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Are Georgia’s tort reforms starting to pay off?

The Brunswick News 14 Jul 2026
... for lawsuit abuse and excessive tort costs — .
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Fonterra submission: Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill (Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited)

Public Technologies 14 Jul 2026
). Menu. Search. 01 Our Co-operative. Tō Tātou Ohu ... Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill ... As part of the parliamentary process, Fonterra has prepared a submission in support of the Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill.
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MARC HYDEN: As insurance rates fall, tort reform takes much-deserved victory lap

Walker & Catoosa County News 12 Jul 2026
Few of Gov ... A 2023 study even found that the broken tort system annually resulted in about 124,000 fewer jobs locally and it increased costs on each Georgian by about $1,200 ... the governor’s tort reforms won’t help Georgians ... ....
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Creating A Statutory Bar On Tort Liability For Emissions-Related Climate Change Effects

Scoop 03 Jul 2026
The bill seeks to confirm that the role of developing, setting, and implementing regulatory policy regarding greenhouse gas emissions sits with the Executive and the Legislature ....
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Statement From Mike Smith Following The First Reading Of Climate Change (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill

Scoop 02 Jul 2026
Giant corporations do not need more protection. The people of New Zealand do. This Government is not defending the public interest. It is defending powerful interests ....
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Clarifying Climate Change Tort Law

Scoop 02 Jul 2026
Our response to climate change is best managed by the Government at a national level and not through piece-meal litigation in the courts ....
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Bill banning climate tort cases like Mike Smith's passes first reading

RNZ 02 Jul 2026
Labour has announced it would repeal the legislation if it wins government ....
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The Supreme Court Takes on the Tort Tax

Newsweek 02 Jul 2026
That principle matters far beyond the courthouse, especially as the expansion of mass-tort litigation has exacerbated the affordability problems now confronting many American families.
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Mike Smith Files High Court Challenge Against Minister’s Move To Block Climate Tort Litigation

Scoop 29 Jun 2026
Climate change affects everything around us - the places we come from, the people we love, and the whenua we are responsible for protecting ....
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Report: Texas and Florida are leading in tort reform, Boom Belt success

Ashe Post & Times 28 Jun 2026
(The Center Square) – Texas and Florida are leading in tort reform, bringing more business and economic growth to southern Boom Belt states, the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute (TCCRI) and The James Madison Institute (JMI) argue ... .
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Cisco Systems: The Court Turns the Page on the Alien Tort Statute (Cato Institute)

Public Technologies 23 Jun 2026
[...]. This is an abstract of the document ... Attachments Original document Permalink. Disclaimer ... (noodl. 132646510) .
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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong

New York Times 23 Jun 2026
The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses ... .
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She spoke for Caldwell — and then resigned. Now she might sue the city

Idaho Statesman 18 Jun 2026
Char Jackson said she was targeted for her “unwavering support of Chief Rex Ingram’s successful initiatives to modernize” Caldwell police ... .
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Boise Airport building’s roof came off twice in a week, worker’s tort claim says

Idaho Statesman 17 Jun 2026
A spokesperson for the Boise Airport declined to comment. The worker’s claim says the roof hit his car ... .
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Ada County sheriff won’t pursue effort to take down mugshots from ‘Busted’ website

Idaho Statesman 17 Jun 2026
The “Boise Busted” company said it lost hundreds of thousands in ad revenue from copyright claims, and it could still sue over the claims ... .
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