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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 37 - March 2024

Senate committee meetings continue under the Gold Dome as this report is published on Wednesday. With the Senate’s requirement that bills pass out of committee before the chamber convenes for Legislative Day 38, legislators...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 13 - February 2024

This year’s edition of tort reform arrived under the Georgia Gold Dome on Wednesday, bringing plaintiffs’ lawyers and civil defense attorneys to the battle lines while onlookers quietly asked Siri, “what is tort reform?” The...more

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Ohio Supreme Court Finds Portion of 2005 Ohio Tort Reform Legislation Unconstitutional as Applied to Permanent and Severe...

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Almost 20 years ago, in 2005, the Ohio General Assembly passed tort reform legislation. Unlike previous attempts at tort reform in Ohio, this one survived constitutional challenge. Among other things, the legislation capped...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report: An Overview of the 2020 West Virginia Legislature

The West Virginia Legislature commences its 60-day regular session on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. This is an election year, which means that of the 134 members of the Legislature (100 Delegates and 34 Senators), 117 of these...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Update on the West Virginia Legislature - The Final Week, Issue 9

We are entering the final week of the 60-day legislative session, which concludes at midnight on March 9. This past Wednesday, we marked crossover day, the last day for bills to advance out of their house of origin if...more

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