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Seeing Tort Claiming Data is Useful - NFL Concussion Claims > $800m of Claim Payments Approved
After so many years of relative secrecy about claiming in asbestos litigation and some other "mass torts," it's refreshing to see fairly...

Kirk T. Hartley
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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More Publication of Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Files – On a Comparative Basis, How Can Asbestos
Once again, the public domain is expanding to include additional thousands of documents from priest sex abuse cases, and blogs collect...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 6, 20131 min read
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Kudos to Corporate Counsel for Forcing Disclosure of AIG Corporate Monitor Reports
Kudos to Corporate Counsel and its lawyers. Its self-laudatory account is below. Good to see media investigation and reporting instead of...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 17, 20123 min read
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Transparency – Another Effort to Force PACER to Become Free
This article from Wired, also pasted below, describes clever computer people devising a way to push harder towards forcing the federal...

Kirk Hartley
Aug 17, 20092 min read
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Asbestos Plaintiff’s Lawyers Ask W.R. Grace Bankruptcy Court to Order that Its Findings –
The W. R. Grace chapter 11 case has produced a striking motion that highlights the too often bizarre and unconstitutional nature of much...

Kirk Hartley
Aug 13, 20099 min read
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New Article Regarding Some Positive Developments in Coordination Between the Tort System and Asbesto
A new article is out regarding problems with asbestos bankruptcy trusts, which are the antithesis of transparency, as previously...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 30, 20092 min read
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The Antithesis of Transparency – 90 Day Wait For Public Hearing Transcripts for Chrysler and O
PACER is a great resource, and I am one of the many who are delighted it exists. But the absence of transparency in chapter 11 cases...

Kirk Hartley
May 30, 20095 min read
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