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Construction Up, Injuries Up, but Workers' Comp Payouts Down
Legal and illegal workers are finding a boom in construction jobs in Florida -- and a shrinking of workers' comp protections, say some observers. Analysts say the ability to recover damages for on-the-job injuries has been constrained due to business and insurance groups pushing through a sweeping workers' comp revision in 2003. One expert says he has seen a rise in construction-related injuries over the past eight years -- at the same time that workers' comp payouts have declined.United States, appellee v. Leon Williams, defendant-appellant
Consecutive Mandatory Minimum Sentencing For Drug Trafficking Crime With Gun ClarifiedSticky Situation for Attorney in Coke Race Bias Case
Willie E. Gary insists there's nothing wrong with his owning a cable TV network that signed an advertising contract with Coca-Cola while he pursues a race discrimination suit against the beverage giant for millions of dollars. Gary has taken what legal ethics experts say is an increasingly popular approach for lawyers who confront apparent conflicts of interest -- obtaining the client's consent.Procter & Gamble Satanism Suit Goes Down in Flames
Procter & Gamble, which lost a suit accusing Amway Corp. and some of its distributors of spreading false rumors about its involvement with Satanism, says the judge improperly applied the actual-malice standard. In Procter & Gamble Co. v. Amway Corp., the consumer products giant accused some independent Amway distributors in Texas and Utah of spreading via their voice mail system an old rumor that P&G's trademark symbolized its involvement in Satanism.Bimbo GC: It's Not What You Think
Since Claudia Coscia became the first GC for Fort Worth-based Bimbo Bakeries USA in 1998, she has reduced the company's legal costs by more than 50 percent. She says the savings came from a combination of tactics, including doing more work in-house, closer management of outside counsel and negotiation of fixed-fee schedules. And for the record, the name of the company -- the U.S. operation of a Mexico City-based entity -- comes from a combination of "bambino" and "Bambi."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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