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Senate rejects Obama's NLRB nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Senate has rejected one of President Barack Obama's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board. -
Capitol Comment: Government-Run Health Care Hurts Jobs and Economy
Since President Obama took office on January 20, more than 3.5 million Americans � including 300,000 Texans - have lost their jobs, the federal budget has tripled to $1.4 trillion, and the federal debt as a portion of the U.S. economy has risen to its highest level since World War II. In light of this unprecedented economic uncertainty, many Texans are growing increasingly wary about the President's -
South Florida the top 'Judicial Hellhole'
ATRF President Sherman Joyce WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - South Florida is again the country's most plaintiffs-friendly jurisdiction, according to the American Tort Reform Foundation's annual "Judicial Hellholes" report, released Dec. 15. -
CBO stands by estimate tort reform will save taxpayers billions
Douglas Elmendorf WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)--The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it stands by its analysis that medial malpractice limits would save American taxpayers billions of dollars. -
Poll: Americans divided over which party would fix health care
U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Americans are divided on whether the trust Democrats or Republicans to overhaul the nation's health care system, which critics say is fraught with waste and lawsuit abuse, a national poll indicates. -
Poll shows desire for tort reform in health care package
Dean WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A majority of Americans say tort reform measures should be taken to drive down healthcare costs, a new poll shows. -
Radnofsky to file for Texas attorney general
Radnosfsky AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-Democrat Barbara Ann Radnofsky said Monday will officially file papers to run for Texas attorney general this week. -
AG Abbott nixes payments to teachers
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-Thousands of retired educators in Texas won't get a one-time $500 bonus check next month because a snafu at the state Capitol. -
Gingrich: Republicans poised for gains in 2010
Newt Gingrich (R) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)� Republicans ought to run candidates in every race for state attorney general next year, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. -
Texas doctors oppose Senate health care plan; Group seeks tort reform
Dr. William III AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-The health care overhaul pending in the U.S. Senate requires significant changes before doctors can support the draft plan, the Texas Medical Association says. -
Senate Republicans to push tort reform
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- The U.S. Senate will have "extensive" debate on health care reform in the coming weeks, with Republicans pushing for tort reform, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday. -
Health care bill rests in moderate Democrats' hands
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)�Months ago, the chief lobbyist for U.S. trial lawyers predicted that moderate Senate Democrats could be an obstacle to President Barack Obama's push for a national health care overhaul. -
Cornyn: Reid's proposed Senate health care bill will have negative impact
Last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released his 2,074-page health care bill, which Senate Budget Committee analysis shows will cost American taxpayers $2.5 trillion when fully implemented over 10 years. -
Scruggs' judge gets 18 months
DeLaughter ABERDEEN, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Former Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter received an 18-month prison sentence Friday, becoming the latest Mississippi legal figure to be punished for his role in a judicial bribery scheme. -
House health care bill costs more than previously believed
John Boehner (R-Ohio) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The mammoth $1 trillion health care overhaul bill passed by the House last week will cost more than previously believed, a government report said. -
Legally Speaking: Costumes That Come Back to Haunt You
I often warn students contemplating going to law school that the experience will change the way they look at things. Nothing is ever quite the same after you begin "thinking like a lawyer." -
House approves health care overhaul; Democrats eschew tort reforms
Eric Cantor (R-Va.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed a landmark health care overhaul that changes the way the nation's medical insurance companies do business. -
Legally Speaking "Will We Keep Rockin' In the Free World? Music, Torture, and Gitmo"
On Oct. 22, a coalition of liberal activists and musicians announced the launch of the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, an effort designed to restore momentum to President Obama's now-stalled intent to shut down the detention facility. -
Calif. AG candidate to propose oil severance tax
Pedro Nava (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-A Democratic candidate for California attorney general today will once again introduce legislation to enact a $1.5 billion a year tax on oil producers. -
McConnell tapped tobacco war chest to fund 9-year lead paint battle
McConnell PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Special from PublicNuisanceWire.com)- For nine years prospective federal judge nominee Jack McConnell battled paint makers with boundless powers he received from attorneys general he helped elect.