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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Del. judge frustrated with docket, tees off on asbestos attorney
Crumplar
NEW CASTLE, Del. (Legal Newsline) – In slamming the actions of an asbestos attorney and imposing a $25,000 penalty on him, a Delaware judge said last week that lawsuits from out-of-state plaintiffs are clogging her court.
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Study: Tort costs go down, employment goes up
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The costs associated with the United States tort system are excessive compared to other countries Recognizing this, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform commissioned a study that examines the economic consequences in all 50 states … Read More
Hot Topics, News, Tort ReformThe science of asbestos: The arguments for juries
Shein
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – With so much at stake for businesses weighted down by litigation costs, can juries in asbestos cases be trusted to render fair and just verdicts?
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Judge calls letter to asbestos witnesses ‘improper’
Guerry
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos attorneys have agreed to be enjoined from undertaking “further improper communication” with potential witnesses, according to an order filed in a Tennessee circuit court.
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Miss. speaker candidate: Hood mishandling settlement funds
Gunn
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – One Mississippi lawmaker says Gov. Haley Barbour’s warning not to rely on recent legal settlements as a “windfall” for the state’s budget is another example of why the Legislature — not Attorney General Jim Hood — needs to do the appropriating.
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Miss. AG candidate: Video leak ’100 percent’ political slander
Hood
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) — Mississippi attorney general candidate Steve Simpson says incumbent Jim Hood used his office’s investigatory power to get a video of him helping a friend out of jail and then used it for his campaign. Read More
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