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Judge Rules Continued Light Cigarette Purchasers Can Remain in Philip Morris MDL
Six plaintiffs who accuse Philip Morris of misleading smokers with "light" branded cigarettes have survived a summary judgment motion, allowing their claims against the tobacco company to remain part of federal multidistrict litigation underway in Maine. Philip Morris had argued that, as a matter of law, the six plaintiffs could not show that alleged misrepresentations about safety caused them to continue smoking light cigarettes because they kept using the products after learning of the health risks involved.Applications being taken for Kansas Supreme Court
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas commission is taking applications until Sept. 1 from lawyers and judges who hope to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court.Auto bailout may have added sticker price: Big 3 emissions suits
In the debate over whether Congress should provide a financial bailout to the auto industry, there are calls for the automakers to abandon four lawsuits against 14 states that challenge state power to set emission standards. "The idea that the citizens of 14 states have to help bailout an industry and pay the cost of the litigation against them is bizarre," said Sierra Club's chief climate counsel David Bookbinder.Feds concede DOMA fight in bankruptcy court
The bankruptcy case that became one of many battlegrounds in the fight over the Defense of Marriage Act has come to an end, with the Justice Department and congressional Republicans bowing out of the fight.The latest filing leaves in place a rare order signed by 20 bankruptcy judges in the Central District declaring DOMA unconstitutional and allowing a married gay couple to file bankruptcy jointly.
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2nd Circuit Tosses 9/11 Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia, Princes
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and four of its princes cannot be sued for funding Muslim charities that funneled money to al-Qaeda in the period leading up to the 2001 terror attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
SEC's Top Enforcer Is Stepping Down
Robert Khuzami, head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division, is leaving after a nearly four-year tenure that included a massive restructuring and a record number of new cases.How Do U.S., European Corporations Measure Up on Privacy?
On the whole, where does personal information enjoy a higher level of actual privacy, in the European Union or in the United States? Conventional wisdom -- especially in Europe -- holds that actual privacy levels observed by companies are higher in Europe than here, but why? David Bender of White & Case discusses a newly released survey examining the issue, conducted by the firm with the independent privacy think tank Ponemon Institute.Trending Stories
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