The Senate Judiciary Committee voted largely along party lines Thursday to endorse plaintiffs lawyer John McConnell Jr. for the federal district court in Rhode Island. Republican senators attacked McConnell as anti-business, while Democrats called those depictions cartoonish and touted support from McConnell's home state. McConnell took a lead role in major cases involving asbestos, and the Rhode Island attorney general's office hired him on a contingency basis to handle litigation against lead paint and tobacco companies.
June 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted largely along party lines Thursday to endorse plaintiffs lawyer John McConnell Jr. for the federal district court in Rhode Island.
Republican senators attacked McConnell as anti-business, picking up on intense criticism from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, while Democrats called those depictions cartoonish and touted support from McConnell’s home state.
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