American Tort Reform Association
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Spalding basketball lawsuit an example of class-action abuse, tort reform group says
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)—A class-action lawsuit alleging the Spalding Neverflat basketball does not perform as advertised is cited by a civil justice reform organization as an example of the judicial abuse it is fighting to change. -
California lawmaker to testify before House subcommittee on bill seeking to curb ADA lawsuit abuse
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), who is sponsoring the ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act, is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice today on behalf of the bill he says will help stop plaintiffs’ lawyers from “trying to enrich themselves on the backs of the disabled.” -
With Silver convicted, some N.Y. Dems pushing asbestos transparency bill
The legislation, introduced by a group of Democrats last month, is more likely to pass now that former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver -- who was found guilty of corruption by a federal jury in November -- no longer is in power. Silver also worked at one of the most prominent asbestos law firms in the country, Weitz & Luxenberg PC. -
Tort reform bill, passed by U.S. House, unlikely to become law
The Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016, which passed the House along largely partisan lines in January, most likely will be blocked by the Senate. If it does pass, it almost certainly will be vetoed by President Barack Obama. -
Connecticut, New Jersey pass spam-text laws
This November, companies sending text messages to customers could face stricter penalties if they violate a New Jersey law combating text message spam. -
ATRA: Reasonable consumer test should work in Glade's favor in air freshener class action
A recently filed class action alleging Glade's air-freshening spray will come down to if a reasonable consumer would have believed the products would "eliminate" odors, a national legal reform group says. -
California tops list of ‘judicial hellholes’ by tort reform group
New York City’s asbestos court, Florida, Missouri and Illinois’ Madison County round out the American Tort Reform Association’s newest top five “most unfair.”