By Curt Schroder via PennLive Remember when President Bill Clinton declared: “The era of big government is over!”? Well, a recent article in the Wall Street Journal declaring “The Era of Tort Lawsuits Is Waning”caused quite a splash earlier this summer. However, like President Clinton’s declaration, this one does not stand up to closer scrutiny…
Harkening back to the 1990s when states sued the big tobacco companies to offset medical expenses incurred treating tobacco related illnesses, two legislative resolutions are currently in play urging the governor and Attorney General to sue pharmaceutical companies over opioid addiction. HR 363 and a yet to be introduced companion resolution in the Senate have…
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A 2014 bankruptcy case, In re Garlock Sealing Technologies, revealed the dark underside of asbestos litigation. The judge in Garlock found that plaintiff’s attorneys engage in a systemic manipulation of asbestos exposure evidence. Asbestos injury cases proceed on two tracks. On one track cases are filed in court against solvent defendants who often have little…
A staple of recent annual legislative sessions has been the introduction of a state equivalent to the federal False Claims Act (FCA), and one Pennsylvania lawmaker has said he plans to soon bring such a bill back to the floor for consideration. But opinions remain divided on how that legislation will benefit the state. Democratic…
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