http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog America's Premier Online Legal News Source Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/extended-warranty-do-you-need-it-what-if-a-repair-claim-is-denied-09389.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/extended-warranty-do-you-need-it-what-if-a-repair-claim-is-denied-09389.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:19:42 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9389 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/extended-warranty-do-you-need-it-what-if-a-repair-claim-is-denied-09389.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/riddle-when-is-your-sugar-daddy-your-daddy-too-09443.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/riddle-when-is-your-sugar-daddy-your-daddy-too-09443.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:38:23 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9443 If you've been eyeballing the link-bait headlines in the news, you couldn't have missed the one about polo club founder, John Goodman (no, not the actor), and his girlfriend—or would that be daughter?—Heather Laruso Hutchins. Admittedly, this one's hard to wrap your head around. But dammit, let's try. ]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/riddle-when-is-your-sugar-daddy-your-daddy-too-09443.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/tort-reform-video-takes-it-too-far-or-right-on-the-money-09359.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/tort-reform-video-takes-it-too-far-or-right-on-the-money-09359.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:40:14 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9359 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/tort-reform-video-takes-it-too-far-or-right-on-the-money-09359.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/attorney-mark-scurti-lends-a-pro-bono-hand-to-those-facing-bankruptcy-09337.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/attorney-mark-scurti-lends-a-pro-bono-hand-to-those-facing-bankruptcy-09337.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:56:08 +0000 BrendaC http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9337 Maryland Attorney Mark Scurti has a unique approach to helping those facing bankruptcy: he helps them help themselves. Lawyers Giving Back talks with Scurti about his pro bono work.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/attorney-mark-scurti-lends-a-pro-bono-hand-to-those-facing-bankruptcy-09337.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/gambling-for-justice-class-action-lawsuit-v-small-claims-court-place-your-bets-09333.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/gambling-for-justice-class-action-lawsuit-v-small-claims-court-place-your-bets-09333.html#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:28:12 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9333 It's a well-chronicled sentiment: class action lawyers get rich on attorneys' fees and the little guy gets stiffed. Whether true or not—and there are arguments on both sides—it's easy to see how a settlement check for $1.13 can make a plaintiff feel like 'thanks, but no thanks'. And that brings us to the case of Heather Peters, who is suing Honda in small claims court over her claim that Honda engaged in false advertising when it stated her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid had a 50 MPG rating]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/gambling-for-justice-class-action-lawsuit-v-small-claims-court-place-your-bets-09333.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-1-12-12-09365.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-1-12-12-09365.html#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:17:00 +0000 LucyC http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9365 A roundup of the latest asbestos lawsuit and asbestos settlement news for the week; January 12, 2012.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/asbestos-news-roundup-1-12-12-09365.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/channeling-picasso-for-oscillo-flu-relief-fraud-09289.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/channeling-picasso-for-oscillo-flu-relief-fraud-09289.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:43:52 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9289 Picasso must be rolling in his grave if he's seen the latest round of that homeopathic 'remedy', Oscillo, and its flu symptom relief ads. Yes, the same Oscillo that found itself on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit last August for fraudulent marketing—something about its being "nothing more than a sugar pill."]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/channeling-picasso-for-oscillo-flu-relief-fraud-09289.html/feed 5 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/public-citizen-slams-chamber-of-commerce-re-frivolous-lawsuits-09315.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/public-citizen-slams-chamber-of-commerce-re-frivolous-lawsuits-09315.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:56:51 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9315 US Chamber of Commerce's most ridiculous lawsuit list overlooks the lawsuits that abuse the legal system the most.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/public-citizen-slams-chamber-of-commerce-re-frivolous-lawsuits-09315.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-1-6-12-09300.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-1-6-12-09300.html#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:32:42 +0000 LucyC http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9300 A wrap of the week's top class action lawsuits and settlements for the week ending January 6, 2012.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/week-adjourned-1-6-12-09300.html/feed 0 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/hair-restoration-society-issues-statement-on-propecia-sexual-dysfunction-09211.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/hair-restoration-society-issues-statement-on-propecia-sexual-dysfunction-09211.html#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:12:30 +0000 AbiK http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/?p=9211 The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery has formed a task force to review reports of Propecia sexual dysfunction adverse events.]]> http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/hair-restoration-society-issues-statement-on-propecia-sexual-dysfunction-09211.html/feed 0