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- Senate scales back bill to reform tort system.
- WASHINGTON--Tort reform advocates are expressing some disappointment the U.S. Senate scaled back a broad tort reform proposal, but are still applauding a product liability reform bill which the Senate approved last week "It is a step in the rightWASHINGTON--Tort reform advocates are expressing some disappointment ...
- Research articles 1995-05-15
- NEW TORT REFORM PUSH UNLIKELY: GM VERDICT NOT SEEN AS CATALYST.
- Despite its huge size, this month's $4.9 billion verdict against Detroit-based General Motors Corp. won't greatly influence tort reform in California or in other states, legal experts predict. Experts say a verdict against Dearborn, Mich.-based Fo Despite its huge size, this month's $4.9...
- Research articles 1999-07-19
- Product Liability Bill Failure May Be Blessinq In Disguise.
- The apparent failure, following the recent crucial Senate procedural vote, of the product liability reform proposal developed by the Clinton administration and Senate leaders may prove to be a blessing in disguise. While the inability to move the contThe apparent failure, following the recent crucial Senate...
- Research articles 1998-07-20
- Tort battle threatens terrorism bill. (Late Breaking News).(Brief Article)
- Congressional negotiators are trying to hammer out a compromise over terrorism insurance legislation, but some industry lobbyists fear that the effort could still become stalemated over the thorny issue of tort reform. Several lobbyists told Natio Congressional negotiators are trying to hammer out...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- Tort reform battle looms in Senate.
- WASHINGTON - While a broad tort reform bill was recently approved by the House of Representatives, reform opponents are planning an all-out battle in the Senate, which they expect to win, according to the president of the American Tort Reform AssociatiWASHINGTON - While a broad tort reform...
- Research articles 1995-03-20
- Senate pushes product liability bill.(reform)
- WASHINGTON--Insurance and business groups are pleased that the Senate leadership included product liability reform as one of its legislative priorities for the 105th Congress. "We were certainly happy to see product liability included in th WASHINGTON--Insurance and business groups are pleased...
- Research articles 1997-02-03
- Intentional torts covered under CGL policies, court finds; Washington high court sides with policyholder.(commercial general liability)(Brief Article)
- Policyholders have scored a victory in a Washington Supreme Court ruling that public policy in the state does not preclude insurance coverage for intentional torts and for punitive damages under commercial general liability policies. The case is i Policyholders have scored a victory...
- Research articles 2001-12-03
- Drive to change tort laws slows.
- Lawmakers build job reference shield Tort reform advocates are gearing up for legislative battles in the statehouses next year after this year's rather quiet performance. Unlike 1995, when more than a dozen states enacted significant tort reforms, 199Lawmakers build job reference shield Tort reform advocates...
- Research articles 1996-06-17
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- Punitive damages legislation sought.(recent Supreme Court decision did not establish specific rules about damages awards)
- WASHINGTON--Federal legislation setting clear standards for punitive damage awards is still necessary despite the unprecedented U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning an Alabama award as unconstitutional, industry and tort reform advocates say. The hWASHINGTON--Federal legislation setting clear standards for punitive damage awards is still necessary despite...
- Research articles 1996-05-27
- Growing attention focused on impact of tort reforms.
- Even defense attorneys support some form of tort reform, whether just products liability or a broader reform effort, to restore the public's faith in the fairness of the civil justice system. The US Senate is currently considering tort reform proposals and the effort is supported by the Lawyers for Civil...
- Research articles 1995-04-24
- Senate fails to vote cloture on medical tort reform
- On July 9, by a vote of 49 to 48, the Senate was unable to muster the three-fifths majority necessary to invoke cloture and proceed to consider the Patients First Act of 2003 (S.11). The bill would have limited punitive damage awards in medical malpractice cases to $250,000, a move...
- Research articles 2003-08-18
- High Court tosses 'excessive' award. (Late Breaking News).
- A United States Supreme Court decision overturning a $145 million punitive damage award against State Farm will go a long way toward reining in runaway legal judgments, tort reform and industry representatives say. "The Supreme Court recogniz A United States Supreme Court decision...
- Research articles 2003-04-14
- Bringing corporations to justice
- SINCE THE ARKANSAS Business editorial page has already stipulated that House Bill 1038, also referred to as "tort reform," will not lower doctors' medical malpractice premiums, won't attract a single additional job to Arkansas and does not freshen breath or whiten teeth, there's no need to debate those points. ...
- Research articles 2003-02-24
- The breadth of environmental issues
- Environmental laws at the federal, state and local level establish responsibility for handling hazardous wastes and clean up (i.e., remediation) of contaminated sites. These laws create financial exposure for public accounting clients in the form of capital and operating expenditures to comply with environmental laws and regulations, tort liability for...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- Sue Big Oil Over Global Warming? Court Tells Katrina Victims, Yes You Can!
- Landowners along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are blaming a mishmosh of oil, coal and chemical companies for property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina as a result of global warming. Yes, that's right, the specter of global warming lawsuits has come to call and thanks to a recent federal appeals ruling, the plaintiffs...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Defending Yourself Against a Fraud Claim Arising Out of a Contractual Relationship
- When a business or other contractual relationship sours, resulting in economic loss and hard feelings, it is a safe bet that litigation will follow. Although highly difficult to prove, fraud claims can lead to significant risks, burdens and expenses that might not exist with respect to a run-of-the-mill breach of...
- White papers 2003-05-20
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