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: court-o-rama.orgEconomy Down, Court Filings Up
By Anne Skove, Esq.
That's the math! Even though (actually, because) the economy is down, court filings have increased -- landlord/tenant, foreclosures, bankruptcies, crime, all up up up.
It makes sense, and it would seem to be a good thing for courts. Job security, right? Unfortunately, court funding is lagging while the cases keep pouring in.
See Economic Decline Leads to Increase in Court Cases, Gene Kennedy, KSL TV (December 16, 2008), for the Utah take on the story plus a photo of a clean-shaven Dan Becker.
Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).
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