Why should someone in Georgia be injured or die from a dangerous product already found defective? The house judiciary committee in Washington faces that question as they hold hearings on the "Sunshine in Litigation Act."
Do Courts seal too many documents? State and Federal Courts regularly allow documents to be sealed and injured parties silenced by confidentiality agreements when lawsuits are settled. A victim is in a weak bargaining position. A settlement may mean avoiding financial disaster following a life altering injury. Obviously, the manufacturer wants to keep the information from the public. Not a compelling argument for playing Russian roulette with the safety of the next victim of a defective product.
Our Atlanta injury law firm will monitor progress in these hearings and report on the results.
