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• A turning of the tide for preemption: new developments in preemption law bode well for plaintiffs in products cases.

  - 2005-11-01

  It's hard to imagine a drier-sounding subject than federal preemption. Yet it s even harder to imagine a doctrine that poses a bigger threat to access to justice in this country. When successful, the federal preemption defense can completely wipe out your clients' rights to obtain...

  Tags: Government, manufacturer, Manufacturing, presumption, regulation, Regulations, statute, The Dow Chemical Co., U.S. Congress, United States Coast Guard, upshot

• Illinois appellate court rules lawsuit can proceed to arbitration

  - 2005-05-17

  (This article originally ran in the St. Louis Daily Record, St. Louis, MO, another Dolan Media publication.) The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered 14 airplanes leased by United Airlines repossessed, putting an end to the legal purgatory engulfing United and its lessors' indenture trustees. ...

  Tags: arbitration, bankruptcy, lawsuit, lessor, Litigation, Manufacturing, United Airlines, upshot

• Small precision bomb program on fast track.

  - 2004-07-01

  Seeking to meet growing demands for small precision-guided bombs, the U.S. Air Force is rushing to develop a new weapon that is more accurate but with less destructive power than current systems, such as the 2,000-pound joint direct attack munition JDAM. The smaller bomb...

  Tags: Air Force, aircraft, bomb, GPS, Handhelds, HARDWARE, Manufacturing, upshot

• France, China sign Airbus, satellite deals during vice premier's visit

  - 2004-06-11

  PARIS AFP ? France and China signed billions of dollars' worth of trade contracts during a visit to Paris by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, cementing ties that have grown noticeably closer in recent months. Airbus, the European aircraft maker based in the French city of Toulouse, announced it...

  Tags: Airbus S.A.S., China, France, Manufacturing, Paris, satellite, upshot

• The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., Lee Hanson Column.

  - 2003-12-15

  By Lee Hanson, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 15--BOEING ANOTHER SIGN OF MANUFACTURING DECLINE: Woe is Boeing. As readers likely know, its CEO has just resigned, following two executives sacked for scandal over an...

  Tags: America, Boeing Co., Manufacturing, upshot

• The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Business Views Column.

  - 2003-07-14

  By Lynne McKenna Frazier, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--Let's put Harvester behind us. Twenty years after the last truck rolled off the line is more than enough time for Fort Wayne to focus on its...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., job, Manufacturing, upshot

• Army's Future Combat System shakes up procurement culture.

  - 2003-01-01

  The Army soon will be soliciting industry bids for the next phase of the Future Combat System, a program that not only is unusual for its unorthodox approach to combat vehicle development, but also is managed by an aerospace firm, the Boeing Co. In this project, the...

  Tags: Boeing Co., FINANCE, Investment, Manufacturing, procurement, Robots, Strategy, technology, Thompson, upshot

• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Test Drive Column.

  - 2002-12-06

  By Russ DeVault, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 6--Mainstream-minded Honda, frequently referred to as a something-for-everyone manufacturer, has added two models to its popular Civic's lineup for 2003, and they could hardly be more different. The...

  Tags: beverage, car, Honda Motor Co., Manufacturing, upshot

• Navy-Air Force plan to modernize electronic warfare is 'unconvincing'.

  - 2002-10-01

  The Navy and the Air Force are working to merge divergent nation's electronic-jamming air-visions on how to modernize the craft. Despite differences in their approaches to fielding a new generation of jammers, high-level Pentagon leaders told the services to work out a compromise, because time is...

  Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Manufacturing, upshot

• The Essence of — Aerospace Power: What Leaders Need to Know - United States Air Force

  - 2001-06-22

  Editorial Abstract: Handling the chaotic pace of change in the coming century will require aerospace leaders who understand how air and space fit into joint military operations. Professor Drew provides a firm grounding in this "essence" for future leaders, including the absolute requirements and limitations of aerospace power. THE...

  Tags: aerospace, Air Force, aircraft, leader, Manufacturing, upshot