The Hayride

VENABLE AND EDDLEMON: Louisiana has a long way to go with tort reform

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week is observed during the first week of October in Louisiana and across the country. The goal of this awareness campaign is to shine a light on the injustices plaguing our ...

When Science Becomes a Litigation Strategy

The Tylenol multi-district litigation is not an outlier—rather, it’s an example of made-for-litigation science, seemingly ...

Op-Ed: Louisiana has a long way to go with tort reform

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week is observed during the first week of October in Louisiana and across the country. The goal of ...
The National Law Review

Circuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort Jurisdiction

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The Spokesman-Review

Tort claim targets City of Spokane, Catholic Charities over ‘nuisance’ transitional housing complexes

A downtown Spokane business owner has filed a tort claim against the City of Spokane and Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington over concerns raised about the residents of low-income housing and the ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Pritzker signs toxic-tort bill that biz groups fear will open door to more lawsuits

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation that business groups fear will make it easier to sue companies that do business in Illinois but aren’t based here. The bill passed late in the General Assembly’s ...
Idaho Statesman

$50M tort claim: Boy victim of ‘several’ sexual assaults in Boise school

The Boise School District faces a potential lawsuit after a student was allegedly sexually assaulted by classmates. Michael Lycklama Statesman file The mother of a student at a Boise elementary school ...
UVA Today

Bedtime stories of torts and contracts inspire law school path

One of Ashby Shores’ earliest memories was falling asleep to bedtime stories read by his father, a third-year law student at the time. These were no ordinary nighttime tales like “Goodnight Moon” or ...
KTBS

Gov. Landry signs tort reform bills into law

BATON ROUGE, La. - Governor Jeff Landry held a press conference Wednesday to detail the new laws on tort reform. It is the largest tort reform effort for the state of Louisiana. "Today, we’ve taken ...
The Greenville News

SC lawmakers, businesses celebrate passage, signing of tort reform, liquor liability bill

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed House Bill 3430, aiming to support restaurants and businesses by addressing liquor liability costs. The bill, effective January 1, requires businesses selling ...
The National Law Review

Georgia’s Tort Reform Legislation: Key Procedural Changes

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