July 2004 Archives

Four Insurers Agree to Pay $14 Million to Settle Lawsuit

By James R. Copland on July 30, 2004 8:02 PM
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Fen-Phen Trials Get Under Way in Philadelphia

By James R. Copland on July 30, 2004 8:00 PM
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Bristol-Myers to Pay $300M in Settlement

By James R. Copland on July 30, 2004 6:18 PM
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Retired judge to join law firm of adviser in asbestos cases

By James R. Copland on July 30, 2004 4:53 PM
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Rehabilitating the L-word

By James R. Copland on July 29, 2004 7:13 PM
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Removal of judge denied in Bridgestone-Firestone suit

By James R. Copland on July 27, 2004 5:33 PM
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N.Y. Bill Would Cap Tobacco Suit Appeal Bonds

By James R. Copland on July 26, 2004 8:55 PM
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Lawsuit Alleges Google Discriminates Against Older Workers

By James R. Copland on July 26, 2004 8:54 PM
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In a Shift, Bush Moves to Block Medical Suits

By James R. Copland on July 25, 2004 12:19 AM
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Huge tobacco verdict at issue again

By James R. Copland on July 25, 2004 12:15 AM
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Calif. Justices Hit Rewind on 'Friends' Suit

By James R. Copland on July 23, 2004 7:40 PM
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Lawyers in U.S. Microsoft Case Want Cut of Fees in Miami Suit

By James R. Copland on July 23, 2004 7:33 PM
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EBay Ruling Punctures Web Liability Shield

By James R. Copland on July 23, 2004 7:32 PM
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Michigan court overturns $21 million sex harassment verdict against automaker

By James R. Copland on July 22, 2004 7:36 PM
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FDA's Approval of Medical Device Bars Products Suit

By James R. Copland on July 22, 2004 4:47 PM
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Out-of-State Diet Drug Plaintiffs May Sue in Philadelphia

By James R. Copland on July 21, 2004 4:23 PM
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N.Y. Panel Splits on Liability Under Scaffold Law

By James R. Copland on July 20, 2004 2:47 PM
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Barrage of lawsuits 'huge wake-up call' for non-profit hospitals

By James R. Copland on July 19, 2004 8:34 PM
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Law Professor's Web Log Is Jurists' Must-Read

By James R. Copland on July 19, 2004 7:23 PM
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Fla. Office but No Fla. Bar Exam for Johnnie Cochran?

By James R. Copland on July 19, 2004 7:21 PM
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New Laws Help Tobacco Makers With Big Judgments

By James R. Copland on July 19, 2004 7:18 PM
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The political sport of lawyer-bashing

By James R. Copland on July 18, 2004 10:26 PM
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Obesity policy will benefit trial lawyers

By James R. Copland on July 17, 2004 8:11 PM
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Edwards makes Houston stop

By James R. Copland on July 16, 2004 4:20 PM
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Cash 'N' Kerry

By James R. Copland on July 16, 2004 3:16 PM
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$112 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Dismissed

By James R. Copland on July 15, 2004 3:48 PM
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No Middle Ground in Reaction to Edwards

By James R. Copland on July 15, 2004 3:34 PM
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Study: Calif. Med-Mal Trial Awards Reduced by 30 Percent

By James R. Copland on July 14, 2004 3:17 PM
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2nd Circuit Rejects Class Status in Lawsuit Over Stock Analysis

By James R. Copland on July 13, 2004 3:02 PM
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30 groups will support tobacco verdict

By James R. Copland on July 12, 2004 9:03 PM
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Crackdown on Lawyer Ads

By James R. Copland on July 12, 2004 3:31 PM
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The Women of Wall Street Get Their Day in Court

By James R. Copland on July 11, 2004 9:43 PM
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Behind the Breakup of the Kings of Tort

By James R. Copland on July 11, 2004 4:02 PM
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McDonald's hit with french fries lawsuit

By James R. Copland on July 9, 2004 4:11 PM
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Senate abandons class-action lawsuit bill

By James R. Copland on July 9, 2004 3:23 PM
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Consumers Union, Suzuki settle eight-year-old lawsuit

By James R. Copland on July 8, 2004 11:32 PM
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Senate Republicans, Dems battle class-action bill

By James R. Copland on July 8, 2004 8:26 PM
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Trial-Lawyers Lobby Discovers Unlikely Friends: Republicans

By James R. Copland on July 8, 2004 7:30 PM
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Judge rejects defense argument in tobacco case

By James R. Copland on July 7, 2004 11:35 PM
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Business Groups Greet Selection With Hostility

By James R. Copland on July 7, 2004 7:29 PM
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Wal-Mart challenges size of class action suit

By James R. Copland on July 7, 2004 7:15 PM
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Initiative Seeks Curbs on Consumer Lawsuits

By James R. Copland on July 6, 2004 11:20 PM
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Senate Republicans Seek to Limit Class-Action Suits

By James R. Copland on July 6, 2004 8:34 PM
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Edwards gives ticket a Southern identity

By James R. Copland on July 6, 2004 8:18 PM
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Ski Area Negligence: A Slippery Slope

By James R. Copland on July 6, 2004 10:30 AM
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Plaintiffs Bar Checks Into Hospitals

By James R. Copland on July 6, 2004 9:25 AM
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Microsoft to Pay Up to $241 Million in Minnesota Class Action

By James R. Copland on July 2, 2004 5:06 PM
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Lloyd's Launches $30M Fight

By James R. Copland on July 2, 2004 5:05 PM
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Businesses Quake Over California Case

By James R. Copland on July 2, 2004 5:02 PM
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Justice Breyer Rebuffs a Complaint

By James R. Copland on July 1, 2004 5:12 PM
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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear 3M's Appeal of $68 Million Award

By James R. Copland on July 1, 2004 4:17 PM
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