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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

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  1. TeleConference: State Court Remedies for Consumers – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

    Aug 27, 2008

    This teleconference on September 9, 2008 will explain the background of the cases, their importance to litigators in pharmaceutical and tobacco cases, and their broader potential impact on the availability of state …

  2. Supreme Court Curbs Punitive Damages Again

    Aug 27, 2008

    As a matter of federal maritime common law, courts must now apply a 1:1 ratio between punitive and compensatory damages.

  3. Cost Control Shifts More Legal Work In-House

    Aug 27, 2008

    Almost half of the chief legal officers surveyed say they plan to hire more in-house lawyers.

  4. High Court Rejects Arbitration Agreements That Expand Judicial Review

    Aug 27, 2008

    Parties can't go beyond the grounds explicitly enumerated in the Federal Arbitration Act to vacate, modify, or correct an arbitration award.

  5. Does Riegel v. Medtronic Signal Expansion of Federal Preemption of State Law Product Liability Claims?

    Jul 17, 2008

    The Supreme Court is to address whether federal regulations implicitly preempt state law claims.