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Litigation

May 31, 2000

Some Lawsuits Step Way Over the Line

Dicta: By John H. Sullivan The 1990s set highs in frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury awards. The Civil Justice Association of California has reviewed lawsuits from the past 10 years and nominates the following as California's most outrageous lawsuits and classless actions of the decade:


        
        By John H. Sullivan
        
        The 1990s set highs in frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury awards. The Civil Justice Association of California has reviewed lawsuits from the past 10 years and nominates the following as California's most outrageous lawsuits and clas...

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