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A Closer Look at Senate Med-Mal Bills
Two medical malpractice bills are expected to soon go directly from introduction to the Senate floor, skipping the usual committee hearing process. Opponents call the measures "political grandstanding" by Republican senators, but some long-time lobbyists for med-mal liability legislation say the measures are a genuine shot at reform. The National Law Journal obtained working drafts that show that the model for the federal legislation is no longer California's law, but that of Texas.
Some Law Firms Reach Out to Gay Attorneys
Gay lawyers always have made important contributions in the legal profession. In today's cutthroat recruiting environment for legal talent, however, more large firms are aggressively reaching out to talented gay lawyers. According to Holland & Knight partner Gregory Baldwin, that's a positive sign for all minority groups. "If a law firm or a business is willing to have and protect openly gay people from discrimination, then it's certainly going to do that for racial and ethnic discrimination," he says.
Passman Discusses Yahoo Deal, Hackers
Microsoft Deputy GC Pamela Passman talked about a range of topics including the company's alliance with Yahoo, cyberattacks in China and outside law firms in a recent interview.Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun
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Microsoft deputy GC discusses Yahoo deal, Chinese hackers
In Washington and the world, the range of issues that interest Microsoft Corp. is huge. Pamela Passman, Microsoft's deputy general counsel global corporate affairs, watches over many of them.Bid to Create New Tort Over Pets Fails, For Now
In what he calls "the fight of his life," an Oregon attorney says that he's not giving up on trying to establish a new tort that will allow pet owners to sue over loss of companionship. A judge recently threw out the attorney's loss-of-companionship claim in a pet death case, holding that the claim was not a viable theory under Oregon law. Attorney Geordie Duckler, who is pursuing the case on other grounds, said his tort battle is far from over.Big Tobacco Can't Use 'Pass-On' Defense in RICO Suit
Tobacco companies accused of lying about the dangers of smoking by Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New York cannot claim as a defense that increased health costs have been passed on to consumers, a federal judge ruled. The judge told lawyers that a "pass-on" defense -- minimizing a plaintiff's damages by showing that a third party absorbed the increased cost -- is not available in a fraud action brought under RICO.Scathing Opinion in Smoking Case Sets Precedent
A San Francisco Superior Court judge issued an extraordinary and virtually unprecedented indictment of the tobacco industry Tuesday, even as he halved a recent punitive damage award to a smoker. Denying defendant Philip Morris Cos. Inc.'s request for a new trial, Judge John Munter decided $25 million is a large enough award to deter Philip Morris from similar conduct in the future. A jury hit the company with a combined $51.5 million award in February.Trending Stories
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