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American Law Institute symposium raises eyebrows
Eyebrows were raised and speculation prompted when the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute (ALI) announced that one of its symposia discussing the newly-adopted Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance would include a pair of judges in a federal courthouse. -
'That can't be right': Group defending disputed insurance law project gets judges involved
PHILADELPHIA – It's curious that a group of lawyers and scholars that traditionally sought to help judges by restating existing laws - but has since been accused of trying to create its own - is involving federal judges as it explains itself, attorneys feel. -
American Law Institute hits the road to explain controversial Restatement; It has been called 'litigation fuel'
PHILADELPHIA – After passing a controversial Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance at its annual convention last May, the American Law Institute is convening events across the country discussing the document in further detail. -
MORGAN LEWIS: Morgan Lewis Litigation Leader J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. Is Elected to American Law Institute
Morgan Lewis partner J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. has been elected to The American Law Institute, a leading independent organization that produces critical scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. -
A reputation is a terrible thing to waste
The American Law Institute is in danger of losing the influence its members have earned over the past century -
Judge rejects ALI's controversial Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance theory
TOPEKA, Kansas – A recent decision reached in a federal court pertaining to breach of contract and bad faith claims in a fatal auto accident case rejects a theory from the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance, and its recommendations for insurer liability for defense counsel conduct as “premature.” -
Ohio lawmakers send first-of-its-kind rejection to powerful legal group
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Through a bill signed into law by Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday, the State of Ohio has legislatively opposed the American Law Institute’s long-debated and recently-passed Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance wholesale, an unprecedented development in the 95-year history of the ALI. -
Criticism follows powerful legal group to next project - a 'troubling' take on consumer contracts
PHILADELPHIA – Fresh off a controversial eight-year project that was criticized even after its passage, an influential group that advises judges on the law is seemingly about to do it all again. -
Even after eight years, criticisms of American Law Institute's insurance project remain
WASHINGTON – Not everyone is as excited as those who drafted new guidance for judges about its passage. -
New guidance for judges handling insurance issues finally passes after resistance
WASHINGTON – New guidance for judges handling insurance issues finally passes after resistance -
Lawmakers group discusses controversial liability insurance restatement; Parts of project called 'litigation fuel'
MANASQUAN, N.J. – Mere weeks away from the American Law Institute’s Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., where the group’s proposed Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance will once again be up for approval, speakers invited by the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) voiced their thoughts on the proposal in a recent teleconference call. -
Florida tops tort reform group's list of ‘Judicial Hellholes,' while California No. 2
California, City of St. Louis Circuit Court, New York City’s asbestos court and Philadelphia round out the American Tort Reform Association’s top five this year. -
'Wacko': Insurance law project puts spotlight on American Law Institute's direction
PHILADELPHIA - The American Law Institute (ALI) is as powerful as any society with a membership of 3,000 of the nation’s leading lawyers could be. And since its founding in 1923, the Philadelphia-based group of judges and academic and practicing lawyers has been as obscure as a group with so much power would want to be. -
ALI's Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance the subject of strong debate at group's annual meeting
ALI's Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance the subject of strong debate at group's annual meeting -
Jury instructions on product liability unlikely to change; Issues probably to be decided in court
HARRISBURG – A subcommittee charged with developing jury instructions following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on product liability has no plans to change the language of its new instructions, for now. -
ALI restating liability insurance law, final product on schedule for May meeting
PHILADELPHIA – A reporter chosen by the American Law Institute to re-interpret liability insurance law says he was encouraged by feedback at a meeting earlier this month. -
ALI membership to convene in Philadelphia for conference on restatement of insurance liability law
On Thursday and Friday, Advisers and a Members Consultative Group from the American Law Institute (ALI) will be convening for a meeting regarding Restatement of the Law as it pertains to liability insurance. -
Law prof: Lawyers did good job with complaint against Whirpool, 3M
Plaintiffs lawyers have done their job in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Pittsburgh couple against Whirlpool and 3M Purification that alleges a defective refrigerator caused more than $129,617 in damages to their home, a Widener University law professor says. -
Saylor inducted chief justice of Pennsylvania Supreme Court
HARRISBURG - Thomas G. Saylor was inducted Tuesday as Pennsylvania’s 56th chief -
Supreme Court justice elected to American Law Institute
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd of Pittsburgh has been elected to the