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After a three-judge appellate panel reinstated a property owner's class action alleging that oil and chemical companies contributed to Hurricane Katrina's ferocity, the Fifth Circuit granted the defendants' motion to rehear the case en banc. Then, because it couldn't muster enough judges to hear it, the appellate court dismissed the appeal.
After The Hype, Tort Reform Moves Slowly
When House Majority Leader Rep. Richard K. Armey (R-Tex.) spoke on the Y2K liability bill in May, just before the House passed it 236-190, he depicted the plaintiffs' lawyers opposing the measure as "a bunch of buzzards and vultures [waiting] to feed off the carcasses." One or another tort reform proposal has been a nearly constant element on the congressional agenda. But measured by their own aspirations, Republicans have managed to enact little legislation on the matter.Billing Rates for Junior and Senior Associates
This chart presents a sampling of hourly rates charged by law firms that establish billing rates based on associate class.Foreign Plaintiffs Can Bring Benlate Lawsuits in Delaware
The Delaware Supreme Court has opened the door to Benlate lawsuits against DuPont, producer of the controversial fungicide that is alleged in numerous lawsuits to cause birth defects. The court reversed a lower court's finding that a lawsuit brought on behalf of six children born in England, Scotland, Wales and New Zealand should be heard in those countries. The children suffer from severe eye defects allegedly caused by their mothers' exposure to Benlate.Making Gains, But Still Far to Go
As recently as the 1970s, African-American lawyers were routinely mistaken for messengers by co-workers. Into the 1980s, women lawyers were asked to fetch coffee for male counterparts. The dozen or so minority and woman lawyers who were among the first to reach partnership status in Washington, D.C law firms all have stories like these to tell. Today, minorities account for 3.3 percent of partners in major firms in the District and women make up just over 15 percent of the city's partners.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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