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Trial Lawyers Fight Anti-Consumer Lobbies on Tort Reform

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 11/19/2012

The American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) has launched a new campaign to educate consumers about their rights to bring civil suits to redress wrongs including medical...more

ALEC Puts the Screws to Asbestos Victims

by Lawyers.com on 5/24/2012

Craig Grigonis, a third generation insulation installer in Michigan, watched his father die in 1987 of mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer with one known cause: exposure to asbestos. Before he died, his father James,...more

ALEC-Inspired Bills Could Bar Defective Drug Lawsuits

by Lawyers.com on 5/16/2012

Every year, thousands of Americans are sickened or killed by bad prescription drugs, but a battle is brewing in several states that could take away the ability of consumers to sue drug makers based on model bills by the...more

Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down “Tort Reform” Law

by Lawyers.com on 1/30/2012

The Arkansas Supreme Court put the state’s legislature in its place with its decision in a recent medical malpractice case. On Jan 19, the state’s highest court struck down provisions of the controversial 2003 Civil Justice...more

How Your Elected Legislators Have Chiseled Away Your Legal Rights

by Lawyers.com on 11/21/2011

Part one of a three-part series. There is a battle being fought at the highest levels of government over your right to file a medical malpractice or defective drug lawsuit. On the one hand are pro-business groups that...more

Tort Reform Advances In Tennessee

by Dechert LLP on 6/29/2011

Readers know that tort reform is an important issue we have posted on before, at the federal and state level. Latest update: Tennessee recently enacted reform legislation that will, among other things, limit the amount of...more

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