The great tobacco deal: it's big, but is it bad for individual smokers who sue?

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The tobacco industry settlement, which will cost the industry $368.5 bil over 25 years, is a huge deal, but its impact on suits brought by individual plaintiffs is unclear. Critics say the settlement compensation cap is too low at $5 bil annually and the prohibition on punitive damages recoveries will disencourage attorneys for taking cases. Supporters point outattorneys do not take cases based on potential punitive damages and that earlier lawsuits have generally failed. Even if approved by Congress, several legal questions, as well as the opposition by attorneys general in three states, have to be resolved.

United States, Compromise and settlement, Cases, Settlements (Law), Tobacco industry

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Hard times for bad kids

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The juvenile justice system is struggling to cope with the rising wave of juvenile crime. Experts say there is a five-pronged strategy for dealing with this kind of crime: prompt prevention and intervention, investigation of needs, court procedures, programs for the most violent and reintegration of the youth into society. The problem with the harsher programs such as youth boot camps is the inadequate followup after the youth complete the camp. Intervention is essential early on when problems are still at the level of truancy.

Juvenile offenders, Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, Criminal rehabilitation, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Administration of juvenile justice

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Inmate's last wish is to donate kidney: his quest opens debate over ethics of harvesting executed convicts' organs

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Death-row inmate Larry Lonchar's request to donate a kidney to the retired detective who oversaw his pursuit has thrown Georgia officials into turmoil. Most consider his request a stalling tactic or publicity stunt, and it raises ethical concerns about killing people to harvest their organs as well as practical problems about the method of execution. Dr Jack Kevorkian backs Lonchar's wishes, saying organ donation makes great sense and gives prisoners more choice over how they die.

Laws, regulations and rules, Ethical aspects, Georgia, Prisoners, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue donation, Prisoners' rights, Lonchar, Larry

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