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Plaintiff's attempt to secure huge increase in 'lemon' lawsuit award shot down by judge
A vehicle owner's attempt to drastically increase the amount of an award under California's "lemon law" was denied earlier this month by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, but only following a bench trial.
Harvard Law's Exxon protestors could have trouble getting jobs at large law firms
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Harvard University law students protesting against a firm that represents Exxon are unlikely to be hired by any large practice if they are picking and choosing which clients to work for, according to one lawyer who argues she would never hire them.
St. Louis court grants second verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson over claims talc-based powder caused cancer
ST. LOUIS – A jury has found that talc-based powder did not lead to a woman contracting ovarian cancer – the second verdict in a week in favor of Johnson & Johnson.
First Monsanto herbicide cancer trial in St. Louis, due to begin next week, postponed
ST. LOUIS – A trial in St. Louis over claims that a key ingredient in an herbicide was linked to cancer in number of people is postponed.