The State Affairs Committee recently found itself addressing the nagging question of what the legislature is able to do about the growing number of asbestos and silica lawsuits. The answer may come from a freshman house member, who happens to be a medical doctor, who’s authored a senate bill that businesses are in favor because [...]

Image via Wikipedia This is some authority I compiled for one of my cases on whether a judge must recuse himself (disqualify himself from hearing a case) as soon as he learns he has an interest in the case even though no motion asking him to recuse himself has been filed. What I learned is, [...]