In their 2022 legislative sessions, nine states enacted significant reforms to address excessive liability and litigation abuse.
< Back to 2022-2023 Executive Summary
In the Legislatures
Arizona prevented over-naming of defendants in asbestos Plaintiffs must provide the basis for each claim against each defendant and include supporting documents. (S.B. 1157)- Colorado clarified the state Supreme Court’s problematic 2021 decision in Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood involving landowner liability for injuries caused by a third-party’s criminal (S.B. 115)
- Florida addressed the state’s property insurance crisis, as explained in the Florida Legislature Watch List section. (B. 2-D Special Session)
- Georgia provided for apportionment of damages in single-defendant (H.B. 961)
- Kansas and Louisiana regulated misleading and deceptive trial lawyer (KS – S.B. 150; LA – S.B. 378 and S.B. 383)
- Arizona and Missouri instructed courts that they may not rely on secondary sources that conflict with state law in certain contexts. (AZ – B. 2272; MO – S.B. 775)
- Oklahoma increased transparency when the state’s attorney general hires outside (S.B. 984)
In addition, Idaho and Tennessee extended their previously enacted COVID-19 liability protections. (ID – H.B. 444; TN – H.B. 2671/S.B. 2448)
Latest News
Federal Judge Calls Out Beasley Allen’s “Poor Choices” in Talc Litigation
A federal judge called out some of the trial bar’s most blatantly unethical behavior last week by blocking Beasley Allen
Featured, Points of Light
Tech Verdicts Represent Latest Attempt to Regulate Industry through the Courts
The recent multi-million-dollar verdicts against major tech companies underscore the ongoing misuse of the court system to drive sweeping social and policy
Judicial Hellholes
Special Master Opens Door to Junk Science in Thousands of Talc Cases
This week, U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson advised the judge overseeing the talc multidistrict litigation (MDL) that plaintiffs’ proposed experts
Judicial Hellholes