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Man Dies After Long Court Fight Over Toxic Chemical Exposure
A retired chemist who waged a court fight to recover for benzene exposure died just days after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that his claim was time-barred. The death resulted from a rare form of leukemia that prompted the suit, relatives said. State courts hold a claim must be filed within two years from the last exposure to toxic chemicals. The man's attorney says there was no time when a claim could have been filed because the deadline passed in 1989 and the disease was not diagnosed until 1999.Misguided U.S. suit threatens South Africa's future
Thurgood Marshall Jr.Last month, in a federal courtroom in New York City, the South African government issued a strong yet little noticed statement to America's trial lawyers and human rights groups: Stop interfering in our apartheid reconciliation process. Following on the heels of President Bush's recent visit to the African continent, the government of South Africa and the U.Gun rights is biggest issue for court to decide
WASHINGTON AP - One momentous case down, another equally historic decision to go.The Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday with 17 cases still unresolved, including its first-ever comprehensive look at the Second Amendment's right to bear arms.The guns case - including Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns - is widely expected to be a victory for supporters of gun rights.9th Circuit spurns U.S. over alien tort claims
Washington-An attempt by the Bush administration and the business community to halt federal court litigation against corporations sued for human rights violations abroad appears to have suffered a major blow in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Super Mario or a Sign of the Times?
European Union Commissioner for Competition Mario Monti has gone from being seen as a rookie to an antitrust machine with the nickname Super Mario. Yet some question whether the decisions of the past year reflect new-found muscle Monti brought to the job or simply that the European Commission came of age in 2000, dealing with types and volumes of M&A transactions unheard of previously.Freed Equatorial Guinea Coup-Plotter Says U.S. and Others Should Face Justice
British mercenary Simon Mann has threatened to settle some old scores after arriving home Wednesday following more than five years in African jails for a failed plot to take over Equatorial Guinea's oil riches. Some governments may be worried about a vengeful Mann: He testified last year that the U.S. and European governments knew of the 2004 plot in advance and welcomed it, as did international oil companies operating in the small West African nation.Nonnon, plaintiffs-respondents v. City of New York, defendant-appellant
�Frye� Standard Met by Epidemiology, Toxicology Evidence in Toxic Tort Suits Concerning LandfillStocks could pose conflicts for court prospects
WASHINGTON AP - Several prospects to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter have major stock holdings that could pose conflict-of-interest problems in cases that might come before the court.The stocks include shares in huge companies such as GE and Microsoft, a firm that was involved in a federal investigation and a manufacturer that recalled toys and "Flush Sounds Potty" toilet seats because of lead paint.Trending Stories
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