InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Ghors, PA tort reform is several years off...

according to the following excerpt from an American Tort Reform Association report:

Pennsylvania

On June 10, 2003, a constitutional amendment, H.B. 1326, that would enable the General Assembly to cap non-economic damages, passed the House by a vote of 119-76. If approved by the Senate, the measure would have to be voted upon and passed again next year by the General Assembly as the Pennsylvania Constitution specifies that a constitutional amendment must be
passed by the General Assembly in two consecutive sessions before it can go before the voters on a statewide ballot. If the Senate passes H.B. 1326 this year, and if the bill again passes the General Assembly in 2004, the measure would be placed on a statewide ballot in May 2005.

http://www.asme.org/cpa/Appendices/Congress%202003%20AppX%20ATRAreport.pdf

If IDCC can wrap this up before May 2005, it would seem that an award of substantial damages against Federal is still possible.

Thanks for your excellent analysis of IDCC's complaint.

texb