The Connecticut high court stipulated common-law punitive damages are not available for breach of contract without a separate proven tort that provides an opportunity for punitive damages.

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Mass tort cases present unique challenges for both plaintiff’s and defense counsel. Unlike a class-action case, where a representative plaintiff stands in for the other members of the class ...

Florida Governer Ron Desantis announced last week that three major auto insurance companies are reducing rates in the state.  He said during a speech at Florida International University that GEICO ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has introduced a tort reform package aimed at changing how lawsuits are handled in the state. Kemp believes that excessive civil litigation is causing insurance premiums to ...

Brian Kemp is making tort reform a high priority. Even before the session began two weeks ago, Kemp issued a call for tort reform in a speech to newly elected and returning legislators in a ...

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The decision, which also endorsed 16 recommendations from a final report by the Santa Clara County Office of Correction and Law Enforcement ... to report quarterly on tort lawsuit settlements ...