Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emeritus Law Prof. I write about Legal Ethics & legal controversies Apr 14, 2020, 01:48pm EDT Apr 20, 2020, 11:08am EDT This ...

If significant tort reform becomes reality, litigation and trial skills, not just case volume, will become the currency of survival. The failure of SB 30 and, to a lesser extent SB 39, in 2025 has ...

A Chapter 11 proceeding can allow a company facing mass tort liability to resolve claims efficiently and comprehensively, but it involves unique considerations and challenges. Chapter 11 allows for ...

Big business and insurers’ claims do not hold up under scrutiny. Tort reform will not lower insurance premiums. It will not improve healthcare access, and it will not create a fairer legal system.

Back in 1996, the Louisiana Legislature passed one of the nation’s most aggressive tort reform acts to fulfill a campaign promise of then-newly elected Gov. Mike Foster to improve Louisiana’s business ...

For companies operating nationwide, rules governing where they can be sued are consequential — especially in high-exposure toxic tort litigation. Toxic tort cases often involve claims over exposure to ...

A coalition of Indiana business groups are joining forces with lobbying firm the Corydon Group to create a nonprofit focused on business-friendly civil and tort law reforms. The new group is called ...

Tort reform is once again at the forefront in Louisiana, where lawmakers are fast-tracking a series of bills they say could rein in high insurance costs — but critics remain skeptical that the changes ...

Some Wisconsin voters are too young to remember when the Badger State was known as a judicial sink hole, but they may get a chance to experience it if progressives keep control of the state Supreme ...