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On April 5, 2010, the community of Montcoal, West Virginia was devastated when an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine took the lives of 29 men. For the families impacted by this disaster, coping with the unexpected loss of loved ones is only the beginning of what is sure to be a long and arduous quest for justice. Not only does the tragedy of Upper Big Branch demonstrate the inadequacy of regulations alone to protect vulnerable workers and their families, it highlights the vital importance of our nation's civil justice system as a means of compensating victims and punishing those...
Subsidizing Bad Behavior: The Injustice of Tort Reform
I have experienced this first hand in the class action suit against the hardboard siding manufacturers. The company that made mine, was the lowest producer of the product, so their fund as only $30M or which the lawyers received $19M! This factor resulted in over 1,000 claims being denied because the fund was...