"The plaintiff's bar is very creative, and they also tend to push as much as they can. The defense bar [should] not take ...

Although mass tort litigation has been around for some time, it was not until the 1980’s that most of became familiar with the term. This is mostly due to the high visibility of the large mass Agent ...

Here is a look at what mass tort trials are on the calendar for next year in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Paraquat ...

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INTRODUCTIONTort law has traditionally been based on three main pillars: compensation, deterrence, and corrective justice.

The Obama Administration has been a faithful friend of the plaintiffs’ bar, particularly regarding federal preemption of State-law tort claim against product manufacturers. The Food and Drug ...

The Supreme Court has a steady diet of constitutional tort cases, in which plaintiffs seek money damages for public officials’ claimed violations of their constitutional rights. This Term is no ...

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