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June 20, 2000 |

Verdicts

Summaries of verdicts from around the country.
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August 31, 2010 |

Plaintiffs Lawyers in Sept. 11 Cases Lose Bid to Recoup Interest

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Sept. 11 respiratory cases cannot pass on to clients some $6.1 million in interest costs associated with financing the massive litigation, Southern District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled Friday.
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May 25, 2007 |

Plaintiffs in Ford Landfill Suit Need Not Prove Injuries Before Discovery

Residents of a New Jersey town bordering a toxic landfill need not pre-prove their damages in order to go forward with a suit against Ford Motor Company and other defendants, a federal magistrate judge rules.
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March 28, 2011 |

Judge Rejects Stay of Cases Opted Out of 9/11 Settlement

Southern District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has rejected arguments by attorneys in the 9/11 respiratory litigation that pretrial practice should be stayed in the 85 cases that opted out of the 2010 settlement with New York City and its contractors until more clarity is obtained about benefits under the recently passed Zadroga Act.
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August 01, 2003 |

N.Y. Panel Rejects Review Of Tobacco Fee Award

New York's Appellate Division, 1st Department, on Thursday shut down a judge's sua sponte inquiry into a $625 million fee award to six firms that represented New York state in a lawsuit against the tobacco industry that netted a $25 billion settlement. Though finding "laudable" Justice Charles E. Ramos' concern that the fee award might be "excessive," the appellate judge found him wrong, and in instances dead wrong, on every legal conclusion he had to reach in order to proceed with his inquiry.
6 minute read
May 28, 2003 |

Judge's Power to Review $625M Tobacco Fee Award Challenged

Lawyers sparred Tuesday over whether Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Ramos has the power to sua sponte examine the propriety of a $625 million arbitration award to six law firms that worked on New York state's case against the tobacco industry. A law professor representing out-of-state firms that worked for New York told an appellate court that Ramos is taking an unprecedented action that is causing great mischief.
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December 05, 2007 |

Ford Toxic Landfill Suits Designated Mass Tort by New Jersey High Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court grants mass-tort designation to multiple suits seeking damages for alleged health hazards from a toxic landfill in Passaic County near a former Ford Motor Co. plant.
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September 12, 2006 |

N.Y. Contractors Battle Over 9/11 Insurance Claims

The ongoing court battle pitting more than 8,000 workers who worked in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks against the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Co. is at a standstill after initial discovery, and awaits New York federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein's decision on Captive's immunity defense. If successful, Captive's insureds -- the construction companies, the city of New York and others -- would not be liable for damages, despite the fact that Congress set aside money for such claims.
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November 29, 2006 |

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August 01, 2003 |

Panel Rejects Review Of Tobacco Fee Award

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