Year: 1997

Judge Rules Lawyers Won’t Be Paid Unless They Prove Their Work Benefits Public; Child’s Illness Demonstrates Need for Liability Reform; “Loser Pays” Serves Justice, Cases Show; Ludicrous Lawsuits

Legal Brief /
Judge Rules Lawyers Won't Be Paid Unless They Prove Their Work Benefits PublicShould lawyers make millions by suing a manufacturer to fix a problem the manufacturer has already fixed, fixed for free, and fixed although none of the customers noticed ...
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The New “Clinton-Lite” Global Warming Strategy: Half the Controversy, Same Bad Economic Aftertaste

National Policy Analysis #174 /
President Clinton's latest strategy to address global warming might best be described as Clinton-Lite: It has half the controversy of his previous strategy, but the same bad economic aftertaste. On October 22, the President unveiled his strategy for the upcoming ...
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Support for Campaign Finance Reform Improperly Measured by Poorly Worded L.A. Times Poll

Press Release Support for Campaign Finance Reform Improperly Measured by Poorly Worded L.A. Times Poll For Immediate Release: October 17, 1997 CONTACT: David Almasi (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] A poll published in the Los Angeles Times purporting to find public ...
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Survey of State Climate Experts Casts Doubt on Link Between Human Activity and Global Warming

Press Release  Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation 1250 H Street, NW, #700 Washington, D.C. 20005-3908 1-888-JOIN-CSE (202) 783-3870 Fax (202) 783-4687 Survey of State Climate Experts Casts Doubt on Link Between Human Activity and Global Warming(Washington, DC)-- A majority ...
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President’s Interpretation of “Environmental Justice” Jeopardizes Minority Health and Well-Being

National Policy Analysis #173 /
The Clinton Administration's narrow interpretation of what constitutes "environmental justice" could place thousands of blacks, Hispanics and other disadvantaged Americans at greater risk. On February 11, 1994, President Clinton committed his administration to an environmental justice strategy by signing Executive ...
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Group Launches Presidential Sexual Harassment TV & Radio Commercials, Telephone Hotline

Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Moritz Ridenour (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] Jackie Clark (202) 638-1255 Brad Keena (202) 544-3200 or [email protected] GROUP LAUNCHES PRESIDENTIAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT TV AND RADIO COMMERCIALS, TELEPHONE HOTLINEA group of public policy analysts and ...
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Legal Brief: Firm Penalized $2.5 Billion for Accident They Did Not Cause and in Which No One Was Hurt; Scientific Evidence Weak for Plaintiffs in Nation’s Largest Class Action Suit; Legal Reform Under Assault; Husband Asks Federal Court to Stop Wife from Smoking

Firm Penalized $2.5 Billion for Accident They Did not Cause and in Which No One Was HurtIn another example of bizarre jury verdicts, CSX Transportation (formerly Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad) has been found liable for $2.5 billion in punitive damages ...
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An Answer to America’s “Race Question”

by Rev. Earl W. JacksonA New Visions Commentary paper published Setember 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax (202) 543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is ...
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Project 21 Joins NAACP In Criticizing New National Academic Tests Proposed By the Clinton Administration – September 1997

With the House of Representatives expected to vote on the Labor, Health and Human Services Education appropriations bill on Thursday, September 4, the African-American group Project 21 has joined the NAACP and others in criticizing proposed new national reading tests ...
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Senator Wellstone Sticks Up for Kids… Until Trial Lawyers Ask Him for a Favor

National Policy Analysis #172 /
Senator Paul Wellstone, the former Carleton College professor who represents Minnesota in the Senate, loves to portray himself as a champion of the poor -- particularly children from low-income and no-income households. A member of the Senate Children and Families ...
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