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Asbestos Litigation – Will the UK Reinstate Compensation for Pleural Plaques ?
How should governments and courts decide/define when persons have a condition that should warrant payment of compensation through tort...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 12, 20082 min read
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5th Circuit Weighs in on Rocket Dockets, Venue and Forum Shopping
A new en banc 5th Circuit opinion from a strongly divided court grants the extraordinary remedy of mandamus to overturn perceived forum...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 14, 20081 min read
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More Asbestos Claiming ? British Government Asks for Views on Pleural Plaques Compensation Issues
Global tort litigation issues continue to evolve. Last fall, the UK’s highest court decided that it would not permit recovery of money as...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 14, 20082 min read
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Update – Japanese Asbestos Litigation Ramps Up – Suit by 178 Plaintiffs Names 46 Compani
In a prior article of May 18, we noted an asbestos lawsuit in Japan. Since then, the lawsuit has not received much press, nor has there...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 6, 20081 min read
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Mass Tort Claims – Do Shrinking Jobs and Insurance Benefits Increase Propensity to Claim ?
Recent news has been full of stories about rapid general inflation around the world, especially increased food costs leading to protests...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 14, 20082 min read
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