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TSCA Reform Bill May Move Forward

By Sean Wajert on October 14, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical

The U.S. Senate appears to be moving closer to acting on a bill that would update the Toxic Substances Control Act. We have posted about this long eff…
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State Passes Mandatory Cy Pres Law

By Sean Wajert on March 11, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action

Oregon has enacted controversial legislation affecting damages in class actions in the state. House Bill 2700 was recently signed into law by Gov. Bro…
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Wisconsin Passes Asbestos Trust Reform

By Sean Wajert on March 21, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

We posted before about the legislative effort in Wisconsin to level the asbestos playing field with regard to claims against asbestos trusts and remai…
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House Committee Approves Asbestos Bill

By Sean Wajert on May 22, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

Quick note for our readers who follow asbestos mass tort issues: the House Judiciary Committee decided in a 17–14 party-line vote this week to r…
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Foreign Manufacturer Liability Act Unlikely to Pass Soon

By Sean Wajert on December 18, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

We have posted before about efforts to pass legislation that would impact the ability of U.S. consumers to sue foreign manufacturers. As the end of th…
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Industry Weighs in on “Safe Chemicals” Bill

By Sean Wajert on August 28, 2012
Posted in Articles, Chemical

A variety of companies and chemical industry trade groups weighed in last week on a bill to amend the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act. Severa…
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TSCA “Reform” Bill Moves To Senate Floor

By Sean Wajert on July 25, 2012
Posted in Articles, Chemical

Over the past several years, Congress has wrestled with chemical safety and possible ways to modernize TSCA. Chemical business leaders, public officia…
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House Passes FDA Reauthorization Bill

By Sean Wajert on June 4, 2012
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

The House of Representatives last week passed a bill (387 to 5 vote) that would reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration’s user fee programs and a…
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Tort Reform Continues in Arizona

By Sean Wajert on May 16, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

As always at MassTortDefense we are happy to note tort reform victories. Earlier this month Arizona Governor Brewer signed legislation limiting puniti…
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State Committee Misses Opportunity for Class Action Reform

By Sean Wajert on May 14, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action

Readers of MassTortDefense recognize that one of the most challenging jurisdictions for potential class actions defendants is California, given the su…
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