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Taft Signs Law Limiting Lawsuits Over Lung Damage From Silica
Fewer Ohioans may sue over exposure to dust used in sandblasting, foundries and glassmaking under a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Bob Taft.
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Texas Court Finds That Contractual Ambiguities May Raise Individualized Issues Precluding Class Certification
Late yesterday, a Texas court of appeal granted interlocutory review to reverse a class certification order. Philadelphia America Life Ins. Co. v. Turner, No. 2-03-165-CV, 2004 WL 393155 (Tex. Ct. App. Mar. 4, 2004) (“PALIC”)
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Mississippi Ranked "Worst Legal Climate"
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce report this week on the 10 states with the "worst legal climates" coincides with efforts in Congress and the states to enact lawsuit reform.
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