With the Republicans in control of the House, many were wondering about the prospects for tort reform at the federal level. Indeed, President Barack O
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New Report on Asbestos and Silica Litigation in Texas
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The Texas Civil Justice League has released a new report, “A Texas Success Story: Asbestos and Silica Lawsuit Reform.” Established in 1986, …
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Wisconsin Enacts Tort Reform
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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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Think-Tank Report on Environmental Litigation Worth A Look
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A new think-tank report discusses the evolution in environmental and toxic tort litigation. The Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy publishes …
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Tort Liability Annual Report Released by Think Tanks
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The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in San Francisco, and the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, a public policy and econom…
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Chamber Releases State Liability Systems Ranking Study
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The Institute for Legal Reform of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released its 2010 State Liability Systems Ranking Study. The study was conducted fo…
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American Tort Reform Association Releases Annual Analysis of Toughest Jurisidictions
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The year end brings all manner of lists. The latest ranking of America’s “most unfair jurisdictions” in which to be sued has been revealed i…
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State Supreme Court Postpones Third Restatement Issue
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed field and recently dismissed the appeal of a closely watched failure-to-warn case alleging harmful asbestos ex…
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Recent Paper: Does Tort Law Deter Innovation?
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At MassTortDefense, we from time to time point out an interesting academic take on the issues we deal with in the litigation trenches. Readers may wan…
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U.S. Tort Costs Rise: No Surprise
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The global consultants Towers Perrin have released their 2008 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends. This represents the 12th study of U.S. tort costs publi…
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