Pennsylvania’s reputation as one of the worst judicial hellholes was further bolstered by a recent thermonuclear verdict handed down by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. In a case against Monsanto, the plaintiff was awarded an astounding $2.25 billion – the largest single-plaintiff Roundup® verdict to date. The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas was the focus of…
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Left-wing climate group ‘indoctrinates judges’ as lawsuits against fossil fuel companies are the rise
Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Take to the Airways and Social Media to Build Mass Litigation Suits
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a tactic employed by plaintiffs’ attorneys to increase the number of clients in various mass litigation suits: targeted campaigns featuring television commercials, social media ads and digital advertising seeking litigants in personal-injury and product-liability cases against corporations and the federal government. The WSJ article notes that these types of advertisements have increased…
Quiet Start to the Last Year of the 2023-24 Legislative Session
The New Year is off to a slow legislative start for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. This lack of activity is largely due to an extended session break by the state House of Representatives. Prior to the holiday break, House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, notified members that there would not be any voting days scheduled until the…