Lawyer Ordered to Pay $45K for Frivolous Appeals

By James R. Copland on October 26, 2004 10:38 AM
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11th Circuit Ruling May Head Off Forum Shopping

By James R. Copland on October 26, 2004 10:36 AM
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Judicial Races Get Meaner

By James R. Copland on October 25, 2004 10:43 AM
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Tort reform is already showing positive results

By James R. Copland on October 24, 2004 10:42 AM
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Malpractice debate pours cash on race for justice

By James R. Copland on October 23, 2004 10:40 AM
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Court Chops More off $3 Billion Award in Philip Morris Case

By James R. Copland on September 22, 2004 3:54 PM
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Tobacco trial heads for big showdown

By James R. Copland on September 21, 2004 4:25 PM
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Lawyers' Invoices Are Not Privileged Communications

By James R. Copland on September 16, 2004 4:21 PM
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House Moves to Crack Down on Frivolous Lawsuits

By James R. Copland on September 15, 2004 3:38 PM
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Pfizer Settlement Clears Asbestos Litigation

By James R. Copland on September 8, 2004 6:17 PM
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Philip Morris, Plaintiffs Spar Over Ill. Supreme Court Justice

By James R. Copland on September 3, 2004 4:33 PM
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Philip Morris seeks removal of law firm

By James R. Copland on September 1, 2004 5:37 PM
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State caps on liability argued at high court

By James R. Copland on September 1, 2004 5:34 PM
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Bad News for Bad Lawyers

By James R. Copland on August 23, 2004 9:44 PM
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Ford, Magna Face Class Action Over Door Latches

By James R. Copland on August 18, 2004 4:05 PM
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Costco Latest in Wave of Gender Bias Suits

By James R. Copland on August 18, 2004 4:04 PM
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Bankruptcy Judge Puts Brakes on Asbestos Claims

By James R. Copland on August 18, 2004 4:03 PM
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Women Progress, but Few Queens of Torts

By James R. Copland on August 18, 2004 4:02 PM
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Builders, Insurers Brace for Hurricane Charley's Legal Impact

By James R. Copland on August 17, 2004 9:53 PM
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Edwards' malpractice suits leave bitter taste

By James R. Copland on August 17, 2004 8:32 PM
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ABA Is Hit With Race Bias Claim

By James R. Copland on August 16, 2004 4:32 PM
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Mass. Court OKs Class Action Status in 'Light' Cigarette Suit

By James R. Copland on August 16, 2004 4:30 PM
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Review OKd in Wal-Mart case

By James R. Copland on August 14, 2004 5:23 PM
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2nd Circuit: Lower Court Erred in Releasing Settlement Data

By James R. Copland on August 11, 2004 7:06 PM
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Boies' Bid for Massive Class Fails

By James R. Copland on August 11, 2004 7:01 PM
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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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Microsoft Settles Arizona Antitrust Suit

By James R. Copland on June 28, 2004 5:39 PM
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Privacy Claim Driven Out of Court

By James R. Copland on June 25, 2004 11:12 PM
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Calabresi Apologizes for Bush Jabs

By James R. Copland on June 25, 2004 6:46 PM
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Officers, store settle in handgun lawsuit

By James R. Copland on June 24, 2004 4:04 PM
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Politics From the Bench

By James R. Copland on June 23, 2004 9:10 PM
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Judge's 'Mussolini' Comments Violated Ethics, Critics Say

By James R. Copland on June 23, 2004 7:57 PM
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Wal-Mart vs. 1.6M female workers

By James R. Copland on June 23, 2004 3:46 AM
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HMOs win Supreme Court ruling

By James R. Copland on June 21, 2004 9:41 PM
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Audience Gasps as Judge Likens Election of Bush to Rise of Il Duce

By James R. Copland on June 21, 2004 4:07 PM
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Edwards' Army Recruited for Kerry Cash Push

By James R. Copland on June 18, 2004 3:53 PM
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Judges get leeway on appeal security

By James R. Copland on June 16, 2004 10:30 PM
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U.S. High Court Action Bodes Ill for French Railroad Suit

By James R. Copland on June 16, 2004 4:04 PM
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Conn. Justice Attacks 'Aggressive' Lawyer Ads

By James R. Copland on June 15, 2004 3:30 PM
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Courts' race standard rejected

By James R. Copland on June 13, 2004 5:08 PM
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Sacramento atheist wins $1 million Web libel judgment

By James R. Copland on June 12, 2004 5:27 PM
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Damage-awards law tossed

By James R. Copland on June 12, 2004 5:18 PM
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Mother May Claim Emotional Damages for Harm at Birth

By James R. Copland on June 11, 2004 3:55 PM
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Barbour touts tort reforms in D.C., N.Y.

By James R. Copland on June 10, 2004 4:54 PM
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Court decides $79.5 million award against tobacco giant is right sum

By James R. Copland on June 10, 2004 4:25 PM
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New York suit against Microsoft can continue

By James R. Copland on June 9, 2004 8:41 PM
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Johnnie Cochran Is Miami-Bound

By James R. Copland on June 9, 2004 3:52 PM
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Supremes Say Foreign Governments Can Face Suits in U.S. Courts

By James R. Copland on June 8, 2004 3:12 PM
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Owens Corning, Some Creditors OK Agreement

By James R. Copland on June 7, 2004 3:17 PM
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Spat over valedictorian spawns Maryland suit

By James R. Copland on June 4, 2004 9:07 PM
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Asbestos Bankruptcies Face Setbacks on Two Fronts

By James R. Copland on June 4, 2004 4:58 PM
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Appeals court panel throws out $959 million judgment for U.S. POWs alleging torture

By James R. Copland on June 4, 2004 4:28 PM
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Taft signs bill curbing asbestos suits

By James R. Copland on June 4, 2004 3:52 PM
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Class Action Yields $60.7 Million in Legal Fees

By James R. Copland on June 4, 2004 3:40 PM
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$123 million awarded in SUV rollover

By James R. Copland on June 3, 2004 7:22 PM
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9th Circuit Won't Rehear Gun Liability Case

By James R. Copland on June 2, 2004 3:24 PM
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Frist to Delay Action on Lawsuits Bill

By James R. Copland on June 1, 2004 9:01 PM
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Class Certification in Mold Case Denied

By James R. Copland on June 1, 2004 2:55 PM
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GOP Looks to Limit Class-Action Suits

By James R. Copland on May 31, 2004 4:17 PM
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Schwarzenegger Sees Money for State in Punitive Damages

By James R. Copland on May 30, 2004 4:25 PM
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Arbitration trend fuels consumer lawsuits

By James R. Copland on May 30, 2004 3:30 PM
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Fen-Phen Opt-Outs Win Evidentiary Victory

By James R. Copland on May 27, 2004 4:53 PM
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Tracking the Boom in Prescription Drug Litigation

By pol admin on May 26, 2004 3:41 PM
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2nd Circuit Vacates $36.7M Attorney Fee Award

By pol admin on May 26, 2004 3:39 PM
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Owens Corning creditors want more

By James R. Copland on May 25, 2004 9:20 PM
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Mold report tries to settle health debate

May 25, 2004 5:31 PM
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Fen-Phen Plaintiffs Dealt Blow in Pa., Federal Court

By pol admin on May 25, 2004 2:25 PM
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Louisiana Jury Awards $591 Million in Smoking Case

May 21, 2004 10:21 PM
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Court Boots Nationwide Class Action Against Compaq

By pol admin on May 18, 2004 4:05 PM
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Judge ordered to step down in 3 US asbestos cases

By pol admin on May 17, 2004 4:09 PM
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Judge Upholds $1 Billion Fen-Phen Award

By pol admin on May 17, 2004 4:07 PM
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State could receive share of trial awards: Potential controversy in budget proposal

By pol admin on May 17, 2004 3:49 PM
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The Case of the Cosmetics Giveaway: Lawsuit Defies Odds, Nears Settlement

By pol admin on May 17, 2004 2:18 PM
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Lawsuits target alcohol industry

By pol admin on May 13, 2004 7:16 PM
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Drop Seen in Settlement Totals for Securities Class Actions

By pol admin on May 13, 2004 4:43 PM
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Court throws out $48M award against Propulsid maker

By pol admin on May 13, 2004 4:21 PM
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Florida Supreme Court to Review $145 Bln Altria, Reynolds Case

By pol admin on May 12, 2004 9:22 PM
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Lawyers seeking $258M for Microsoft lawsuit

By pol admin on May 12, 2004 9:14 PM
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Beisner, Miller Publish New Study on Civil Litigation

By pol admin on May 11, 2004 5:00 PM
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Citigroup Settles WorldCom Litigation

By pol admin on May 11, 2004 4:52 PM
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Governor faces tough choices on lawsuit initiative

By pol admin on May 9, 2004 4:55 PM
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Fen-Phen Lawyers Seek Halt of Payouts

By pol admin on May 7, 2004 4:29 PM
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Trial lawyers court GOP ATLA is looking to shed its image as a Dem partisan

By pol admin on May 5, 2004 5:28 PM
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Arlen Specter or His Opponent? Trial Lawyers Like Both

By pol admin on May 4, 2004 5:36 PM
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Milberg Weiss Completes Its Breakup

By pol admin on May 4, 2004 3:39 PM
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Record-Setting $1 Billion Verdict Returned in Fen-Phen Suit

By pol admin on May 3, 2004 11:12 AM
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Coach's Lawsuit Is Going to Trial

By pol admin on May 2, 2004 3:16 PM
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Settlement Looms for Verizon Wireless Could be Worth $1 Billion � or Not

By pol admin on April 30, 2004 2:05 AM
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