Chamber Joins Miss. Case against Frivolous Lawsuits; Pre-Paid Legal Services Targeted Improperly.WASHINGTON -- The National Chamber Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Center - the public policy legal arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest not-for-profit federation of businesses, representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations in the United States. As of 2003, the chamber was comprised of 3000 state and local chambers and 830 business associations. - filed an amicus brief in a Mississippi Circuit Court, supporting Pre-Paid Legal Services' motion to recover attorneys' fees and expenses following an earlier court victory. "Efforts to end abusive lawsuits will not succeed until courts punish lawyers who file frivolous Of minimal importance; legally worthless. A frivolous suit is one without any legal merit. In some cases, such an action might be brought in bad faith for the purpose of harrassing the defendant. cases," said Thomas Donohue, Chamber President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The case against Pre-Paid Legal Services This article is about the legal term. For the company, see Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.. Pre-paid legal services refers to individual or group employee benefit legal plans in which members pay a monthly fee in exchange for access to a range of legal is a clear example of the type of conduct that must be stopped in order for real reform to occur in Mississippi's legal system." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Chamber's brief, in the earlier lawsuit filed against Pre-Paid Legal Services, plaintiffs' counsel utterly failed to make any reasonable inquiry about the basic facts before filing the Complaint in issue. They did not provide any responses to discovery requests until some two years after filing suit; the responses provided at that time were unverified and inaccurate; subsequent verified responses directly contradicted information provided in the original responses; the majority of plaintiffs were dismissed from the case before trial; and the only two cases that went to trial resulted in quick defense verdicts. "Lower courts must impose sanctions against lawyers who abuse the court system," said Donohue. "Lawyers are not entitled to file frivolous cases with a hope of finding justification during discovery." The Mississippi Supreme Court has specifically authorized lower courts to impose sanctions in cases involving mass-tort plaintiffs where complaints are filed without basic due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. to ascertain whether each plaintiff has a viable claim, according to the Chamber's brief. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector and region. www.uschamber.com |
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