The Employer’s Legal Advisor

If It Can Be Filed, It Will Be Filed

I take no pleasure in saying this about my profession, but the fact is that attorneys often have a greater financial interest in the outcome of litigation than does the plaintiff. This was a breach of an attorney’s ethical duties in times past, but today such standards no longer exist. In fact, attorneys—sometimes often finance litigation out of their own pocket. It is no wonder, then, that employment litigation is one of the more fertile fields available to attorneys today. It is possible that with the advent of promised reforms affecting cases of medical malpractice, asbestos and silicosis claims, and the increased standards of proof product liability cases, those particular civil actions will diminish ...