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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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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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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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Huge Asbestos Verdict Vacated After Judge Recusal

By Sean Wajert on January 9, 2012
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

A Mississippi state court late last month vacated the huge $322 million jury verdict in an asbestos case against Union Carbide Corp. See Union Carbide…
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Alleged Chemical Release Did Not “Speak for Itself”

By Sean Wajert on November 18, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Contractors working at a refinery who were allegedly exposed to chemical fumes cannot rely on the venerable res ipsa loquitur theory because their cla…
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MDL Court Rules on Availability of Punitive Damages in Gulf Oil Spill Litigation

By Sean Wajert on September 6, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

The MDL court overseeing the claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has ruled that plaintiffs can seek punitive damages against alleged…
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Tort Reform Advances In Tennessee

By Sean Wajert on June 27, 2011
Posted in Articles

Readers know that tort reform is an important issue we have posted on before, at the federal and state level. Latest update: Tennessee recently enacte…
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District Court Upholds Punitives in Surprising Decision

By Sean Wajert on March 10, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

In a surprising and somewhat questionable decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio recently upheld a jury verdict awarding …
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Wisconsin Enacts Tort Reform

By Sean Wajert on February 15, 2011
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

A Superbowl win. An upset of the previously undefeated No. 1 college basketball team. Wisconsin is on a roll. But of greatest interest to our readers …
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Supreme Court Passes On Chance to Clarify Punitive Damages Issue

By Sean Wajert on June 29, 2010
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

We posted before about an important punitive damages issue, hoping the Supreme Court would take a look. However, last week the Court declined to revie…
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