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Bills to Curb Frivolous Suits Introduced in Congress

By Sean Wajert on March 17, 2011
Posted in Articles

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

By Sean Wajert on February 17, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

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

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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Think-Tank Report on Environmental Litigation Worth A Look

By Sean Wajert on September 14, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

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

By Sean Wajert on June 17, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action

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

By Sean Wajert on April 1, 2010
Posted in Articles

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

By Sean Wajert on December 28, 2009
Posted in Articles

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

By Sean Wajert on June 30, 2009
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

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?

By Sean Wajert on December 10, 2008
Posted in Articles

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

By Sean Wajert on November 24, 2008
Posted in Articles

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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