The American Tort Reform Foundation recently published its report identifying the top “judicial Hellholes” for 2015-16. The top (or bottom?
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Appeals Court Upholds Successor Liability Reform
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A Pennsylvania appeals court issued has upheld an important statutory reform, a law limiting the liability of Pennsylvania-based businesses that have …
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Judicial Hellholes Report Released
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The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its annual Judicial Hellholes® report this week, naming courts in New York City, California, West Virgi…
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Maryland Retains Contributory Negligence
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In an interesting decision, the Maryland Court of Appeals decided to retain the traditional doctrine of contributory rather than comparative fault. Se…
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State Committee Misses Opportunity for Class Action Reform
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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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U.S. Chamber Describes Tort Reform Goals for 2012
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Here at MassTortDefense we try to keep at least one eye on important tort reform efforts, and how they may impact the litigation that we blog about. T…
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Bills Introduced to Halt New Federal Regulations
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We from time to time have called our readers attention to developments in the important field of tort reform. While often this takes the form of state…
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Tort Reform Advances In Tennessee
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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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Why We Can’t Sue Our Way to Prosperity
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The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing earlier this week on “Can We Sue Our Way to Prosperity?: Litigati…
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Tort Reform Battle in PA
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We have posted from time to time on the important issue of tort reform, and the need for it in many jurisdictions. Now in our home state, the Pennsylv…
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