2aguy
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This is actually from the New York times and it is a scandal for democrats, though as pointed out they try to find a republican somewhere they can throw in for cover....the story?
democrat lawyers are using freindly Attorney Generals, democrat Attorney Generals, to bring law suits against private businesses, then they are the law firms used by the AGs to press the cases.....
A Democratic Courtroom Cronyism Scandal Even the NYT Can t Ignore
Much as big industries have found natural allies in Republican attorneys general to combat federal regulations, plaintiffs’ lawyers working on a contingency-fee basis have teamed up mostly with Democratic state attorneys general to file hundreds of lawsuits against businesses that make anything from pharmaceuticals to snack foods.
Before the New York Times can in good conscience tell you about a wholly Democratic scandal, it must remind you that Republicans aren’t perfect either. Maybe it’s in their stylebook?
The New York Times explains that trial lawyers will scan public records and news stories looking for potential cases. Then they lobby attorneys general for bringing a state case against a business so their firm can be hired for the work. The lawyers typically get a 20 percent cut of the winnings and the state keeps the rest of what defendants were ruled to pay. It’s ambulance chasing, but it happens in city and state government buildings.
Not surprisingly, trial lawyers are big donors to attorney general campaigns. From theTimes:
While prospecting for contracts, the private lawyers have also donated tens of thousands of dollars to campaigns of individual attorneys general, as well as party-backed organizations that they run. The donations often come in large chunks just before or after the firms sign contracts to represent the state, campaign finance records and more than 240 contracts examined by The Times show.
democrat lawyers are using freindly Attorney Generals, democrat Attorney Generals, to bring law suits against private businesses, then they are the law firms used by the AGs to press the cases.....
A Democratic Courtroom Cronyism Scandal Even the NYT Can t Ignore
Much as big industries have found natural allies in Republican attorneys general to combat federal regulations, plaintiffs’ lawyers working on a contingency-fee basis have teamed up mostly with Democratic state attorneys general to file hundreds of lawsuits against businesses that make anything from pharmaceuticals to snack foods.
Before the New York Times can in good conscience tell you about a wholly Democratic scandal, it must remind you that Republicans aren’t perfect either. Maybe it’s in their stylebook?
The New York Times explains that trial lawyers will scan public records and news stories looking for potential cases. Then they lobby attorneys general for bringing a state case against a business so their firm can be hired for the work. The lawyers typically get a 20 percent cut of the winnings and the state keeps the rest of what defendants were ruled to pay. It’s ambulance chasing, but it happens in city and state government buildings.
Not surprisingly, trial lawyers are big donors to attorney general campaigns. From theTimes:
While prospecting for contracts, the private lawyers have also donated tens of thousands of dollars to campaigns of individual attorneys general, as well as party-backed organizations that they run. The donations often come in large chunks just before or after the firms sign contracts to represent the state, campaign finance records and more than 240 contracts examined by The Times show.
