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Attempted Cap On Punitive Damages Continues To Spark Debate, Susan J. Becker
Attempted Cap On Punitive Damages Continues To Spark Debate, Susan J. Becker
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The debate surrounding federal product liability law has not been silenced by recent compromises reached by the House and Senate regarding appropriate boundaries for such laws. To the contrary, President Clinton's threatened veto of Congress's Common Sense Product Liability Reform Act of 1996 and continued opposition by the ABA Section of Litigation and other groups to parts of the Act guarantee that the 20-year-old debate will continue to rage.
"Loser Pays" Loses Again, Susan J. Becker
"Loser Pays" Loses Again, Susan J. Becker
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The most recent congressional attempts to mandate "loser pays" rules for attorneys' fees in many federal civil cases have lost out--at least for the time being--but the push for such legislation has prompted the ABA to adopt a "loser pays" proposal of its own.