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Californians call for Prop. 65 reforms
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – As California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, learned more about Proposition 65 and its impact on small businesses, he heard several stories that struck him as clear abuses of the law. Restaurant and bar owners were … Read More »
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Californians call for Prop. 65 reforms
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – As California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, learned more about Proposition 65 and its impact on small businesses, he heard several stories that struck him as clear abuses of the law. Restaurant and bar owners were … Read More
In the Spotlight, Tort ReformCalifornia’s litigious legal climate threatens development, observer says
SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – When Kimberly Stone, president of the Civil Justice Association of California, describes her state’s deplorable legal climate, she points to private rights of action as a primary problem. Stone explains that California allows residents, whether or … Read More
Class Action, In the Spotlight, Tort ReformJPML Chair: Multi-district judges becoming more efficient
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – As chairman of the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), Judge John Heyburn leads six other federal judges in determining whether individual cases involving similar issues should be centralized in one federal court for … Read More
In the SpotlightRobreno: Trials at MDL court could further streamline case resolution
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – When U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno was appointed to handle the Asbestos Products Liability Litigation in October 2008, he was startled by the magnitude of the case. He discovered that at the time, it was … Read More
In the SpotlightHerndon: Parties want litigation resolved at MDL stage
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – For Chief Judge David R. Herndon, nothing is ever set in stone, especially in multidistrict litigation. He refers to the Yasmin and Yaz Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, a MDL he … Read More
In the SpotlightScholars say MDL filings increase, compete with class actions
BERKELEY, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Andrew Bradt sees multidistrict litigation as the wave of the future. The UC Berkeley School of Law professor and civil procedure scholar contends that mass tort litigation isn’t going anywhere. As class actions become more … Read More
In the SpotlightSupporters push Keystone XL Pipeline forward
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Like greenhouse gas emissions and hydraulic fracturing, the Keystone XL Pipeline stands to become a hotly contested environmental and energy policy issue under President Barack Obama’s second term. In an interesting twist, many Republicans and Democrats … Read More
In the Spotlight, NewsFeds, states explore fracking regulation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — As the debate over hydraulic fracturing becomes a central energy policy issue, a key question emerges for the Obama administration and the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator: what do they plan to do about it? Steve … Read More
Global Warming, In the Spotlight, Issues, NewsEnergy experts expect showdown over greenhouse gases
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama pledged to continue fighting a problem that caused significant controversy during his first term – climate change. He contended that the country doubled the distance its … Read More
Federal Government, Global Warming, In the SpotlightCritics predict new administrator, same EPA
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – When asked who he’d like to see as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange facetiously suggests his Republican colleagues and fellow attorneys general Greg Abbott from Texas or … Read More
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