American Tort Reform Association
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Law firm taking advantage of 'friendly' courts for talcum powder trial, tort reform group says
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court has denied requests by Johnson & Johnson to delay trials over its talcum powder products, a victory for Alabama law firm Beasley Allen, which filed the lawsuit. -
St. Louis named to top spot in tort reform group's Judicial Hellholes report
ST. LOUIS — Citing lax expert standards and huge payouts for plaintiffs, St. Louis has been named to the top spot in the annual Judicial Hellholes report released by the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF). -
Missouri trial lawyers respond to St. Louis' 'hellhole' designation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The president of Missouri's plaintiffs lawyer organization says an annual report that this year singled out St. Louis as the jurisdiction most in need of legal reform is designed to scare state lawmakers.