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Red Cross Fends Off 'Fear of HIV' Suit
Although the Red Cross conceded it had provided blood from a donor it should have rejected as a high risk for HIV, it won a summary judgment in a Georgia suit alleging negligence and infliction of emotional distress. The plaintiff was required to show the blood had in fact exposed her to HIV, even though the transfusion was potentially tainted with Group O HIV, which cannot be detected by current tests.Georgia Supreme Court to Decide Blood Bank, Med-Mal Issues
The Georgia Supreme Court has taken up two malpractice matters that could affect the practice of medicine. The court has agreed to settle a dispute over a plaintiff's burden of proof in medical malpractice cases and also will decide whether the American Red Cross can be held liable for distributing blood that did not conform to its HIV-screening procedures.Law Firms Identified by Corporate Clients
The following is a list of law firms identified by corporate clients as reported in Pennsylvania as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.Phila. Jury Awards $9.5 Mil. in HRT Trial
Another Philadelphia jury has decided that drugmaker Wyeth should be punished with punitive damages for the warnings provided to a plaintiff and her doctor over the risk of breast cancer from Wyeth's hormonal drug Prempro.Largest Firms by City (Harrisburg)
The following is a list of the largest law firms in the city of Harrisburg ranked by the number of full-time attorneys asreported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.Scholar Questions City Traffic Court Constitutionality
Atlanta's busy Traffic Court could be in deep trouble. In fact, the very existence of the court may be unconstitutional, according to a new legal analysis just published in the Georgia State University Law Review. The author, Edward C. Brewer III, assistant professor at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, contends all non-traffic misdemeanor convictions since 1988 and possibly all convictions obtained in City Court since 1996 are void.Survey Says Outliers Helped Push Large Law Firm Revenue Up 5 Percent in 2012
An early look at how some of the nation's largest law firms fared financially last year finds that despite a range of results, the industry as a whole enjoyed its biggest year-over-year gains since 2008, according to a survey by Wells Fargo Private Bank's Legal Specialty Group.Blue-Ribbon Commission Urges Repeal of Military's Ban on Sodomy
A military law commission is calling for the end of the U.S. armed services' decades-old sodomy prohibition, finding the ban invites arbitrary enforcement and may be unconstitutional. In a report released Tuesday, the Commission on Military Justice -- a panel of former judges, law professors and military experts -- called the ban on consensual sodomy unnecessary and recommended its repeal. The commission was created in January by the National Institute of Military Justice and the American Bar Association.Largest PA Public Corporations
The following is a list of the largest public corporations in Pennsylvania as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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