Professor Says Asbestos Cases From Smokers, Like NY Congresswoman, on the Rise
Professor says asbestos cases from smokers, like NY congresswoman, on the rise
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Lung cancer cases are on the rise in asbestos litigation, and one law professor says the incentive for plaintiffs attorneys is to obtain money from bankruptcy trusts set up to pay out claimants. Lester Brickman … The …
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The Psychology and Biology of Road Rage
A recent car fatality in upstate New York, involving a single car that flipped over twice on a highway median, was a mystery to first responders until witness reports came in. Other drivers that had been on the …. A group of Canadian researchers …
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Journalist who made up “Hack Heaven” story barred from legal profession
In one article, he made up an African-American cab passenger whom he described as stealing the driver's wallet; in another, he described college-age Republicans tricking and humiliating women they met during a political convention that was supposedly …
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New York to allow limited use of medical marijuana
In the early 1970s, shortly after President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller enacted laws mandating extremely punitive prison terms for the possession and sale of marijuana. The measures, dubbed the Rockefeller …
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