Corporate associations complain that tort attorneys routinely take advantage of potential plaintiffs, in conjunction with medical professionals willing to lend support to their questionable claims. Companies often find themselves spending their hard-earned money defending against baseless claims brought by such shady lawyers and supportive doctors.
There have been some recent changes in tort law that require any new asbestos claims to be heard by a specific judge in each state, and so many personal injury lawyers have used this to show that there is no further need for action by state legislatures. However, some trial attorneys have been able to find a forum for a new class of cases which focus on injury claims related to silica.
