• Why the Operation Sideswipe Trial Matters — and Why Reform Can’t Wait

    This week, a major federal trial began in New Orleans over one of the largest staged-accident fraud schemes in recent history — a case that underscores everything that’s broken in our current system and why meaningful lawsuit…


  • Suffolk County Court Case Puts a Spotlight on Auto Insurance Fraud — and Why Reform Matters Now

    A recent ruling from New York’s Suffolk County Supreme Court offers one of the clearest examples to date of how organized fraud schemes exploit the Empire State’s auto insurance system — and, in doing so, raise premiums…


  • South Carolina Personal Injury Attorney Pleads Guilty in $1.5M Fraud Scheme

    From 2018 to 2024, a now-suspended personal injury attorney allegedly stole $1.5 million from his law firm and clients, according to public records. The Motley Rice litigation attorney pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and…


  • Court Documents: Spinal Fusion on Mentally Ill Man Was Part of a “Legal-Driven Medical Engine”

    In a newly filed New York action New York Marine & General Insurance Company v. Subin, et al., an insurer describes what it calls a “deceitful, collusive” operation built around a “legal-driven medical engine.” At the center…


  • California City Manager: CA Cities Directly Impacted By Rising Costs Associated With Lawsuit Abuse

    Families across the country are struggling with rising living costs that are usually blamed on inflation or housing, but a major and often overlooked driver is lawsuit abuse. Earlier this week, Cotati, CA City Manager Damien O’Bird…


  • Hochul Targets “Runaway Litigation” and Fraud in New York’s Personal-Injury System

    In Albany, Governor Kathy Hochul issued one of her most pointed criticisms of New York’s personal injury and auto fraud system, characterizing it not as individual wrongdoing, but as a systematic network of criminal participants inflating expenses…


  • From Miami to Manhattan: Florida’s Lawsuit Abuse Reform Movement Demonstrates Proven Results 

    The movement to end lawsuit abuse is spreading across the country, with a group of bipartisan governors taking up the cause – including New York Governor Kathy Hochul. At a news conference today, she said: Now, Florida…


  • When Oversight Fails: How Arizona’s Legal Experiment Put Consumers at Risk

    Arizona is one of only two states in the country that allows nonlawyers — including investors and marketing companies — to own law firms. Supporters of this policy, created by the Arizona Supreme Court, say it was…


  • New Legislation Could Protect Patients from Lawsuit Abuse in New Mexico

    Ahead of New Mexico’s legislative session, a medical malpractice reform law is high on the docket as it centers on healthcare reforms. Searchlight New Mexico published a piece highlighting the argument on the new proposed legislation, and…


  • The Urgent Need To End Lawsuit Abuse And Fraud In New York

    In Albany today, Governor Kathy Hochul took direct aim at the rampant fraud and runaway litigation that has turned New York into a playground for organized crime rings and bad actors. For the average New Yorker, the…