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Florida Governor Signs Tort Reform Bill Into Law

Law 360

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

HowAppealing

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

JURIST

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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Florida Legislature Passes Tort Reform Measure

Law 360

The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping tort reform bill that changes the comparative negligence standards for jury verdicts, cuts the statute of limitations for injury cases in half, and eliminates one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all lines of insurance, sending the bill to Gov.

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Gender-Affirming Care Creates Tort Liability

Day on Torts

My newest article, “ Gender-Affirming Care Creates Tort Liability ,” as published in the Tennessee Bar Journal.

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J&J Ch. 11 Dismissal Ignores Mass Tort Bankruptcy Principles

Law 360

The Third Circuit's recent dismissal of LTL Management's Chapter 11 petition due to insufficient financial distress — even as the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary defends thousands of tort claims — runs contrary to decades of precedent in mass tort bankruptcies, says Douglas Smith at Aurelius Law.

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Stats on Davidson County, Tennessee Tort Trials and Verdicts

Day on Torts

Information is now available on the number of tort trials and jury verdicts in Davidson County, Tennessee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. There were 1883 tort cases filed in Davidson County (not including health care liability act cases) and 41 tort trials.

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