Court orders
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The General Services Administration is administering a $7-8 billion program to construct 70 new federal courthouses, however, 100 additional courthouses are needed beyond this program. Building a courthouse requires approval from the Office of Management and Budget and from Congress, and completion of the process can take seven to eight years. Remodeling old buildings has been one stopgap solution used, but this cannot even begin to provide enough space. Courthouse builders today also confront new problems such as changing technology and access for the disabled.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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California court reins in tort; doctrine of peculiar risk
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The California Supreme Court in Privette v. Superior Court has joined the states limiting landowner liability for accidents suffered by subcontractors who engage in inherently dangerous work. The legal theory involved is the doctrine of peculiar risk, and the court held that allowing civil recovery in cases where workers' compensation is also available would give plaintiffs unmerited windfalls. The District of Columbia, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota and Tennessee are the only states left with broad views of the peculiar risk doctrine.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Calif. high court agrees to hear HMO arbitration case; the court will decide if Kaiser's arbitration system violates public policy
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Plaintiffs' lawyers were elated by the CA Supreme Court's Nov 2 decision to hear a case concerning Kaiser Foundation Health Plan's mandatory arbitration procedures. Kaiser is a major force in managed healthcare both in CA, where 40% of residents are enrolled in an HMO, and nationwide. David S Rand, the attorney in the case, says the procedures allow Kaiser to unconscionably drag its feet, in his case until his client died. He says it takes an average of 674 days to appoint an arbitrator and 863 to have a hearing.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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