| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Court lowers burden of proof in negligent security cases. |
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Feb 1, 1999 |
518 |
| Dog DNA used to take a bite out of crime in Seattle. |
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Feb 1, 1999 |
359 |
| Mountain bike litigation: navigating uncharted territory. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 1999 |
2010 |
| School liability for racially hostile environment widened by Ninth Circuit. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 1999 |
656 |
| California whistleblower ruling favors plaintiffs. |
Brief Article |
Dec 1, 1998 |
519 |
| Police officers, firefighters can't use Title VII to justify not protecting people. |
Brief Article |
Dec 1, 1998 |
534 |
| Fifth Circuit extends Daubert to physicians' causation testimony. |
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Nov 1, 1998 |
947 |
| Illinois law extends death penalty to domestic batterers. |
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Nov 1, 1998 |
602 |
| Release of claims under FELA limited to known risks, court rules. |
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Oct 1, 1998 |
489 |
| Novel products suit targets gun makers over design defect. |
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Oct 1, 1998 |
538 |
| Sex, lies, and videotape: tort of 'tabloid outrage' takes on unscrupulous media. |
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Sep 1, 1998 |
1332 |
| Fourth Circuit opens door to double jeopardy defense in many drug cases. |
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Jul 1, 1998 |
711 |
| Delaware labels drivers' licenses of sex offenders. |
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Jul 1, 1998 |
632 |
| Murder by intimates declines since 1976. |
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Jul 1, 1998 |
514 |
| Running at full throttle: peril amid the pleasure of personal watercraft. |
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Jun 1, 1998 |
1844 |
| White House plan, GAO study aim to make skies safer. |
|
Jun 1, 1998 |
560 |
| 'Deadbeat' parents must seek work or face jail. |
|
May 1, 1998 |
658 |
| Hate groups increase in 1997, despite strong economy. |
|
May 1, 1998 |
579 |
| ADA plaintiff with 'record' of impairment can sue. |
|
Apr 1, 1998 |
610 |
| Federal tort cases holding steady, report says. |
|
Apr 1, 1998 |
647 |
| Cincinnati antigay measure upheld by Sixth Circuit. |
|
Apr 1, 1998 |
641 |
| Company that laid off disabled employee did not violate ADA, court rules. |
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Mar 1, 1998 |
923 |
| Fired alcoholic not protected under ADA, court rules. |
|
Mar 1, 1998 |
744 |
| FMLA protects worker with ulcer fired for absenteeism. |
|
Feb 1, 1998 |
656 |
| Making lemonade out of the auto industry's lemons. |
Interview |
Feb 1, 1998 |
1765 |
| Title VII may apply to city agency with fewer than 15 employees. |
|
Feb 1, 1998 |
700 |
| Family lawyers face threats, violence, survey says. |
|
Feb 1, 1998 |
537 |
| Balancing the scales: small firms seek diversity. |
|
Jan 1, 1998 |
1527 |
| ADA protects diabetic fired for rude behavior. |
|
Dec 1, 1997 |
630 |
| Verbally abusive judge immune from suit, court says. |
|
Dec 1, 1997 |
732 |
| White men sue under Title VII for harassment of coworkers. |
|
Nov 1, 1997 |
627 |
| Ninth Circuit extends RICO law to gang-related activity involving kids. |
|
Nov 1, 1997 |
605 |
| Sexually harassed employee who requested confidentiality cannot sue under Title VII. |
|
Oct 1, 1997 |
607 |
| Nation's prison population rose in 1996. |
|
Oct 1, 1997 |
507 |
| Sleepy railroad worker collects under FELA. |
Brief Article |
Sep 1, 1997 |
415 |
| Worker with disability who applied for benefits can sue, court rules. |
|
Sep 1, 1997 |
735 |
| Many repetitive stress injuries are job-related, report says. |
Brief Article |
Sep 1, 1997 |
454 |
| Victims' rights movement rises to power. |
|
Jul 1, 1997 |
1812 |
| Stick it in your rear-view mirror: aggressive driving is all the rage. |
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Jul 1, 1997 |
1142 |
| Sixth Circuit vacates ADA ruling. |
Brief Article |
Jun 1, 1997 |
288 |
| Discipline against physicians by state medical boards increased in 1996. |
|
Jun 1, 1997 |
740 |
| As millennium nears, job outlook for paralegals is rosy. |
|
Jun 1, 1997 |
634 |
| For shame: paying for crime without serving time, but with a dose of humility. |
|
May 1, 1997 |
1461 |
| Epileptic shoe salesman booted by employer finds no relief under Disabilities Act. |
|
May 1, 1997 |
703 |
| Researchers criticize cocaine sentencing guidelines. |
|
Apr 1, 1997 |
637 |
| Fewer sex offenders on community release programs than other criminals. |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 1997 |
562 |
| Permanent disability - not merit - wins malpractice cases, study finds. |
|
Mar 1, 1997 |
653 |
| Mental health ruling could affect the way insurance does business. |
Brief Article |
Mar 1, 1997 |
506 |
| Prison population nearly doubled in past decade. |
Brief Article |
Mar 1, 1997 |
437 |
| Keyboard maker held liable for repetitive strain injuries. |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 1997 |
428 |
| 16 states executed 56 convicted killers in 1995. |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 1997 |
579 |
| 'Three-strikes' laws proving more show than go. |
|
Jan 1, 1997 |
1459 |
| Study makes open-and-shut case for automatic door testing. |
|
Jan 1, 1997 |
694 |
| New study finds blacks acquitted more often than whites. |
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Jan 1, 1997 |
717 |
| Fraction of civil cases are tort claims, ABA publication says. |
|
Nov 1, 1996 |
773 |
| Lawyer incivility: war games or bad manners? |
|
Oct 1, 1996 |
1416 |
| Priest sued for 'clergy malpractice.'(New Jersey)(Brief Article) |
Brief Article |
Sep 1, 1996 |
415 |
| Federal judge rebuffs law aiding violence victims. |
|
Sep 1, 1996 |
699 |
| In harm's way: workplace violence on the rise. |
|
Sep 1, 1996 |
668 |
| Supreme Court upholds civil forfeiture in drug cases. |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 1996 |
372 |
| Seventh Circuit allows same-race discrimination claim by worker. |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 1996 |
376 |
| California Supreme Court throws three-strikes law a judicial curve. |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 1996 |
391 |
| Protective baseball equipment scores home run for safety. |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 1996 |
429 |
| Court offers light at end of (carpal) tunnel for railroad worker. |
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Jun 1, 1996 |
430 |
| Circuit courts split on peer harassment in schools. |
|
Jun 1, 1996 |
524 |
| Ninth Circuit shuts down California's gas chamber. |
Brief Article |
May 1, 1996 |
486 |
| Sexual-predator laws attacked by lawyers, courts. |
|
May 1, 1996 |
682 |
| Repetitive strain injuries stretch higher. |
Brief Article |
May 1, 1996 |
450 |
| Small firms offer balanced lifestyle, survey says. |
|
May 1, 1996 |
617 |
| Witness decision aids out-of-court identifications. |
|
Apr 1, 1996 |
813 |
| Wearing the 'toughness badge': status hurry to carry out executions. |
|
Mar 1, 1996 |
1477 |
| Medical lab pleads no contest to misreading pap smears. |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 1996 |
383 |
| Landlord found liable in police officer's death. |
|
Feb 1, 1996 |
582 |
| Crashworthiness theory prevails in Missouri railroads case. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 1996 |
491 |
| Judge favors plaintiffs in theft-of-identity case. |
|
Jan 1, 1996 |
616 |
| Workplace violence: can it be prevented? |
|
Dec 1, 1995 |
1443 |
| Court opens door to no air bag suits. |
|
Nov 1, 1995 |
752 |
| Blind social worker wins wrongful termination case. |
|
Nov 1, 1995 |
575 |
| Drunk guest can sue hosts of party. |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 1995 |
519 |
| Smokeless tobacco suits heat up. |
|
Oct 1, 1995 |
39 |
| Circuit court upholds lawyer free speech. |
|
Oct 1, 1995 |
662 |
| Helicopter verdict blames manufacturer. |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 1995 |
448 |
| OSHA backs off ergonomic rules. |
|
Sep 1, 1995 |
589 |
| Bronco, Suzuki verdicts blame manufacturers. |
|
Sep 1, 1995 |
574 |
| Judicial debate over repressed memory syndrome continues. |
|
Aug 1, 1995 |
629 |
| Hospitals found to mishandle autologous blood. |
|
Aug 1, 1995 |
517 |
| Tavern faces charges of domestic violence. |
|
Jul 1, 1995 |
685 |
| Medical devices implanted without patients' consent. |
|
Jul 1, 1995 |
536 |
| Doctors face indictments, professional scrutiny. |
|
Jul 1, 1995 |
505 |
