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State Is Pre-empted in Railroad Employee's Lawsuit Over Fatal Asbestos Exposure
The family of a Long Island Railroad employee who claimed he contracted a fatal illness from inhaling asbestos dust on the job cannot seek compensation in state court, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Freedman has ruled. Freedman granted summary judgment for American Standard and its Westinghouse Air Brake division, finding that the state common-law claims were pre-empted by federal law. The family's attorney said the federal laws are not being used as intended, to give manufacturers immunity.Antitrust Furor for Smithfield's IBP Offer
Smithfield Foods Inc.'s unsolicited $4.1 billion bid for meat-packer IBP Inc. is eliciting howls of protest from farm and antitrust advocates. Efforts in Congress to crack down on agribusiness mergers include one bill giving the U.S. Department of Agriculture power to block mergers and another bill imposing daily fines on companies that complete anticompetitive deals.$225M Verdict in Ford Rollover
A Texas jury has hit Ford Motor Co. with one of the largest ever compensation-only products liability judgments: $225 million, exclusive of any punitive damages, to compensate the families of two people killed when they were ejected from an overturning pickup truck. The plaintiff's most compelling evidence was a videotape of the passenger-side doors springing open during a rollover crash test conducted by Ford.Justice Deferred: DOJ Gets Companies to Turn Snitch
The Justice Department is making greater use of deferred prosecutions � formally endorsed by Larry Thompson when he was deputy attorney general � as a way of getting companies to clean up their acts without being forced out of business.High Court Could Melt Climate Change Cases
Perched on an Alaskan barrier island, the village of Kivalina faces imminent destruction because of melting sea ice.EEOC Intake Form Is Sufficient Notice of Discrimination Claim
A former JPMorgan Chase employee who filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission intake questionnaire, but no formal charge on time, can pursue her age-bias suit, a federal judge says.Summoned to Main Justice At Time of Exodus, Scrutiny
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