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August 25, 2008 | National Law Journal

Added whistleblower protections debated

A new law granting more whistleblower protection to workers who report unsafe consumer products is creating more legal headaches for employers and manufacturers. The law bans lead and other toxic chemicals from toys and children's products, and requires that all products be independently tested for safety before they're sold. Employee-rights advocates and consumer advocates hail the law as a major victory in protecting from retaliation workers who report hazardous products. Attorneys representing manufacturers and employers say the law is overly burdensome, and will create yet more litigation in the area of both products liability and whistleblower retaliation.
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April 07, 2008 | National Law Journal

Toyota wants Calif. judge off the case

A few years ago, Toyota Motor Corp. briefly had cause for celebration when it won a wrongful death jury trial in San Francisco Superior Court. Then Judge James McBride granted a new trial and slapped the automaker with $138,984 in discovery sanctions. Now, facing a motion for terminating sanctions that would automatically find Toyota liable during the retrial, the company is hoping to bring in a new judge.
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March 16, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Japanese earthquake stalls discovery in Toyota MDL

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan delayed portions of the multidistrict litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. this week as lawyers appeared in court to move forward on critical discovery issues.The MDL involves more than 200 sudden acceleration lawsuits brought on behalf of consumers asserting economic damages and individuals who were injured or died in accidents they attribute to defects in Toyota vehicles.
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August 31, 2009 | National Law Journal

The pain of laser hair removal heads to court

The booming medical spa industry is suffering some aches and pains. Plaintiffs and defense attorneys alike say medi-spas, where the beauty-conscious go to lose their unwanted facial hair, acne scars and fine lines, are a new litigation hot spot as patients increasingly sue over spa treatments gone wrong. Laser hair removal in particular is triggering lawsuits, lawyers note, warning that even more litigation is on the horizon as the number of medical spas has soared.
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June 29, 2009 | National Law Journal

THE MIDSIZE HOTLIST

The Midsize Hot List includes 20 law firms — selected from a flood of nominations — that demonstrate exemplary innovation in practice management, fee arrangements, attorney recruitment and retention, and business development, especially in the face of current economic challenges. These firms have shown particular agility in adapting their practices to the recent changes in the legal services market. They range in size from 50 to 300 attorneys and are located across the country.
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April 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

Mitsubishi says $11 million rollover verdict due to errors by judge

Mitsubishi Motors has asked Palm Beach Circuit Judge Elizabeth Maass to acknowledge she made serious errors in a trial that produced an $11 million verdict for the parents of a college student killed in a rollover crash. Mitsubishi's lead attorney told the judge the cumulative effect of her mistakes caused "a miscarriage of justice" that only a new trial can correct. Maass, who presided over the trial in February, took the automaker's motion under advisement and did not indicate when she would rule.
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September 06, 2005 | Law.com

In Brief

SLAPP-back bill passes Assembly ... Ruling may mean gain for abuse victims ... Safety regulations would bar suits.
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May 19, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Verdicts and Settlements

A jury set damages at $44.4 million, including $40 million in punitives, for Houston-based American Rice Inc. (ARI) in a suit filed against two former employees who allegedly conspired to take over a subsidiary in Haiti. A federal jury in San Antonio set damages at $16.6 million for a woman and her family in a medical-malpractice case. And Galveston Probate Judge Gladys Burwell approved a multimillion-dollar settlement benefiting the children of Clara Harris and her late husband David.
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July 24, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Candidates Who Passed The July 2009 NYS Bar Exam

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October 10, 2011 | National Law Journal

Fight breaks out over Toyota bellwether

Lawyers in the litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. over sudden, unintended acceleration are butting heads over which case should be a bellwether trial — and when.
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