Plaintiffs' air bag dilemma; auto industry wins child death cases

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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act as the reason for the increase in securities class action suits is discussed. The act was drafted to decrease frivolous securities fraud suits, but increased corporate accounting fraud could also be leading to increased suits.

Motor vehicle parts and accessories, All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, Auto Restraining Systems, Usage, Automobiles, Product liability, Automobile industry, Air bag restraint systems, Airbag restraint systems, Products liability

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Justices' sex harassment decisions spark fears; companies review policies to avoid 'Ellerth' liability

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Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, the sexual harassment suits which reached the Supreme Court in 1998, stated that even companies who have a sexual harassment policy in place will be held liable for harassment when an employee has suffered a "tangible employment action" due to sexual harassment by a supervisor. Tangible actions cover such consequences as demotion or dismissal. US companies recognize the need for training and for a clearly written policy forbidding and condemning sexual harassment.

Analysis, Sexual harassment, Employment discrimination, Workplace multiculturalism, Workplace diversity

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Supreme Court's qui tam case is having an impact; with ruling months off, some lawyers seek to delay old cases, reject new ones

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The repercussions of the US Supreme Court's pending ruling on the federal whistleblower law in Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. US ex rel. Stevens are discussed. Attorneys involved in several other qui tam cases are holding off on settlements while the future of the law is in question.

Whistle blowing, Whistleblowing, Popular actions

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