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President Signs Bipartisan Medicare Law |
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
Washington, DC - AAJ —The following is a statement from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) President Mary Alice McLarty in response to the President signing the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act, which was introduced by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ron Kind (D-WI) in the House and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rob Portman (R-OH), Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Richard Burr (R-NC) in the Senate:
“This bipartisan legislation is a practical solution that will streamline the Medicare Secondary Payer system to ensure that seniors and persons with disabilities get timely assistance and taxpayers are repaid millions of dollars every year.”
“This legislation is a big step forward and is the result of senior advocates, the legal community and the business community coming together to work out a common sense solution.”
“There is still work to be done. To ensure this legislation has the most impact, [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] CMS must eliminate confusion and uncertainty by providing clear, efficient and definitive information to seniors.”
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Who is really causing the 'litigation explosion'? |
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Friday, October 26, 2012 |
The Court Statistics Project is a joint effort of the National Center for State Courts, the Bureau of Justice Statistics & the Conference of State Court Administrators. The project released a report today which provides an analysis of the 2010 civil court case filings. Their report find s that overall civil case loads are down 3% and of all of the cases filed, contract cases continue to dominate the caseload. For more information:
Civil Case Loads Deacrease by 3% in 2010
Contract Cases Continue to Dominate the Civil Case Load
Download the Full Report
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Karen Kingsley becomes new President of the Minnesota Association for Justice. |
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Tuesday, October 02, 2012 |
 MINNEAPOLIS, MN –
St. Paul attorney Karen Kingsley has been elected as president of the
Minnesota Association for Justice at the association’s annual convention
in Alexandria, Minnesota. Ms. Kingsley pledged to use her term as
president to highlight the stories of real people injured by the actions
of others and to protect our constitutional right to trial. Ms.
Kingsley seeks to confront the myths about the civil justice system in
Minnesota.
The Minnesota Association for Justice is dedicated
to the Constitution’s guarantee of justice for all and promotes that
mission in all of its work. As President, Ms. Kingsley will lead efforts
ensure that the constitutional right to a trial by jury is not
undermined in the courts or at the State Capitol. “The last two
legislative sessions have been difficult for consumer advocates and for
the protection of our constitutional rights. Numerous bills were
introduced to take away the rights of individuals who have been harmed,”
said Ms. Kingsley. “Many of these bills weren’t written in Minnesota -
but the proponents claim they are intended to address Minnesota
problems. Nothing could be further from the truth.
These are
cookie-cutter bills are written by the American Legislative Exchange
Council (ALEC) which represents big insurance and big business special
interests in Washington DC.
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