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McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit |
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The Wall Street Journal | September 1, 1994 |
When a law firm here found itself defending McDonald's Corp. in a suit last year that claimed the company served dangerously hot coffee, it hired a law student to take temperatures at other local restaurants for comparison. After dutifully slipping a thermometer into steaming cups and mugs all over the city, Danny Jarrett found that none came closer than about 20 degrees to the temperature at whcih McDonald's coffee is poured, about 180 degrees. Learn the real facts about why a jury awarded damages to a woman seriously burned by McDonald's coffee. |
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The Surprising Truth About Medical Malpractice |
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Trial Magazine | April 2002 |
Skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance premiums. Doctors abandoning their practices. The insurance industry wants the public to think these trends are the result of "frivolous" lawsuits and "out-of-control" juries, and medical providers are only too happy to agree. But what's the real story? Read the surprising truth about medical malpractice. |
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In Defense of So-Called Greedy Trial Lawyers |
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The Houston Chronicle | October 27, 2002 |
Lawyer bashing costs us all. The consequence of focusing on lawyers instead of issues, and placing blame on one party to a system that we all need, is to deny us the meaningful debate that is necessary to elect competent public officials. More importantly, lawyer bashing often results in the deterioration of rights so many of us often need. Next time a politician starts criticizing trial lawyers, ask what is proposed as an alternative. Read the full story about trial lawyers. |
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Stand Up for Our Judges |
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Trial Magazine | June 2005 |
Judges are under siege. Federal judges are bearing the brunt of the attack, but state judges are suffering harmful collateral damage. Read the full story about state and federal judges. |
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