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Therapist who told police responding to her call for help with an allegedly suicidal patient that he did not have a weapon had a common law duty to act with reasonable care.
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May 16–18	Trial Advocacy College: Depositions
May 20	TELESEMINAR: Litigating Trucking Cases
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Congressional Legislation Targets Foreign Producers Who Skirt U.S. Law

WASHINGTON, DC –Legislation being considered today by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law would make it easier to hold foreign manufacturers accountable when their products injure or even kill Americans.
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Amaya Smith Joins AAJ Communications Team as Press Secretary

WASHINGTON, DC –The American Association for Justice (AAJ) today announced the addition of Amaya Smith as Press Secretary. Amaya will play a key role in AAJ’s effort to educate the media and public on the increasingly important role of our nation’s civil justice system in the face of new corporate attacks on Americans’ rights.
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AAJ's Letter to Today Show on Dr. Synderman’s Comments Attacking the Civil Justice System

WASHINGTON, DC – The Today Show's Health segment on April 24, 2008 with Matt Lauer and Dr. Nancy Synderman, Dr. Synderman attacked our civil justice system by calling for tort reform in order to increase life expectancy. The connection between the two issues is haphazard at best and also mimics attacks by big business pharmaceutical companies.
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Product Defects To Be Disclosed Under House Anti-Secrecy Bill

WASHINGTON, DC – Companies would be compelled to disclose product defects, under legislation introduced today. The Sunshine in Litigation Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), would make settling lawsuits with secrecy agreements more difficult; ensuring that life saving information is not kept hidden. Read More

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