Lisa A. Rickard

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Lisa A. Rickard
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McConnell is Unqualified to Sit on the Federal Bench in Rhode Island
By Lisa A. Rickard
Since it was founded 12 years ago, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) has never opposed anyone nominated ...
May 26, 2010
Death, Taxes and... Lawsuits?
By Lisa A. Rickard
In 1789, American forefather Benjamin Franklin wrote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and ...
August 06, 2009
The American Export You Don't Want
By Lisa A. Rickard
America, the land of pioneers, has become known for its innovation. When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and Neil ...
June 09, 2009
Read Before Burning
By Lisa A. Rickard
As Congress once again attempts to pass legislation that would potentially nullify hundreds of millions of arbitration agreements in consumer ...
March 11, 2009
Will Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Find New Ways to Sue? They Bet Their Boat They Will
By Lisa A. Rickard
In 1999, flush with more than a three billion dollar windfall from tobacco lawsuits, plaintiffs’ lawyer Ron Motley reset his ...
September 17, 2008
Will Plaintiffs' Lawyers Find New Ways to Sue? They Bet Their Boat They Will
By Lisa A. Rickard
In 1999, flush with more than a three billion dollar windfall from tobacco lawsuits, plaintiffs’ lawyer Ron Motley reset his ...
September 17, 2008
The $54 Million Pants Lawsuit That Never Goes Away
By Lisa A. Rickard
Like a bad cold you just can’t shake off, the infamous lost pants lawsuit is back.  Yesterday, ABC News 7 ...
September 11, 2008
Another Threat to Average Investors: Securities Lawsuits
By Lisa A. Rickard
During these tough economic times, the roughly 50% of all Americans who have their retirement and other investments tied up ...
July 31, 2008
Exposing Trial Lawyer Earmarks Growing in Congress
By Lisa A. Rickard
Every summer, I suspect that those who work at garden supply stores are inundated by people looking for advice on ...
July 28, 2008
Our Broken Legal System and its Impact on Competitiveness
By Lisa A. Rickard
I recently sat down with a reporter from the Ukrainian Service of the Voice of America to talk about the ...
June 27, 2008
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