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U.K. Proposes Libel-Law Overhaul
enacting a single-publication rule to bar suits over the same material by the same publisher after a one-year limitation period, and on whether the law should give greater protection to secondary publishers such as Internet service providers,
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:01A
Pileggi backs tougher new arson law pushed by DA Carroll
“It is our responsibility to ensure that the justice system is equipped to suitably punish people who commit crimes like these.” “Committing arson is despicable under any circumstance,” said Senator Pileggi. “It is unconscionable to set fire to a
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:01A
Supreme Court rules vaccine firms protected from lawsuits
Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia affirmed the preemption holding, stating that the Vaccine Act “reflects a sensible choice to leave complex epidemiological judgments about vaccine design to the FDA and the National Vaccine Program
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
TRSA Responds to An Huan Laundry Story
While the article could have addressed prevention, potential regulatory response or how the company was handling the tragedy, this text read like a press release issued by the “star” personal-injury lawyer David Perecman. Although we all have limited
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
Former Indiana priest files for bankruptcy
Richard Emerson, who is awaiting a trial regarding a 2003 alleged molestation incident, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in US bankruptcy court. Emerson listed his assets at $53184 and his liabilities were listed at $53713, according to
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
Iowa residents battle bankruptcy problems
Residents of Iowa are currently trying to deal with debt, just like the rest of the United States, but before anyone is resigned to bankruptcy, they need to visit a credit counselor. Residents of Iowa are currently trying to deal with
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
Iowa residents battle bankruptcy problems
Residents of Iowa are currently trying to deal with debt, just like the rest of the United States, but before anyone is resigned to bankruptcy, they need to visit a credit counselor. Residents of Iowa are currently trying to deal with
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
Peter Margulies on S. 3707 and Future Dangerousness
Peter Margulies, author of Law's Detour: Justice Displaced in the Bush Administration, kicks off our discussion of S. 3707 with some very-thoughtful comments on future dangerousness and the bill's bar on claims of post-capture
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
Two clergymen charged in bogus marriages case
that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute Reverend Brian Shipsides and Reverend Elwon John for conspiring to facilitate entry and to obtain indefinite leave to remain in the UK in breach of immigration law.
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:00A
Furniture makers claim price-fixing on foam products
They've filed a lawsuit in US District Court, and within it say that the FBI raided the offices of some of the 11 defendants in July. The raids, they claim, were in connection with a "multi-jurisdiction investigation into the pricing practices of
Updated: 03/15/2011 09:58A
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