As counsel from both sides of the aisle look to diversify practice areas in an ever-competitive landscape, the realm of "mass tort" has an appealing ring to it for those who have never practiced in it ...

Tort lawsuits filed in federal courts increased slightly in the second quarter of 2020, with most of the 173 cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic alleging negligence against cruise lines, according ...

Although mass tort litigation has been around for some time, it was not until the 1980’s that most of became familiar with the term. This is mostly due to the high visibility of the large mass Agent ...

The following information was released by the Insurance Information Institute: An analysis published today by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) revealed an estimated $42.8 billion in ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued an insurance ruling with major implications for attorneys handling mass tort cases. The primary insurers that covered Cargill during the 50-year period over ...

On October 16, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit filed by residents along the Mississippi Gulf coast against several corporations in the energy, fossil fuels, and chemicals ...

Allentown, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2023) - Fake leads in mass torts cases pose a significant threat to the integrity of the legal system and can cause severe harm to innocent ...

This is one of a set of posts serializing my law review article on this subject; please see the article for footnotes and for more details.] As I noted at the end of the previous post, the benefits of ...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An analysis published today by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) revealed an estimated $42.8 billion in excess litigation value from motor vehicle tort ...