• LA County’s $4 Billion Settlement Is Under Fraud Investigation, and the District Attorney Is Sounding the Alarm

    The largest sex abuse settlement in American history is also shaping up to potentially be one of the most alarming examples of legal fraud this country has ever seen. Los Angeles County approved a $4 billion settlement…


  • Louisiana’s First Rate Drop in a Decade Is Good News. The Work Is Far From Over.

    Louisiana recorded its first broad property and casualty insurance rate decline this decade in 2025. Overall premiums fell an average of 0.4 percent statewide, with private passenger auto leading the way at a 5.8 percent drop and…


  • Mass Tort Firms Accused of Using AI to Solicit Clients Without Consent 

    The billboard attorney playbook has a new tool: artificial intelligence. A federal lawsuit filed last week in the Western District of Texas reveals how far some personal injury firms are willing to go to fill their client…


  • The Cowboy Was a Con: How Downtown LA Law Group’s Fraud Playbook Followed Real Victims to Val Verde

    When a man in a cowboy hat and leather chaps began approaching residents of Val Verde, California, nobody recognized him. That was by design. The Los Angeles Times has the story.  According to a State Bar complaint…


  • The Transparency Wave: States Are Finally Reining In Third-Party Litigation Funding

    For years, third-party litigation funding has operated in the shadows of America’s civil justice system. It is a $15.2 billion industry with no meaningful oversight, no disclosure requirements, and no accountability to the consumers it too often…


  • New York’s Auto Insurance Reforms Are Now in Effect. Here’s What That Means for Drivers

    For years, New York has held the dubious distinction of having the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, averaging $4,000 a year, roughly $1,500 more than the national average. That cost falls hardest on working families…


  • Reform Works: How Georgia’s SB 68 Is Putting Money Back in Consumers’ Pockets

    When Georgia lawmakers passed Senate Bill 68 in 2025, opponents warned of disaster. Trial lawyers and their allies insisted that the legislation would harm victims, block access to justice, and deliver nothing but windfall profits to insurance…


  • Court Documents: When the Eyewitness Becomes the Plaintiff. A Brooklyn Construction Case Reveals the Machinery Behind Lawsuit Abuse

    A Brooklyn construction lawsuit filed in 2018 offers a revealing window into how the personal injury system can be manipulated through overlapping claimants, shared medical networks, and litigation financing that turns injury claims into financial instruments. The…


  • More California Counties Are Calling for Lawsuit Reform 

    When a county administrator takes the floor to advocate for legal reform, policymakers should pay attention. At a recent Glenn County Board of Supervisors meeting, County Administrative Officer Scott Damas cut through the noise and made the…


  • When “Consumer Protection” Becomes a Billing Bonanza: Ford Exposes a $100 Million Lemon Law Fraud Scheme

    A new federal lawsuit filed by Ford Motor Company against Los Angeles-based lemon law firm Quill & Arrow pulls back the curtain on a scheme that should alarm anyone who cares about the integrity of consumer protection…