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Personal Injury
California Appeals Court Revives Case Alleging Carcinogen in Grilled Chicken
(Law360) A California appeals court has revived a case that alleges the chicken-grilling process used by McDonald’s Corp., TGI Friday’s Inc. and other restaurant chains creates...
Florida Jury Awards $2.2 Million Award Against Tobacco
(Law360) Yet another Florida jury has sided against Big Tobacco in one of the so-called Engle progeny cases, handing the widow of a smoker who...
$200 Million Punitive Damage Verdict in Asbestos Case
(LawIllustrated) A Los Angeles jury awarded $200 million in punitive damages and $8.8 million in compensatory damages in an asbestos product liability trial on April...
President to use Recess Appointment Power for Stalled Nominees
President Obama stated that he would not allow (LawIllustrated - March 28, 2010) President Obama announced on Saturday that he intends to use the recess appointment...
Guilty Verdict in Brocade Trial
Brocade ex-CEO Gregory Reyes guilty on 9 of 10 counts in 2nd backdating trial Former Brocade Communications CEO Gregory Reyes was found guilty of securities fraud...
On This Day in History…
..in 1867 The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada. ...in 1882 The Knights of Columbus was chartered in Connecticut. ...in...
Obama Administration Divided over Terror Powers
Several reports, including one from the Washington Post, have described the Obama administration lawyers as having deep divisions over the administration's terror power. The ABA...
Judge Blocks Closure of 19 NY Schools
On Friday, March 26, 2010, a judge issued an order that blocked the City of New York's plan to close 19 underperforming schools in that...