The justices limit RICO, reject death appeal
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The US Supreme Court ruled in Klehr v. A.O. Smith Corp that the last-predicate-act rule restarting the statute of limitations clock with each new fraudulent act in a series which establishes a "pattern of racketeering" in a RICO suit was unlawful and that a plaintiff who had tried diligently to uncover fraud could not then use fraudulent concealment to stop the statute of limitations clock. On June 19, 1997, the day of the Klehr ruling, the court also ruled in O'Dell v. Netherland that a death row inmate's sentence of capital punishment was fair.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Clean water bill could filter out citizen suits
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Critics of a revised clean-water bill passed by the House of Representatives say it would undercut citizens' ability to challenge pollution and encourage industry waste-dumping. Supporters say the measure, which does not directly limit citizen actions, would recognize scientific realities and be fairer to business. The bill lets businesses point out statistical error rates in measurement of pollutants as part of a defense, gives states more freedom in setting water quality standards, and lowers some technological requirements.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Justices curtail fee-shifting; blow to citizen lawsuits
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The US Supreme Court used City of Burlington v Dague to end the court tactic of awarding larger fees to attorneys for successful plaintiffs in very difficult and risky cases. This will lessen the incentive for lawyers to take on citizen lawsuits. Opponents fear that citizens with legitimate civil rights or environmental claims who cannot find a lawyer from a public interest organization will now have no recourse.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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