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June 23, 2003 | National Law Journal

Ford not responsible for diabetic's foot burns

in a products liability suit brought against Ford Motor Co. for the allegedly dangerous design of a passenger compartment heating system, a California jury issued a defense verdict on May 12. Wade Stewart, a 52-year-old diabetic with no feeling in his feet, claimed that he sustained third-degree burns to his foot because the heater system in his 1998 Explorer, when set to floor only, was dangerously and unnecessarily hot. Ford argued that the heater was designed to warm the vehicle in a variety of circumsta
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August 04, 2003 | National Law Journal

a woman failed to convince a Missouri jury on June 17 that any of the three major tobacco companies were liable for her lung cancer. Linda Welch, 49, was diagnosed with cancer and had her right lung removed. She sued the manufacturers of the cigarettes she smoked, Brown Williamson Tobacco, Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, alleging that her condition was directly caused by smoking, and that the companies' products were defective and unreasonably dangerous. She claimed, in part, that she was addic
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September 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Coke awards longtime firm, K&S, for diversity

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January 25, 2010 | Law.com

Smoker's Asbestos Claims Fall Short With Jury

A Los Angeles jury returned a defense verdict last week in a multimillion-dollar asbestos case against tobacco company Lorillard, a maker of cigarettes equipped with asbestos filters in the 1950s, and three other defendants. Defense lawyer David Thorne said that the jury seemed particularly swayed by an expert witness -- an emeritus public health professor at Harvard who is in his 90s and testified by videotape -- who told the jury how widely asbestos was used in the 1950s.
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March 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Bragging Rights

There's more than one path to success in ranking litigation departments.
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October 22, 2010 | Law.com

Law Firms Staff Experts to Manage EDD

Many Am Law 200 firms have taken at least some new steps to grapple with the fast-changing world of e-discovery. Several different models for tackling the e-discovery behemoth have emerged, which include an EDD practice group or task force as well as full-time e-discovery partners.
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November 08, 2004 | The Recorder

Strengthened GOP Congress Sets Sights on Legal Reform

Predicting the priorities of a new Congress is always an uncertain business, but there is no mistaking a new determination in the GOP-strengthened House and Senate. A handful of civil justice reform issues and the reauthorization of certain sections of the Patriot Act are among the key pieces of legislation a Republican majority is almost certain to try to accomplish. But the additional GOP members may only provide minimal help, especially when it comes to the various legal reform bills.
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May 29, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Dewey settles $3 billion malpractice suit

With Dewey & LeBoeuf entering what would prove to be its death spiral, the firm quietly settled a $3 billion malpractice suit filed against it by Missouri insurance regulators.
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September 09, 2010 | The American Lawyer

IP Boutiques: Open for Business

Yes, some smaller specialty shops have closed their doors in recent years. But others remain very much alive.
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June 24, 2005 | Law.com

Product Defect May Set Lawyers' Hearts Racing

There's nothing like a short circuit inside a chest cavity to jump-start plaintiffs lawyers and shock the heart of a corporate defendant. With medical-device maker Guidant's $25 billion deal with Johnson & Johnson on unsure footing and thousands of patients with irregular heartbeats contemplating more surgery, Guidant is where it was two years ag a target for the plaintiffs bar, reportedly under federal investigation, and certainly on the defensive. Only now, it faces multiple suits over two products.
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