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About UsWelcome to NuisanceLaw.com
Our site has been revised and upgraded. These upgrades provide you with not only a new look, but also improved navigability through the site, a new research tool in Google™ Scholar and new substantive material.
An important addition to this new version of Nuisance Law is spotlighting our contributors and their firms. Nuisance Law.com is a collaborative effort and we appreciate the continued support of our authors and contributors. We are pleased to spotlight David Axelrad of the California law firm of Horvitz & Levy. David is the premier thought leader on the inappropriate use of contingency fee counsel by governmental entities and has written extensively on this topic. Read More »
David Axelrad
David Axelrad is a Partner with Horvitz & Levy, LLP, the nation’s largest firm specializing exclusively in civil appellate litigation. He is a recognized appellate advocate who is a California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist and is a member of both the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. David joined Horvitz & Levy, located in Encino, California, in 1982 and has been a partner since 1986. While at the firm, he has handled hundreds of civil appeals in state and federal courts, and routinely argues cases in the California Supreme Court and intermediate appellate courts. Read More »
"Thar's No Gold in Them Thar Pills":
How State Contingent-Fee-Driven Lawsuits Against Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Undermine States' Health Care Policies
Author: Scott Smith
California Contingency Fee-Priceline Update
There’s been a very interesting development in Priceline.com v City of Anaheim, where the California Court of Appeal approved the City of Anaheim’s use of contingent fee counsel to pursue online travel companies for the City’s transient occupancy tax. Read More »
California's Continued Flirtation With Contingency Fee Counsel: Request for Depublication of Priceline Decision Filed
David Axelrad of Horvitz & Levy LLP today filed with the California Supreme Court a Request to Depublish the Priceline decision. Read More »
Is It Too Much Of A Nuisance For the Attorney General's Office To Do Its Job?
Ted Lieu, who’s angling for the job of California Attorney General, thinks plaintiffs’ lawyers should take over the role of the elected representatives and the appointed public servants who oversee the complex enforcement of statutory and regulatory rules affecting California consumers. Read More »
5th Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc In Climate Change/Public Nuisance Case
In a major disappointment for the plaintiffs’ bar, the 5th circuit court of appeals has granted a re hearing en banc in Comer v. Murphy Oil, et al.
The entire complement of the court’s judges granted rehearing to review an earlier decision by a three-judge panel that reversed the dismissal of Comer, a major climate change lawsuit arising from Hurricane Katrina. The court has not set a date for oral arguments. Read More »
Don’t Trespass On Me
The focus of this site is, of course, on nuisance law, including discussions about how an amorphous reading of its elements can lead to difficult procedural and substantive issues. Read More »
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