Commonsense Prevails in New York, Governor Hochul Vetoes Liability-Expanding Bills
Following New York City’s designation as the #4 Judicial Hellhole in the recently released 2023-2024 report, New York Governor Kathy
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ATRA Urges SCOTUS to Consider Landmark Missouri Talcum Powder Case
Today, April 5, 2021, ATRA joined an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a petition for certiorari in a talcum powder case that initially resulted in an
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SCOTUS Asked to Review Landmark Missouri Talc Verdict
This week, Johnson & Johnson requested the U.S. Supreme Court review a landmark talcum powder case which resulted in the
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Openly Defies SCOTUS Precedent
Yesterday, October 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania openly defied the U.S. Supreme Court in Hammons v. Ethicon. This was the state high court’s first
Judicial HellholesMissouri, Oregon High Courts Clarify ‘Personal Jurisdiction,’ SCOTUS Poised to Hear Similar Cases
As both state and federal courts in recent years have created confusion by ruling differently on questions of personal jurisdiction (whether a state’s courts should have jurisdiction over cases involving various out-of-state elements), high courts in Missouri and Oregon last week hewed closer to longstanding tradition and appropriately ruled that claims alleging out-of-state injuries against out-of-state defendants doing little business there should be brought elsewhere
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