ATRA Urges DeSantis Veto of H.B. 6017 to Protect Florida’s Civil Justice Gains
Bill Would Expand Litigation, Risk Returning State to ‘Judicial Hellhole’
(Pa., filed May 15, 2019): Arguing that the lower court failed to respect the discretionary rule of judicial gatekeeping when it allowed “junk science” into court room. Also arguing that Pennsylvania law has always required evidence that a particular defendant’s product has caused a plaintiff’s particular injury, not that a category of products in the “aggregate” can cause a generalized category of disease.
On July 20, 2020, the court affirmed the lower court’s decision.
Bill Would Expand Litigation, Risk Returning State to ‘Judicial Hellhole’
State Risks ‘Lawsuit Inferno’ Status
ATRA Lauds New Laws Addressing Phantom Damages, Litigation Financing and More
Concerns Mount Over Outside Counsel Contracts and Litigation Agendas
The Hidden Tax Crushing Families and Businesses
Excessive Litigation Costs Residents $1,011 Annually and Jeopardizes 40,000 Jobs Each Year