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West Virginia lawsuit helped spur crib recall
Drop-side crib CHARLESTON, W. Va. � A death of a Fayette County, W.Va., infant helped trigger this week's recall of more than two million cribs, according to a West Virginia attorney. -
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. -
Boehner: GOP health care plan to target lawsuit abuse
Boehner (R) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-House Republicans plan to offer an alternative to the Democrats' proposal for a national health care overhaul that contains tort reform, House Minority Leader John Boehner said Sunday. -
Sotomayor hearings to begin Monday
Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Judge Sonia Sotomayor's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin Monday, with legal grillings from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. -
Axelrod: Sotomayer criticism a 'sideshow'
Sonia Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that criticism of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's comments are being used as a distraction from her 17-year judicial record. -
Legally Speaking: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, Part 2 of 2
In last week's column, we looked at some of the stranger legal arguments and defenses that have been raised recently. Sometimes, the sheer irony of the premise of a case is itself stranger than fiction. -
Caldwell: Keep Katrina hospital deaths investigation secret
James "Buddy" Caldwell (D) NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline)-Evidence that former Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti collected as a part of his investigation into deaths at Memorial Medical Center following Hurricane Katrina should remain secret at least for now, the state's new attorney general says. -
Judge issues gag order in Kent case
Judge Samuel Kent Citing a small handful of news stories to support his decision, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson took a big step and issued a gag order in the criminal case of a Houston federal judge. -
Legally Speaking: "They Dropped Their Briefs, But They Didn't Lose Their Appeal � Lawyers Posing Nude"
John G. Browning Lawyers, particularly those who regularly ply their trade in the courtroom, are rarely accused of shying away from attention. But there's a difference between not being shy and being downright exhibitionist. -
Legally Speaking: Lawyers Behaving Badly-Part Three
I had originally intended my "Lawyers Behaving Badly" series to be a two-parter. But these darn lawyers just keep on getting into trouble, and that trouble keeps on making news. -
Legally Speaking: Deep pockets, shallow justice
If hell has a sneak preview, the world probably witnessed it on Feb. 20, 2003. On that night, rock band Great White, having fallen far from its '80s heyday, was playing a gig at The Station, a nightclub in West Warwick, R.I.