Schlagwort-Archive: US Chamber of commerce
Most ridiculous lawsuits: Flying hot dog lands Royals‘ mascot back in court
KANSAS CITY, Mo. • Sluggerrr, the Kansas City Royals mascot, is going back to court. A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court decision in a lawsuit filed by John Coomer of Overland Park, Kan., against the Royals and … Weiterlesen
ILR: Wal-Mart Spent $51 Million on Bribery Probes Through July
Legal Reform Daily News 09/2012 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said in a regulatory filing Thursday it had incurred $51 million in expenses through the end of July related to ongoing bribery investigations. The Wall Street Journal Read more here: http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2012/09/07/wal-mart-spent-51-million-on-bribery-probes-through-july/?KEYWORDS=%22foreign+corrupt+practices%22&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&utm_content=
ILR: UPDATED: W.Va. lawsuit climate ranked last again
Legal Reform Daily News 09/2012 CHARLESTON — For the fifth consecutive year, West Virginia’s lawsuit climate has been ranked worst in the nation. The new survey was released Monday by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform and conducted by … Weiterlesen
ILR: Group Puts Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Near Bottom of Business-Friendly Locales
Legal Reform Daily News 09/2012 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A business advocacy group says Pennsylvania and Philadelphia in particular have a legal system that’s unfair to businesses. CBS Local Audio Roadshow Read more here: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/09/10/group-puts-pennsylvania-and-philadelphia-near-bottom-of-business-friendly-locales/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&utm_content=
ILR: Florida lawsuit climate among worst in nation
Legal Reform Daily News 09/2012 The Sunshine State’s lawsuit climate isn’t the brightest in the nation. In fact, it’s among the worst in the nation, according to a new national survey released Monday by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal … Weiterlesen
ILR: Study blasts Louisiana lawsuit awards
Legal Reform Daily News 09/2012 BATON ROUGE — A national survey of business attorneys and leaders ranks Louisiana as having the nation’s second worst lawsuit climate in 2010. The News Star.com Read more here: http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20120910/NEWS01/209100321/Study-blasts-Louisiana-lawsuit-awards?gcheck=1&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&nclick_check=1
ILR: California ranked 4th worst in business legal climate
Legal Reform News Daily 09/2012 California ranks 47th in the nation in its courts‘ „fairness and reasonableness“ regarding business lawsuits, according to a poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform. The Sacrametnto Bee Read more … Weiterlesen