It has allowed civil plaintiffs, representing families of the victims as well as organizations, including one representing Rome's Jews, a role in the case.

The revision would allow successful plaintiffs to keep enough of the award to pay their lawyers.

This kind of specialized lending can allow plaintiffs without a lot of capital to pursue complex malpractice claims or take on corporate defendants with deeper pockets.

A few federal courts have allowed plaintiffs who were denied housing because of their vouchers to assert these claims.

He has amended the Yeadon lawsuit however, adding a class action civil racketeering claim that allows plaintiffs four years to initiate legal action.

It would allow tobacco-liability plaintiffs to sue as a class of smokers who are both addicted and suffering from tobacco-related ailments.

This standard for causation has allowed plaintiffs to more easily prove the causation element.

To date, there are over 60 federal statutes that encourage private enforcement by allowing prevailing plaintiffs to collect attorney's fees.

State law allows plaintiffs suing one county to be heard in a neighboring county for that reason.

But more courts are now allowing plaintiffs to sue anyway.