News from April 2014
McCutcheon v. FEC won't have 'tremendous impact,' SMU professor says
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - A recent Supreme Court opinion abolishing aggregate political contribution limits will not have a "tremendous impact" on the Texas political landscape, says one political science professor.
Punitive damages reintroduced in NYC asbestos litigation
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - On Tuesday, New York Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler delivered an order reinstating claims for punitive damages in the New York City Asbestos Litigation.
Va. state senator to deliver keynote address at PRA annual conference
McLEAN, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association has announced Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds will deliver the keynote address at the organization's upcoming annual conference.
Honda agrees to settle class action, denies engine misfiring allegations
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Honda has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by consumers who claimed some of its vehicles excessively burned oil.
Universities fear being lumped in with 'patent trolls' by reform proposals
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Academic institutions are among those players often not addressed in the current patent reform debate. They don't have the financial resources that big businesses like Apple and IBM, two companies that are part of a coordinated lobbying campaign, do.
Judge warns asbestos defendants of filing baseless motions
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Several defendants in a Mississippi man's asbestos lawsuit were denied dismissal for filing "generic, baseless motions."
Retiring Congressman from Michigan endorses Mike Bishop to fill spot
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Monday morning, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan who recently announced his retirement, endorsed Mike Bishop, the former state Senate majority leader, to fill his spot in Congress.
Business-Industry PAC welcomes SCOTUS' recent campaign finance decision
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Business-Industry PAC is applauding the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to strike down overall campaign contribution limits, believing the opinion was the right decision for free enterprise and speech.
Senate panel to meet again to discuss patent reform measure
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Senate version of a patent reform bill will continue to be discussed at a committee meeting this week.
Long asbestos trial attributed to complexity, number of defendants
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A four-month long asbestos trial in the New York Supreme Court that ended in a $12.5 million plaintiff victory can be attributed to its complexity and vast number of defendants at the onset of trial, says one trial attorney.
Educational program executives sentenced for exposing high school students to asbestos
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Two former executives from a now-defunct nonprofit organization were sentenced to prison on Monday for exposing as many as 80 Merced County high school students to asbestos in an attempt to cut corners in asbestos removal.
Former FEC chairman joins Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A former Federal Ethics Commission chairman is bringing his political expertise to a Columbus law firm.
