Mass tort cases present unique challenges for both plaintiff’s and defense counsel. Unlike a class-action case, where a representative plaintiff stands in for the other members of the class ...

Lex Machina's first "Torts Litigation Report" found tort lawsuits increased slightly in the second quarter of 2020, with most of the 173 cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic alleging negligence ...

Mass tort cases can be complicated from the start. You need to make sure you have the right legal advice from a qualified attorney so you can protect your ability to get the compensation you deserve.

As unfortunate as mass disasters are, they are becoming Baltimore lawyer Read McCaffrey’s primary business. After an Amtrak passenger train collided with a string of Conrail locomotives in ...

The plan also covers those with ovarian cancer, most of whom would collect between $75,000 and $150,000 under the plan.

Plaintiffs making a toxic tort case can sometimes sue under strict liability rules. When strict liability applies, a defendant is held liable regardless of whether there was any negligence involved.

March 21, 2024 - It is not common for the United States Supreme Court to wade into the area of insurance contracts or the rights of insurers in mass tort cases. Nevertheless, an important ...

Tort law: Let us say a Canadian (Don) injures an Oklahoman (Paul) in Canada, ... So instead of just refusing to decide cases that are based on out-of-state events, ...

Texas law firm can sell off 6,000 tort cases in bankruptcy deal to repay funders. By Diana Novak Jones. May 14, 2025 11:55 PM UTC Updated May 14, 2025 A man takes out papers from ...

In response to John Stossel's opinion piece ("Small Victories for Tort Reform," April 4): Mr. Stossel argues that I am a "legal bully" for trying to protect my four-year-old from my neighbor's ...