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Defense lawyers: Federal PREP Act offers some protection against COVID injury lawsuits, but more legislation needed

By W.J. Kennedy | Monday, Nov 30, 2020 @ 7:01am

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Protection from liability claims is all but certain in the fight against COVID-19 for the vaccine manufacturers, distributors of the new drugs and pharmacists immunizing the public who follow government-mandated protocols, according to attorneys on a recent conference call sponsored by Lawyers for Civil Justice that discussed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Lindsey Graham says 'litigation abuse is real,' class action reform should be considered

By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Apr 3, 2019 @ 8:50am

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and receives backing from trial lawyers, said in a Tuesday hearing that lawsuit abuse “is real” and reform in the class action system should be explored.
Groups don't want Pa. Supreme Court to create Fair Share Act exception for asbestos lawsuits

By Nicholas Malfitano | Monday, Dec 10, 2018 @ 7:55am

HARRISBURG – Business and legal reform groups are calling on the state Supreme Court to uphold a specific application of a law that governs how defendants split the check when a plaintiff verdict comes in - opposing a so-called "carve-out" that would keep the law from applying to asbestos cases..