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no 10 Billion Dollar award – light cigarettes award reversed

December 16, 2005

The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a $10 billion judgment against Philip Morris USA on today.So now it is legal to sell “light” cigaretts as this does not constitute a fraud. The state Supreme Court ruled in a 4-2 decision that the Federal Trade Commission specifically allowed companies to characterize their cigarettes as “light” and…

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Tort and litigation – Plane crash in Chicago

December 12, 2005

“An attorney for the parents of a boy killed when an airliner slid off a runway and into their car urged witnesses and passengers Sunday to contact his office.” I found in an AP news clipping. This is an interesting marketing approach. Not to sue directly, but to ask for more information and then to…

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Alito’s confirmation ?

December 11, 2005

“As Judge Alito’s confirmation hearings approach, the contending forces are, predictably, focused on the issue of whether, as a Justice, he would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. The overwhelming evidence shows that Alito, as a matter of both personal and legal conviction, is profoundly opposed to Roe. Still, for political reasons, we will have…

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Two Partners and a Wife

December 11, 2005

http://www.pglewis.com/newsletter/Dec05/Dec2005Casehighlight.html just reports a sample story. A bad one. Read it! Here is the short version: “Greg and Scott were the best of friends, and co-owners of a highly successful Insurance company. In the end, data forensics proved the two best friends and former college roommates did, in fact, hold secrets from each other. While…

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Re-Issue of Unused Work Visas

December 9, 2005

We need you! Companies in the US with foreign-born employees are urgently needed next week to voice their support for legislation that would allow the re-issue of unused work visas for foreign professionals. The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are currently in conference on a budget reconciliation bill that would include a proposal…

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pandemicflu

December 7, 2005

I just realized the “WEB SITE OF THE WEEK” of the North Carolina Bar Association. They talk about the flu. Hm, with a website called http://pandemicflu.gov it must be something. Well here we go: “The potential outbreak of avian flu has raised awareness levels among countless individuals and organizations, including lawyers and law firms concerned…

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130 Million Dollar – Vitamin manufacturers settle suit

December 6, 2005

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2005/11/08/1298283-cp.html Four of the world’s leading vitamin manufacturers have settled a $130-million lawsuit that was initiated by a Quebec consumers group. Hoffmann-Laroche, BASF, Rhone-Poulenc and Lonza were found guilty six years ago. The verdict: hiking the price of vitamins and various products. Now the result: money tobe divided between local non-profit organizations and companies that…

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Mehr Blogger als Blog-Leser

December 6, 2005

Bedenklich ist dieser Post:http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzkultur/0,1518,388907,00.html “Weblogs haben nach einer Umfrage unter Internet-Nutzern in Deutschland zwar einen hohen Bekanntheitsgrad, werden aber nur von einer kleinen Minderheit regelmäßig aufgesucht. Es scheint sogar mehr Blogger als regelmäßige Blog-Leser zu geben.” Wenn das stimmt … dann ist das “bad news” Aber immerhin : “…vier Prozent von mehr als 100.000 im…

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neue .eu Domains ab Mittwoch

December 6, 2005

Europas Sonne am Internet-Himmel geht am morgigen Mittwoch auf. Internet-Adressen mit der Endung “.eu” koennen nun registriert werden. Es beginnt die sogenannte “Sunrise-Periode”, in der sich öffentliche Einrichtungen und Inhaber von Markenrechten die begehrte neue Kennung registrieren lassen können. Hierdurch soll ein sog. “Domain Grabbing” verhindert werden, wo Dritte ohne Namensrechte sich Domains sichern, um…

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Rede der Bundesministerin der Justiz, Brigitte Zypries, im Rahmen der Aussprache zur Regierungserklärung vor Bundestag 30. Nov 2005

December 5, 2005

Das Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung berichtet. Auch wenn es wenig US Bezug hat, so ist es was die Regierungsplanung der naechsten 4 Jahre unter rechtlichen Gesichtspunkten angeht, dennoch lesenswert. Gruss aus den USARvH——————————————————————————–Rede der Bundesministerin der Justiz, Brigitte Zypries, im Rahmen der Aussprache zur Regierungserklärung der Bundeskanzlerin vor dem Deutschen Bundestag am 30. November…

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