Tag: Civil Justice

Wisconsin’s Business Climate Continues to Improve Thanks to Civil Justice Reforms

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Wisconsin’s business climate continues to improve thanks to the pro-growth reforms enacted during the 2011-12 legislative session, including recently enacted civil justice reforms.

Wisconsin jumped up to No. 13 in the nation according to Site Selection Magazine’s “Top U.S. Business Climates” survey. The study listed a state’s legal climate as a top issue for corporate executives when deciding where to locate its business. The study included other factors, such as regulatory procedures and ease of permitting, economic development, taxes, utility and transportation infrastructure, and workforce skills.

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“The Next Asbestos” – False Advertising and Mislabeling Class Action Lawsuits Against the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry

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Plaintiffs’ lawyers are always looking to identify “the next asbestos.” This is the next wave of litigation that will allow them to file multiple cases, all over the country, against defendants with deep-pockets, so they can obtain large recoveries over a long period of time – just like they did in asbestos cases (and still do, at least in some jurisdictions). It turned out that litigation against tobacco companies also fit this description. Litigation against lead paint/pigment companies and silica companies did not. Continue reading ““The Next Asbestos” – False Advertising and Mislabeling Class Action Lawsuits Against the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry” →