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Is the Bell Tolling For Philip Morris? $300M Verdict for One Former Smoker
Posted on November 20, 2009Shipment of asbestos fibers through Maryland not sufficient for jurisdiction
Posted on November 19, 2009The Litigation Industry - 1 Lung Cancer and 17 Mesothelioma Lawsuits - A Week's Worth of Madison County New Asbestos Case Filings
Posted on November 19, 2009"Secret Details of Litigation Financing Deal Emerge in Breach of Contract Case"
Posted on November 10, 2009The Franken anti-arbitration amendment (and why the Obama Defense Department opposed it)
Posted on October 21, 2009"New Connecticut Law Tries to Trip Up 'Runners' and the Lawyers Who Hire Them"
Posted on October 17, 2009Golfers Struck by Ball From Playing Partners Usually Barred by Assumption of Risk - Not in this Pennsylania Case
Posted on August 24, 2009Wrongful Death Lawsuit Pain and Suffering Damages: Not in New York Unless the Decedent Aware of Pain and Consciously Experienced Suffering
Posted on August 21, 2009Med Mal Closing Argument "Channels" Decedent, Sickens Juror and Causes Appeals Court to Order Retrial after Defense Verdict
Posted on August 20, 2009Time to Sue Extended by U.S. Court of Appeals for Murder Convict Claiming Medical Indifference of Prison Doctors
Posted on August 19, 2009Class Action Lawsuit and Proposed Legislation Focus on Airline Tarmac Delays
Posted on August 17, 2009TVA appeals N.C. public nuisance suit; a sweet gig for the state's attorneys
Posted on July 29, 2009Securities: "Lawsuits May Be Down, But the Plaintiffs' Lawyers Haven't Gone Away"
Posted on July 28, 2009New featured column: "Taking stock: a quarter-century of product liability defense"
Posted on July 23, 2009New podcast: John Hasnas, "Trapped: When Acting Ethically Is Against the Law"
Posted on July 07, 2009F. Vincent Vernuccio, "A Primer on the Employee Free Choice Act's Arbitration Provision"
Posted on July 06, 2009From Linda Gorman, Independence Institute: more on those IOM medical-error numbers
Posted on June 17, 2009"As a policy matter we think that defibrillators are a product as to which preemption is peculiarly appropriate"
Posted on May 30, 2009Executive and legislative branches in liberal hands, judiciary in conservative
Posted on May 12, 2009Prominent Arkansas Plaintiffs' Lawyer "Misplaces" $9 Million in Clients' Funds
Posted on May 08, 2009"The core clients keep the lights on, but the contingency fees provide a turbocharge to our revenues"
Posted on May 06, 2009California: plaintiff's lawyers spent $4 million+ in '07-'08 election cycle
Posted on April 29, 2009"Due Process Forgotten: The Problem of Statutory Damages and Class Actions"
Posted on April 26, 2009"Is it a productive use of product liability law to require warning about mercury in tuna?"
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If the officer was looking over the fence in the line of duty (checking on the n...
I am currently behind on my car loan. I had fallen on hard times and am trying to get back on my feet; I have every intention on making my payments on time. My car loan co. call me every day 10-15 calls/day, every 30-40m
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