Today's News
A front page story in the Wall Street Journal exposes trial lawyers’ political donations to the public officials who influence the selection of legal counsel to represent public pension funds in lucrative shareholder lawsuits."There are certain places where, to be in the game, you have to donate," said a partner at a Washington, D.C. law firm. Many, including some plaintiffs’ lawyers, indicate corrosive “pay-to-play” relationships are unethical and should be outlawed.
ILR in the News
In a Wall Street Journal article about Congressional measures to overturn various courts’ antitrust rulings, ILR President Lisa Rickard says, “Voters are demanding jobs and growth, but Washington is moving in the opposite direction by advancing an agenda focused on increased litigation against business."
USA Today writes on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s ties to the plaintiffs’ trial lawyers. "The purpose of this commission is to take an independent, bipartisan look at what happened and how to fix it, not to advance the agendas of any special interest, particularly those of the plaintiffs' bar," said ILR president Lisa Rickard.