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New Article on Lawyer Behavior in Mass Torts

By Sean Wajert on September 3, 2013
Posted in Articles

For our readers interested in ethical issues in mass torts, a note that Professor Richard Zitrin from UC Hastings has written an article, “Regula…
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Upcoming Mass Tort Seminar

By Sean Wajert on March 28, 2013
Posted in Articles

Readers may be interested in the upcoming “2nd Annual Mass Torts Forum: A Roundtable for Judges and Lawyers.” Co-hosted by the Temple Univer…
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Update on Mass Tort Rules in Busy Court

By Sean Wajert on February 13, 2013
Posted in Articles

We posted before about potentially important changes in the administrative rules for Philadelphia’s busy mass tort system. General Court Regulation No…
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ATRA Releases “Judicial Hellholes” Report

By Sean Wajert on December 28, 2012
Posted in Articles

The American Tort Reform Association has released its latest edition of the Judicial Hellholes report. Of particular interest, ATRA ultimately chose t…
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Busy Mass Tort Court Revises Punitive Damages Rule

By Sean Wajert on June 27, 2012
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, a busy mass tort jurisdiction, to say the least, has continued to tinker with its mass tort general rules, las…
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Mass Tort Seminar Held in Philadelphia

By Sean Wajert on June 6, 2012
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

Earlier this week I attended the Mass Tort Litigation Conference in my home base of Philadelphia; this is the annual conference chaired by former Judg…
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Busy Mass Tort Court Revamps Procedures

By Sean Wajert on February 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device, Toxic Tort

Our readers recognize that Philadelphia (home base for MassTortDefense) is a hot-bed of mass tort activity, administering those cases through a Comple…
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Upcoming Mass Tort Seminar

By Sean Wajert on January 20, 2012
Posted in Articles

We wanted to alert readers to the HarrisMartin’s Mass Tort Litigation Conference, chaired by Judge Marina Corodemus (Ret.). It is set for June 4…
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Sad News About Mass Tort Scholar

By Sean Wajert on October 11, 2010
Posted in Articles

It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Prof. Richard A. Nagareda, an expert on aggregate litigation and author of numerous publication…
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Oil Spill MDL May Appoint Special Master

By Sean Wajert on October 4, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical

The judge overseeing the Gulf oil spill MDL has given notice of its intent to appoint Duke Law Professor Francis McGovern, as a special master to help…
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