Broken -- Exhibit by Nathan Sawaya (photo by Marilyn Swanson) By: Donald L Swanson I’ve been saying this for a long time: the mass tort system of justice in these United States is broken. Two piece of brokenness (there are lots of pieces) are: agonizingly long delays and excessive costs.  We now have a new illustration... Continue Reading →

A bad development (photo by Marilyn Swanson) By: Donald L Swanson The existence of a bankruptcy option is a good thing for any debtor-creditor situation that is highly stressed—whether the bankruptcy option is used or not.  This is especially true in mass-tort cases where a potential exists for (i) hugely-disparate results for similarly situated plaintiffs, and... Continue Reading →