GM gives 'enemy' lawyer a black eye; Kenneth Starr was hired to hold nemesis James E. Butler Jr. to account

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General Motors Corp (GM) has hired Kenneth W. Starr, of Whitewater fame, to handle a contempt-of-court case against plaintiffs' lawyer James E. Butler, Jr., for allegedly violating a court order in a letter he wrote to a judge. The contempt case stems from a 1994 letter Butler wrote Georgia Judge Albert Thompson before a trial in which Butler was trying to prove that a sidesiaddle fuel tank accident of a GM pickup caused the death of a Georgia teenager. GM brought a contempt action when it saw Butler had used language very critical of GM from another case in the letter that the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said should never be used as authority.

Management, General Motors Corp., GM, Contempt of court, Starr, Kenneth W., Butler, James E., Jr.

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Suzuki decides to fight, loses; after settling Samurai suits, auto maker hit back, but it backfired

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American Suzuki Motor Corp vigorously defended its Samurai vehicle in a St Louis, MO, trial but suffered a $90 million judgment on July 7, 1995. This was the second verdict against American Suzuki won by James E. Butler Jr and Robert D. Cheeley of Georgia firm Butler, Wooten, Overby, Cheeley, Pearson & Fryhofer. Suzuki has settled nearly all of the 240 claims filed regarding the Samurai, but in this case it used six law firms in what Cheeley termed 'all-out war.' Butler showed internal Suzuki documents indicating it knew the vehicle was dangerous in 1985.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Utility Vehicles, Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing, Automobiles, Product liability, Sport utility vehicles, Products liability, American Suzuki Motor Corp., Suzuki Samurai (Sport-utility vehicle)

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Developers use civil rights laws to fight zoning; homes for the elderly at issue in suits that rely on the ADA and the FHA

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Real estate developers hindered by zoning officials in building assisted-living facilities for the elderly are fighting back with federal civil rights laws.Such laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The FHA provisions on zoning are based on values strengthened by the ADA as the latter deals so clearly with integrating disabled persons into the most integrated setting meeting their needs.

United States, Housing discrimination, Zoning law

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