Miscellaneous

Kudos to Kentucky

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Hmm, why would a state create a mass tort/class action ethics committee? When a few of its finest are in the pokey.

Kentucky, which has seen its share of ethics violations in these cases, has formed a Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation Committee "to safeguard against potential abuses in tort litigation."

The press release (February 7, 2008) is quite forthcoming about the Kentucky lawyers' troubles.

Our take? The system seems to be working, if they caught these guys. Jail seems like the harshest sanction, but when assets and flight risks abound, what else is there? Less-vigilant states might take a cue from Chief Justice Lambert and Company to ensure their system is as water-tight. The public trust angle cannot be over-stated here.

Elsewhere, see Harman Introduces Measure to Ensure Appropriate Distribution of Class Action Set, from the wildly entertaining News Blaze (February 15, 2008).

In the spirit of non-partisanship, here is a link to the American Association for Justice.

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on February 16, 2008 (boomark / email).