The protagonist of an award-winning documentary chronicling the plight of immigrants will miss the film’s viewing in Miami. Instead, Claudio Rojas is being detained in an immigration detention facility, facing deportation. Claudio Rojas was born in Argentina but has been living in the U.S. since 2000. His two sons are DACA recipients and his grandchild is an American citizen. Rojas has worked as a laborer and landscaper in Miami and is the main provider for his family. After being detained by ICE in 2012, Rojas was held at the Broward Transitional Center (BTC) for seven months. He had no criminal record at that time, and his attorney believed he was eligible for release under the Morton Memo, which calls on ICE to refrain from pursuing undocumented immigrants … [Read More...]
Insurers’ proposals for further reform to the PI sector
The Association of British Insurers’ website recently set out its top 10 insurance and savings priorities for the next parliamentary session. The most striking of these for personal injury lawyers is the proposal for “Modernising the civil justice system to get compensation to claimants rather than lawyers.” The ABI fleshes this out by suggesting increasing the small claims track limit for PI claims, considering a reduction in the current 3-year limitation period and using fixed legal fees to address the rise in industrial deafness claims and ensuring people suffering from asbestos related conditions get compensation quicker. Another of the ABI proposals which would also affect the PI sector is a proposal for “Cracking down on the behaviour of Claims Management Companies” by requiring them to… [Read More...]