Comments Sought on Order Deferring Punitives in Mass Torts

Further changes are being made for mass torts cases in Philadelphia.

Torts: Judge OKs Battery Claim Against Hospital Absent Expert Report

A battery claim against a Pennsylvania hospital may proceed, a Lawrence County judge has decided, ruling that the hospital lacked consent to continue administering a test after the patient asked doctors to stop because she was in excruciating pain.

Torts: Judge Combines FELA Lawsuits of Eight Railroad Workers

A Lackawanna County judge has consolidated the cases of eight railroad workers suing the same employer under the same federal law for negligent exposure to coal dust and diesel fumes.

Comments Sought on Order Deferring Punitives in Mass Torts

Further changes are being made for mass torts cases in Philadelphia.