• Former California Billboard Attorney Sentenced to 7 Years In Prison For Defrauding Clients

    This week, a prominent former California billboard attorney and founder of now defunct Girardi & Keese was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from his former clients. The New…


  • Former NYPD Officer And Accident Victim Call Center Owner Guilty Of Bribery Fraud Scheme

    Last week, federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York announced that a former NYPD traffic safety officer and an owner and operator of an accident victim call center both pled guilty to participating in a…


  • Sen. Tillis Introduces Bill To Bring Fairness to Legal System

    The cost of doing business in the U.S. is on the rise, and it’s not just due to inflation. A growing, largely unregulated industry is quietly distorting the civil justice system, driving up costs for consumers. The…


  • WSJ Op-Ed Makes The Case For Texas Lawsuit Abuse Reform 

    In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Dennis Nixon, president and CEO of International Bancshares, made the case for lawsuit abuse reform in Texas. International Bancshares is one of Texas’s largest independent commercial bank holding companies headquartered…


  • Elon Musk Blasts Billboard Lawyer Racket: “Not Good”

    Elon Musk recently brought renewed attention to America’s broken legal system, calling out a tweet that highlighted how billboard lawyers  cost the average American household $4,200 every year. Patrick Collison, CEO of the financial-tech company Stripe, wondered…


  • Louisiana’s Injury Claims “Surge” Highlights Need For Lawsuit Abuse Reform 

    Louisiana drivers are burdened with car insurance premiums that are among the highest in the nation. The reason, according to data compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, is an avalanche of lawsuits, far out of…


  • Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Support Reining In Trial Lawyers

    New polling data in Florida shows that 85% of Florida voters are supportive of the state’s efforts to rein in trial lawyers, which has already shown positive results in lowering insurance costs.  According to Florida Politics:  Seventy-five…


  • Long Island Fraud Scheme Staged Fake Accidents 

    Today, Newsday headlined yet another alleged fraud scheme in Long Island, New York where a group of individuals residing in the same Freeport apartment complex were implicated in a federal lawsuit claiming they colluded with a Manhattan…


  • Auto Insurance Continues To Drive Inflation In Latest CPI Report

    The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released today once again indicates that auto insurance continues to be a driving force behind inflation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: The motor vehicle insurance index rose 0.6…


  • Massive Amtrak Scheme Reveals Extensive Healthcare Claim Fraud

    A “bombshell probe” by Amtrak’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) uncovered a massive scheme where employees exploited their health plans by colluding with corrupt doctors who filed fake claims, according to a report in the New…