One of the challenges of our system of federalism, and dual jurisdiction between state and federal courts, is the coordination of related cases pendin
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ALI Annual Meeting This Week
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Your humble blogger is a member of the American Law Institute, attending the annual ALI meeting in San Francisco this week. Readers likely know that A…
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Federal Inter-agency Task Force Releases Preliminary Test Results On Chinese Drywall
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The federal inter-agency task force investigating alleged problems with Chinese-made drywall released initial results of three studies last week, whic…
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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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Third Circuit Predicts Pennsylvania Would Adopt 3rd Restatement
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The Third Circuit has predicted that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would abandon Pennsylvania’s peculiar rule of strict liability and join seve…
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