Federal Judge Finds Pa. Consent-By-Registration Law Constitutional

(March 3, 2020, 1:43 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s consent-by-registration statute is constitutional and applies at the time of the filing of an asbestos suit, a federal judge in Pennsylvania said Feb. 27 (In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, Robert J. Kraus, et al. v. Alcatel-Lucent, et al., No. 18-2119, E.D. Pa., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34146)....