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The unaccompanied Central American minors seeking refuge in the United States was a key event as “immigration” was a Top 10 story in 2014, according to the Associated Press annual survey of U.S. editors and news directors. The… Read More
The NCM’s Sara Warner is noting how the judicial system in one Virginia city is using maritime law ā the “laws of the sea” ā to bypass that old asbestos litigation debate over state law vs. federal law…. Read More
The worldās largest chemical maker and a prominent law firm have lost another court appeal in a class action lawsuit accusing them of concealing and destroying evidence in a batch of asbestos litigation. The federal Third Circuit has… Read More
Just when we need more lawyers for things like immigration cases, it turns out that fewer people are passing the bar exams. The Los Angeles Times reports that āā¦ for the first time in nearly a decade, most… Read More
How much of a victimās settlement or jury award should go to contingency attorneys is always a touchy subject, so itās no wonder that a new estimate that plaintiffsā firms āpocketā $2 billion per year is getting attention…. Read More
