Weiss pioneered a tactic filing securities lawsuits known as the "race to the courthouse door." Before the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, shareholder lawyers seeking to lead class action lawsuits against companies whose stock... (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
ENRON LAWYER GETS 2 YEARS Feb 12, 2008
2 billion for Enron Corp. investors and whose "race to the courthouse" strategy led to limits on shareholder suits, was sentenced to two years in prison for paying client kickbacks. Lerach, 61, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in October and agreed to serve as much as two years in prison. (New York Post -- Business)
ABOVE THE LAW Nov 18, 2007
For Milberg Weiss to land the lucrative role as lead counsel, in charge of a case, it had to be first to file suit - to win the race to the courthouse. " The firm's tactic was to store a few plaintiffs in its pantry. They would buy small amounts of stock in many companies, so they were poised to sue any of the companies whose stock lost substantial value. >PAGE 1 > 00001377 ||||||||||| ||||||||| -->NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and... (New York Post -- Opinions)
A Trial Lawyer's Campaign to Clean Up Washington Nov 18, 2007
For Milberg Weiss to land the lucrative role as lead counsel, in charge of a case, it had to be first to file suit -- to win the "race to the courthouse." The firm's tactic was to store a few plaintiffs in its pantry ... For Milberg Weiss to land the lucrative role as lead counsel, in charge of a case, it had to be first to file suit -- to win the "race to the courthouse." The firm's tactic was to store a few plaintiffs in its pantry. (Townhall.com)
Lawyer admits to kickbacks Jul 10, 2007
Prosecutors have alleged that Milberg won the race to the courthouse and a larger share of legal fees because it kept a stable of plaintiffs on standby to whom it paid kickbacks, often through intermediaries. Appearing Monday before U.S. District Judge John Walter in Los Angeles, Bershad, dressed in a dark suit and red tie, stood beside one of his lawyers as prosecutors read a statement in which he admitted to participating in a scheme to make secret payments to repeat plaintiffs. (Los Angeles Times)
Harmful speech needs policing Jun 28, 2007
With neither a hint of shame nor a shadow of a blush, those who denounce the use of "specious" lawsuits to dictate morality and who shed crocodile tears over the ways trial lawyers have "interfered" with the prerogatives of workplace management, will gladly race to the courthouse when it suits their dogmatic purposes. They would be wise to take heed from one of my favorite books: "First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
2. Calkins: Unending Daly soap opera one sad show Jun 10, 2007
"It was kind of a race to the courthouse," said Randy Fishman, who represented Sherrie at the time. Naturally, the two reconciled. (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Lawsults take toll on Keller fortune Mar 26, 2007
That could prompt a "race to the courthouse" to see who gets to trial first. Since Florida law precludes collecting multiple punitive damages from the same bad behavior, this could make the race especially lucrative for the winner. (The Palm Beach Post)
Establishing a strategy ... Local partnerships create bright holidays for area families ... Windsor Place to appoint zoning board ... Bunceton struggles to approve nuisance ordinance revisions ... Otterville, Fayette among law enforcement agencies to receive federal grants ... Boonville issues call for proposals for community projects seeking funding ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Thursday, December 07, 2006 John Lester, far right, a member of Boonville’s Planning and Zoning Commission, discusses the pros and cons of a proposed 1,500 acre annexation to the city. During a council 90-minute work session held Monday night, the council evaluated what the proposal would mean for Boonville’s future. Establishing a strategy Dec 7, 2006
t's a race to the courthouse, she said. The council agreed to put the annexation issue on the agenda for its Dec. 18 meeting. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
Court: Custody case belongs in Vt. Nov 29, 2006
Its a race to the courthouse and it was filed in Vermont first. . (Rutland Herald)
Hearing Scheduled on January 9th to Consider Dismissal or Transfer of Litigation Aimed at Huntington Beach's Surf City USA Brand Nov 16, 2006
Justice shouldn't depend on a race to the courthouse or 'hometowning' Huntington Beach before a hostile local jury, either. Sybert added that since the plaintiff was attacking the validity of Huntington Beach's federal trademark registrations, they needed to do so where the mark was developed. (Primezone Releases)
With wife out of jail, John Daly files for divorce Nov 8, 2006
It was kind of a race to the courthouse, said Randy Fishman, the Memphis attorney representing Dalys wife. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Daly files for divorce from soon-to-be ex-wife No. 4 Nov 8, 2006
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John Daly headed for divorce No. 4000005A8 Nov 8, 2006
"It was kind of a race to the courthouse," said Randy Fishman, the Memphis attorney representing Daly's wife. Asked about the divorce Tuesday afternoon, Daly said it was "something that's on hold right now," and he would keep personal matters to himself. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sport briefs: Daly, wife file for divorce Nov 8, 2006
"It was kind of a race to the courthouse," said Randy Fishman, the Memphis attorney representing Daly's wife. Asked about the divorce yesterday, Daly said it was "something that's on hold right now," and he would keep personal matters to himself. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
W. Palm ballot battle in court Jun 21, 2006
Tuesday, it became a race to the courthouse. More local news. (The Palm Beach Post)
Media Alert: Florida Senate Committee to Take Final Look at Changes to Eminent Domain Law April 24th Apr 22, 2006
These include passing an "effective date" that avoids both a race to the courthouse and "grace period" for government to continue taking private property from one citizen for the benefit of another citizen. It also includes requiring a "heightened judicial review" to any use of eminent domain for private-to-private transfer. (PR Newswire)
Fractured Class Actions Feb 21, 2006
Lerach, founding partner of San Diego's Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, was among a handful of lawyers dominating such suits more than a decade ago, when firms seeking to win control of a big case -- and the resulting fat paycheck -- simply had to race to the courthouse to be the first to file a suit. Lerach and a few others had the practice down to such a science that the Justice Dept. is investigating whether they paid kickbacks to plaintiffs. (BusinessWeek)
