Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Public Nuisance Expansion in Landmark Opioid Case
2019 Opioid Ruling Overturned
ATRA’s latest report on trial lawyer advertising demonstrates the need for state legislatures to prioritize liability protection.
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Explore ReportCoronavirus-related lawsuits driven by trial lawyers are already beginning. Healthcare workers, hospitals and manufacturers fighting today’s unknowns will face liability in the future as information is discovered. Congress and state legislatures can act now to protect them.
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View COVID-19 ResourcesTrial attorneys are using a centuries-old legal tool, public nuisance lawsuits, to blame industry for various societal ills ranging from coronavirus to climate change.
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2019 Opioid Ruling Overturned
ATRA President Tiger Joyce writes how companies that end arbitration face the risk of consumer class actions, in the face of plaintiffs firms ramping up mass arbitration proceedings.
We are saddened to hear of former Missouri state Senator Ed Emery’s untimely death. Senator Emery was not only a champion of tort reform, but a pillar in his community. […]
The New York trial bar may get yet another gift from the state lawmakers seemingly tied around their finger.
Lawsuit abuse across the U.S. results in more than $160 billion in excessive tort costs
Financial benefit of reforming Missouri’s tort system could support an additional 20k+ jobs & $3.38B in increased economic activity