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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

While it was designed to improve access to justice for low-income people with legal problems, it seems to have increased access to justice for car accident or tort victims. It’s been five years since Arizona started its ABS program. Or you can connect with him on Twitter ( @stevenchung ) and connect with him on LinkedIn.

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US Supreme Court allows Medicaid programs to seek reimbursement from tort settlement payments

JURIST

JUNE 6, 2022

The Supreme Court sided with Florida’s Medicaid program by ruling that Medicaid programs can seek tort settlement payment reimbursement for an individual’s future medical care, not just past care. .” Medicaid still pays for Gallardo’s medical expenses because she is permanently disabled.

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No tort liability in family business conflict.

Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In a case about the demise of a family business, the Court of Appeals reversed trial court rulings for the plaintiff on tort claims of intentional interference with business relationships and conversion. In Grubb v. Grubb , No. E2023-01358-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. On appeal, the verdict for the plaintiff was reversed.

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Fentress County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Fentress County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against Nestlé, Cargill

JURIST

JUNE 20, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that allowed several individuals to sue food corporations Nestlé USA and Cargill over child slavery claims, limiting corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. The unnamed plaintiffs brought their cases forward under the Alien Tort Statute. In Jesner v.

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“Guido Calabresi Lauded at His Final Torts Class”

HowAppealing

MAY 27, 2021

“Guido Calabresi Lauded at His Final Torts Class”: Yale Law School has published this report.

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“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?”

HowAppealing

JUNE 3, 2024

“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?” The post “Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?” ” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“California’s Negligence Tort Empowers Juries, Hurts Innovation”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“California’s Negligence Tort Empowers Juries, Hurts Innovation”: Law professor George Priest has this essay online at Bloomberg Law. The post “California’s Negligence Tort Empowers Juries, Hurts Innovation” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Houston County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

JANUARY 2, 2025

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Houston County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Trousdale County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Trousdale County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Wayne County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Wayne County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“Mass Tort Lawyers Trapped in Cycle of Debt as Cases Drag On; Mass tort firms refinance loans as they await settlements; Funders see ‘fallow period’ in big-ticket lawsuit pipeline”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“Mass Tort Lawyers Trapped in Cycle of Debt as Cases Drag On; Mass tort firms refinance loans as they await settlements; Funders see ‘fallow period’ in big-ticket lawsuit pipeline”: Emily R. Siegel of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Crockett County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Crockett County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Sequatchie County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Sequatchie County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“US Supreme Court’s Purdue decision narrows options for mass torts defendants”

HowAppealing

JUNE 28, 2024

“US Supreme Court’s Purdue decision narrows options for mass torts defendants”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

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Wisconsin’s AG Is Launching A Huge Toxic Tort Suit

Above The Law

JULY 22, 2022

The post Wisconsin’s AG Is Launching A Huge Toxic Tort Suit appeared first on Above the Law. Has anyone else noticed that their cheese is VERY water resistant?

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Hancock County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

JANUARY 16, 2025

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Hancock County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Lake County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

JANUARY 14, 2025

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Lake County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Decatur County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Decatur County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Grundy County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Grundy County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“J&J’s New Talc Tort Trial; Johnson & Johnson tries again to settle with the plaintiffs bar over mass lawsuit claims”

HowAppealing

MARCH 2, 2025

“J&Js New Talc Tort Trial; Johnson & Johnson tries again to settle with the plaintiffs bar over mass lawsuit claims”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Jackson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Jackson County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Johnson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Johnson County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“Clarence Thomas has a beef with bellwether trials in mass tort cases”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Clarence Thomas has a beef with bellwether trials in mass tort cases”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. The post “Clarence Thomas has a beef with bellwether trials in mass tort cases” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Clay County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

JANUARY 9, 2025

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Clay County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about an appeal that I will be arguing on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants before a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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“Surprise! U.S. Chamber backs 3M, argues bankruptcy is fix for mass tort ills.”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Chamber backs 3M, argues bankruptcy is fix for mass tort ills.” Chamber backs 3M, argues bankruptcy is fix for mass tort ills.” ” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case’ from Reuters has this post about an amicus brief filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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Florida Governor Signs Tort Reform Bill Into Law

Law 360

MARCH 24, 2023

Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law a sweeping tort reform bill that he said will decrease frivolous lawsuits, change the state from a "judicial hellhole," and attract more investment in the state. Florida Gov.

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“Philly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy. ‘Whenever there is a result holding accountable a corporate wrongdoer, that jurisdiction becomes a hellhole,’ Thomas Kline said of the report by the American Tort Reform Foundation.”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Supreme Court are top judicial hellholes, a tort reform group says. ‘Whenever there is a result holding accountable a corporate wrongdoer, that jurisdiction becomes a hellhole,’ Thomas Kline said of the report by the American Tort Reform Foundation.” “Philly and the Pa. Trial attorneys arent happy.

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“In its new ‘Hellholes’ report, tort reform group says forum shopping is real”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“In its new ‘Hellholes’ report, tort reform group says forum shopping is real”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post , which mentions a decision the Pa. Supreme Court issued on the day before Thanksgiving in a case in which I serve as appellate counsel for plaintiffs.

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Benton County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Benton County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Justices debate state’s right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Among other things, Florida’s heavy reliance on the unadorned reference to “medical expenses” implies that the state can take a tort settlement directed at medical expenses, not only if they are future medical expenses that the state has not yet paid (and might never pay), but even if they are medical expenses not covered by Medicaid.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on federal Medicaid Act

JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

Marstiller on whether the “federal Medicaid Act provides for a state Medicaid program to recover reimbursement for Medicaid’s payment of a beneficiary’s past medical expenses by taking funds from the portion of the beneficiary’s tort recovery that compensates for future medical expenses.”

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Shelby County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

MARCH 7, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Shelby County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“Is 3M earplug bankruptcy the beginning of the end of mass tort MDLs?”

HowAppealing

JULY 28, 2022

“Is 3M earplug bankruptcy the beginning of the end of mass tort MDLs?” ” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

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Meigs County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Meigs County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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Will Smith Writes Every ‘Cool’ Tort Professor’s Final Exam Question At The Oscars

Above The Law

MARCH 28, 2022

The post Will Smith Writes Every ‘Cool’ Tort Professor’s Final Exam Question At The Oscars appeared first on Above the Law. I betchu Chris Rock won't do it again.

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Justices validate states’ right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 6, 2022

The post Justices validate states’ right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Share The Supreme Court on Monday resolved a narrow question of statutory interpretation under the Medicaid Act and expanded the ability of states to recoup health care costs from accident victims.

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Mexico sues US gun manufacturers in federal court over claims of fueling violence

JURIST

AUGUST 5, 2021

The government of Mexico filed a complaint on Wednesday against eight gun manufacturers, holding companies and distributors, alleging tort claims based on a “deadly flood of military-style and other particularly lethal guns” across the border from the US into Mexico.

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Pickett County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Day on Torts

JANUARY 28, 2025

The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Pickett County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee.

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“Justice Thomas lambasts writ denial of paralyzed Air National Guard member’s tort claims; The George H.W. Bush appointee said service members should be afforded the same chance at relief for government negligence as civilians”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Justice Thomas lambasts writ denial of paralyzed Air National Guard members tort claims; The George H.W. Bush appointee said service members should be afforded the same chance at relief for government negligence as civilians”: Joe Dodson of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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Trying To Find Love In Between IP And Torts? This T14 Law School Has You Covered

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The post Trying To Find Love In Between IP And Torts? We all know Ohio is for lovers, but Massachusetts wants in on the action. This T14 Law School Has You Covered appeared first on Above the Law.

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This Syracuse Law Professor Should Have Brushed Up On His Tort Knowledge Before The Casino Run

Above The Law

MARCH 14, 2023

The post This Syracuse Law Professor Should Have Brushed Up On His Tort Knowledge Before The Casino Run appeared first on Above the Law. You can go to a fight. You can go to a casino. Don't start fighting at the casino.

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Supreme Court rules suit cannot proceed against plainclothes officers who mistakenly attacked Michigan man

JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Michigan college student is unable to proceed with a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against two federal officers who tackled him after mistaking him for a fugitive in 2014. He also sued the officers individually under a Bivens action, claiming four violations of his Fourth Amendment rights.

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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

US Supreme Court allows Medicaid programs to seek reimbursement from tort settlement payments

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No tort liability in family business conflict.

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Fentress County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against Nestlé, Cargill

“Guido Calabresi Lauded at His Final Torts Class”

“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?”

“California’s Negligence Tort Empowers Juries, Hurts Innovation”

Houston County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Trousdale County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Wayne County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“Mass Tort Lawyers Trapped in Cycle of Debt as Cases Drag On; Mass tort firms refinance loans as they await settlements; Funders see ‘fallow period’ in big-ticket lawsuit pipeline”

Crockett County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Sequatchie County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“US Supreme Court’s Purdue decision narrows options for mass torts defendants”

Wisconsin’s AG Is Launching A Huge Toxic Tort Suit

Hancock County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Lake County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Decatur County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Grundy County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“J&J’s New Talc Tort Trial; Johnson & Johnson tries again to settle with the plaintiffs bar over mass lawsuit claims”

Jackson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Johnson County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“Clarence Thomas has a beef with bellwether trials in mass tort cases”

Clay County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool”

“Surprise! U.S. Chamber backs 3M, argues bankruptcy is fix for mass tort ills.”

Florida Governor Signs Tort Reform Bill Into Law

“In its new ‘Hellholes’ report, tort reform group says forum shopping is real”

Benton County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Justices debate state’s right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on federal Medicaid Act

Shelby County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“Is 3M earplug bankruptcy the beginning of the end of mass tort MDLs?”

Meigs County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

Will Smith Writes Every ‘Cool’ Tort Professor’s Final Exam Question At The Oscars

Justices validate states’ right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers in federal court over claims of fueling violence

Pickett County Tort Case Statistics and Outcomes – July 1, 2017- June 30, 2023

“Justice Thomas lambasts writ denial of paralyzed Air National Guard member’s tort claims; The George H.W. Bush appointee said service members should be afforded the same chance at relief for government negligence as civilians”

Trying To Find Love In Between IP And Torts? This T14 Law School Has You Covered

This Syracuse Law Professor Should Have Brushed Up On His Tort Knowledge Before The Casino Run

Supreme Court rules suit cannot proceed against plainclothes officers who mistakenly attacked Michigan man

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