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U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-By allowing a New Jersey woman to sue a company over the mercury poisoning she allegedly suffered from eating the company's canned albacore tuna, the U.S. Supreme Court may have opened a can of legal worms, one observer said.
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Norm Coleman (R) ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline)-Republican Norm Coleman on Monday filed court papers indicating that he is appealing his election loss to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A New Jersey woman can sue a tuna fish producer over the mercury poisoning she allegedly suffered from eating the company's canned albacore tuna, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday.
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U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether a city can use race as a hiring or promotional standard for its employees.
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Olson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A former U.S. solicitor general recently wrote that allowing state attorneys general to file lawsuits against national banks could result in "burdensome oversight" over their lending practices.
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Al Franken (D) ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline)-It is unlikely that the Minnesota Supreme Court has heard the last argument in the protracted election lawsuit between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken who are vying for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Terry Goddard (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)- Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer has put the state's Democratic attorney general on notice: Don't overstep your legal boundaries.
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U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court says it will hear a case involving a dispute over $10.5 million awarded to plaintiffs' attorneys who litigated a class action over foster care deficiencies.
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James Copland WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal of a $79.5 million punitive damages award against tobacco company Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA unit could signal an "uphill battle" for tort reform efforts, a leading expert said.
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Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Massey Energy may not file a supplemental brief detailing West Virginia Chief Justice Brent Benjamin's voting record in its cases, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a state's appeal to reinstate its law blocking spammers from sending mass unsolicited e-mails to computer users.
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Sarah Palin (R) JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-Alaska Acting Attorney General Richard Svobodny has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision not to allow a streamlined appeal process for some wetlands decisions.
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J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline)-The Wisconsin attorney general said Wednesday he plans to appeal a court decision that state judges can be active in party politics.
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Stuart Ishimaru WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Discrimination claims filed last year with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rose to their highest level in the agency's history, officials said.
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U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear three cases against Dow Chemical Company over the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Two of the nation's leading legal observers on Monday called for a compensation program for patients injured by unknown side effects from federally-approved medications.
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U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Colorado in a dispute over expert witness fees related to a long-running water dispute.
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Mark Bennett WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal today by Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett, who wants the high court to overturn a recent state court decision that prevents Hawaii from selling or transferring 1.2 million acres of ceded lands.
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U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A unit of AT&T Corp. did not charge Internet service providers unreasonable rates for access to the company's network, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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Milgram TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear the appeal of a group of utilities upset with mercury emissions regulations pleased New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram.