An important editorial appeared in The Wall Street Journal today, focused on the impact of the class action lawsuits and an opportunity for the Supreme Court to take a stand.
“The 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill was a disaster for local businesses and the environment but also the best thing ever to happen to the trial lawyers who continue to exploit the accident for fun and profit. Now the Supreme Court has an opening to impose discipline on the class-action lawsuit industry by forcing the tort bar to prove its claims.”
The full piece is available online here.