Lawsuit Abuse Article in NY Daily News Raises Interesting Questions

     You won't find anyone, anywhere who believes frivolous lawsuits are a good thing.  The problem of course is determining which lawsuits are abusive or frivolous, and those legitimate  lawsuits which have had their facts misstated to further a "tort reform" agenda.
     As I am a personal injury lawyer, you might guess that I would immediately jump up and defend "abusive lawsuits", but you couldn't be more wrong.  It does me and my clients no good whatsoever to have certain moronic lawsuits pursued in our court system, as doing so devalues my clients' legitimate claims.  A perfect example is the case brought by D.C. Judge Roy Pearson, who had sued his dry cleaner for $63 million over a lost pair of $54 pants.  Fortunately, Mr. Pearson's case was thrown out, but not before the dry cleaner went out of business because of his legal bills.  Justly, Mr. Pearson  lost his position as Judge in Washington this past Spring, almost certainly because of his lost pants lawsuit.
     Lawrence Mcquillan and Mark Kriss recently published an article in the NY Daily news about  abusive lawsuits and how they are hurting New York's ailing economy.  Maybe, but any discussion of "lawsuit abuse" must be based on true facts and real cases and without a political agenda.  I hope to speak with Mr. Mcquillan and Mr. Kriss and learn more about the cases cited in their article as examples of abusive cases.  I will follow up.............