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High court has been good for business
A dozen rulings in the last year have been a boon to corporations by making it harder to sue them or limiting lawsuit damages.
David G. Savage,
LATimes.com
June 21, 2007
The Bush administration and corporate lobbyists long have sought sweeping "tort reform" to limit lawsuits and massive jury awards — without much success. But in the last year, they quietly have been winning much of what they´ve wanted on a case-by-case basis in the Supreme Court. With a week to go in their term, the justices have handed down a dozen rulings that sharply limit the damages that can be won in lawsuits or make it harder to sue corporations....FULL STORY >
Justices Tighten Rules on Shareholder Suits
Stephen Labaton, The New York Times
June 21, 2007
The Supreme Court dealt a new blow today to investors suing companies over accusations of fraud when it set a higher standard to prevent the lawsuits from being dismissed. ...FULL STORY >
Shining a Light on Contractor Deaths
L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle
May 23, 2007
When companies report the number of on-the-job injuries, illnesses and deaths to federal safety regulators, they ignore a big group of workers: contractors. And that means OSHA regulators never know about the potential industrial dangers lurking behind the fence....FULL STORY >
Majority of Medical Malpractice Claims in Seven States Closed Without Compensation Payments
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
March 25, 2007
The Bureau of Justice Statistics conducted a study of medical malpractice insurance claims that were closed from 2000 through 2004 in seven states identified as having comprehensive medical malpractice insurance claims databases. ...FULL STORY >
Justices Continue Trend of Hearing Fewer Cases
Robert Barnes, The Washington Post
January 7, 2007
After decades of decline in its caseload, the court is once again on track to take its fewest number of cases in modern history....FULL STORY >
Higher Hurdles Set in Corporate Crime Cases
By Carrie Johnson,
The Washington Post
December 13, 2006
The Justice Department announced new rules yesterday that will make it harder for prosecutors to bring criminal charges against companies, bending to intense pressure from business groups that claim the government has overreached in its pursuit of financial malfeasance....FULL STORY >
First Batch of BP Documents Released as Part of Settlement
The Houston Chronicle
(Associated Press)
December 5, 2006
Recent settlement of a lawsuit against BP stemming from last year´s deadly explosion at a Texas City refinery included an agreement with BP to release millions of documents....FULL STORY >
A Case That Shook Medicine
How One Man´s Rage Over His Daughter´s Death Sped Reform of Doctor Training
Barron H. Lerner
Special to The Washington Post
November 28, 2006
Many people have vowed to avenge the untimely death of a relative. Lawyer and journalist Sidney Zion actually did so -- to the benefit of patients and doctors-in-training nationwide....FULL STORY >
The Supreme Court’s Crusade: Fairness for the Powerful
The Supreme Court should develop a constitutional theory of excessive punishment that covers human and corporate wrongdoers equally.
Adam Cohen, Editorial Observer, The New York Times
October 26, 2006
The upcoming Philip Morris case will reveal whether the Supreme Court will continue on its current disturbing path of giving corporations more protection from excessive punishment than it gives to people....FULL STORY >
Exxon Mobil Posts Second Largest Quarterly Profit
Daniela Deane, The Washington Post
October 26, 2006
The oil industry giant announced 3rd-quarter earnings of $10.5 billion--the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company-- and is expected to outperform itself in the fourth quarter, beating its own record for highest annual profit ever by a U.S. company....FULL STORY >
Studies Look for Reasons Behind Racial Disparities in Health Care
Christopher Lee
The Washington Post
October 25, 2006
Racial minorities are far less likely than whites to receive many types of care; they are more prone to illness, have more complications and recover more slowly. They are more likely to die from their illnesses and to die younger. Recent studies try to find out why....FULL STORY >
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