| Autor: |
Murray, Shailagh |
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TORTS, UNITED States. Congress. Senate, LEGAL liability, LAWYERS, ASSOCIATION of Trial Lawyers of America, ACTIONS & defenses (Law), ACCIDENT law, CLASS actions, CONFLICT of laws, UNITED States presidential elections, KERRY, John, 1943-, EDWARDS, John, 1953-
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| Zdroj: |
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 7/8/2004, Vol. 244 Issue 5, pA1-A6. 0p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart. |
| Abstrakt: |
Examines so-called tort reform in the U.S. Senate. Tort reform defeats in the Senate; Senate's struggle to pass a class-action reform bill that shifts big cases from state to federal courts; Focus on the debate in the presidential campaign with Senator John Kerry's selection of Senator John Edwards, a North Carolina trial lawyer, as a running mate; Role of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) in blocking tort reform on a national basis; Background on the drive to restrict lawsuits seeking compensation; Arguments of trial lawyers regarding lawsuits; Attitudes of Republican voters. |
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Regional Business News |
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