The key to understanding whether Georgia’s recent tort reform law will push tort cases to federal court is to look at which, if any, of its provisions may be avoided by filing in federal court.

"The question before the Supreme Court is whether the Federal Tort Claims Act should similarly apply to federal government contractors," said Lisa Himes.

May 14 (Reuters) - A bankrupt Texas law firm facing allegations it filed lawsuits on behalf of people it did not represent can sell off thousands of mass tort cases as part of a settlement it struck ...

An authoritative voice with an alarming tone of concern emanates from your television screen, asking, “Did you use (brand name product or drug)?” The ads are inescapable and frequent. With just under ...

MALVERN, PA — The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) released a new analysis estimating that motor vehicle tort cases filed between 2014 and 2023 generated $42.8 billion in excess litigation ...

On Friday, Aug. 15, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 328 (“SB 328”), which permits toxic tort lawsuits against companies that operate in Illinois even in situations where the ...

Tort of malicious prosecution questioned in cases Attorney Grasford W. Smith says the Fourth DCA didn't make the subject of a tort for malicious prosecution any clearer last month by finding that the ...