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10/07/2012 // Tallahassee, FL, USA // Florida Justice Association // Debra HenleyJust as they successfully defeated three Iowa Supreme Court justices by injecting money and politics into the election in 2010, a Koch brothers founded conservative group and the FL Republican party is trying to influence the election and oust three justices that don’t match the […]

09/30/2012 // Tallahassee, FL, USA // Florida Justice Association // Florida Justice AssociationAfter the vote was in on August 14, 2012 for the District 5 School Board seat in St. Johns County – FJA member Patrick Canan was the winner. “WE DID IT!!!” he tweeted, “I want to thank everyone for their dedicated support throughout my campaign!” Canan has been in […]

09/07/2012 // Tallahassee, FL, USA // Florida Justice Association // Gary FarmerFlorida has not had a hurricane in six years. No hurricanes mean no property losses from “wind damage” and thus no claims that require payments to homeowners. Then why does State Farm Insurance Co. seek a statewide average increase of 14.9 percent? The simple and sad answer is: b […]

08/17/2012 // Florida Justice AssociationThe Justice Department and civil rights groups had argued that a 2011 Florida law allowing counties to reduce the window for early voting from 96 hours per week to as few as 48 made it more difficult for minorities to vote than whites.Debra Henley Executive DirectorFlorida Justice Association218 South Monroe StreetTal […]

08/17/2012 // Tallahassee, FL, USA // Florida Justice Association // Debra HenleyPolitical newcomer and FJA Member Dave Kerner beat Mike Rios by a wide margin in the primary for the newly redrawn State House District 87 seat, according to unofficial results Tuesday night. Kerner is a lawyer for West Palm Beach firm Schuler, Halvorson, Weisser and Zoeller. Th […]

05/20/2013 // cttriallawyersThe U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) released a study last week which cites the U.S. as having the world's costliest litigation system. This study came on the heels of a report by the Minnesota Law Review finding that the Roberts Court is the most pro-business Court since WW II. In response, two anti-trust attorn […]

05/16/2013 // Hartford, CT, USA // cttriallawyers // Neil FerstandThe city's three trauma centers, law enforcement and now the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association are urging gun owners to hand over their unwanted firearms in exchange for grocery money. The latest event for the growing Capitol Region Gun Buy-Back program is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at […]

05/11/2013 // Hartford, CT, USA // cttriallawyers // Neil FerstandCTLA would like to share with our members the following letter of thanks received from Connecticut Senate Leaders Donald Williams and Martin Looney following our donation to the Sandy Hook Workers Assistance Fund. Pursuant to Special Act 13-1, the fund, administered by the Connecticut Judicial […]

05/10/2013 // Hartford, Connecticut, US // cttriallawyers // Connecticut Trial Lawyers AssociationForced Arbitration is just another way individuals' rights to have their day in court are being whittled away. The Supreme Court case AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, decided April 27, 2011 made it even easier for businesses to get away with corporate […]

05/10/2013 // Hartford, Connecticut, US // cttriallawyers // Connecticut Trial Lawyers AssociationNYU Professor Arthur R Miller discusses changes in judicial attitudes, rules and court decisions that have resulted in early procedural disposition of civil cases over the last 25 years. Changes which make it more difficult for the every day citizen to have thei […]