Philadelphia's Lull in Mass Torts Continues (But Out-of-State Drug Plaintiffs Tick Up 5%)

The Legal Intelligencer (my journalism alma mater) reports on the continuing trend of the reduction in mass torts in the Philadelphia court system. Court leaders, however, have seen a 5% uptick in filings by out-of-state plaintiffs suing over the pharmaceutical drugs they took.

One attorney told The Legal that more vigorous regulation by the Obama administration may have led to fewer tort lawsuits. "Obama has been more proactive in putting out more label changes, warning physicians about the side effects of prescription drugs. That takes away a lot of the failure-to-warn claims," plaintiffs attorney Sol Weiss said.