Product liability House/Senate conference unlikely until next year, staffers indicate.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE NOT LIKELY UNTIL NEXT YEAR due to an impasse over differences between the House and Senate bills, according to Capitol Hill staffers. The Senate leadership is understood to be reluctant to move into conference because a conference bill would likely retain much of the character of the House's more rigorous version.