Grassroots Effort Aims At Keeping Public Land Open For Recreation

by bobdorigojones 04.01.2011

For millions of Americans, one of the rites of spring is dusting off their bike and going for a ride to celebrate the arrival of warm weather.   However, this year in Connecticut, bikers, hikers and many other outdoor enthusiasts are instead mobilizing a grassroots campaign to keep their public trails from being closed because of [...]

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New Movie Called, “Hot Coffee,” Deserves A Warning Of Its Own

by bobdorigojones 03.18.2011

A plaintiff-lawyer-turned-moviemaker has produced a film about the infamous lawsuit Stella Liebeck filed against McDonald’s nearly 20 years ago, and she definitely won’t be asking McDonald’s to be a sponsor if the movie ever hits theaters.  It’s been screened at the Sundance Film Festival, but it’s unclear if the movie will ever make it to [...]

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Groundbreaking Plan For Special Health Courts Receives Funding In President Obama’s 2012 Budget

by bobdorigojones 02.28.2011

The head of the national trial lawyers’ association may think health courts are “bad policy and bad for patients,” but America’s civil justice system is doing such a poor job of providing reliable justice in medical malpractice lawsuits that President Obama believes it’s time to give special health courts a chance. In the 2012 budget [...]

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Talking About Freedom, Job Growth, and Innovation at CPAC

by bobdorigojones 02.09.2011

We’re going to be attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC this Thursday and Friday, so if you’re going to be there, please let me know.  We’ll be doing interviews on “radio row” and talking with opinion leaders about how we can free America from the yolk of lawsuit abuse. Last year, I [...]

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Why Dennis Kucinich’s Olive Pit Lawsuit Matters

by bobdorigojones 01.28.2011

My commentary about this outrageous lawsuit appeared today in the Daily Caller and is reprinted below: Did you see the report in the Daily Caller Wednesday about Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich suing a cafeteria on Capitol Hill for $150,000 over a sandwich he purchased there nearly three years ago?  Kucinich claims he hurt his tooth [...]

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A Texas-Sized, Bold Idea For Eliminating Frivolous Lawsuits

by bobdorigojones 01.15.2011

The competition between the 50 states for every new job out there just got very interesting. The governor of Texas has “upped the ante” in the effort to attract job providers to his state by proposing an idea for ending frivolous lawsuits.  Some believe it could attract thousands of new jobs to the Lone Star [...]

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Researcher Who Claimed Vaccines Were Linked To Autism Is Exposed As Fraud; Was Paid By Plaintiff Lawyers

by bobdorigojones 01.07.2011

Will the shenanigans never end?  Here’s yet another “self-help” plan gone awry by a plaintiff lawyer — at the expense of everyone else. The British Medical Journal reported this week that the researcher whose work sparked widespread fears among parents that vaccines could give their children autism was fraudulent.  On top of this, he was [...]

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A New Year’s Resolution That Could Turn Your Favorite Holiday Gift Into Cash

by bobdorigojones 01.01.2011

Happy New Year!  Have you made a resolution for 2011 yet?  If not, consider one that’s actually fun, easy, and which could make you $1,000 richer. Not possible, you say?  It is if you resolve to enter our annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.  There’s a good chance that one of the boxes or packages you [...]

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Happy Holidays…Season’s Greetings…And Other Generic Good Wishes!

by bobdorigojones 12.22.2010

If holiday gift buying, decorating, baking and other festive responsibilities haven’t left you feeling stressed out yet, just wait.  Nothing brings on anxiety at this time of year like the feeling that comes with trying to decide what to say to your co-workers as you leave the office for the last time of the year. [...]

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Proposed Settlement of Lawsuit Against Apple Is No Music To My Ears

by bobdorigojones 12.16.2010

As millions of people around the globe hum merrily along to their favorite seasonal music on iPods, iPhones and other iDevices, the good folks at Apple are busy doing what thousands of other American businesses are doing this holiday season — defending themselves against outrageous lawsuits that require them to take their focus away from [...]

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