Perilous journey;legal fallout from Pan Am Flight 103 still smolders

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The trial dealing with the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, is discussed. Responsibility for the bombing is still not definite and has been pinned on Arab nations including Libya and Syria. Libya surrendered its defendants in exchange for the dropping of UN sanctions against it.

Terrorism, Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988, Liability for aircraft accidents

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Truth be told; rejected job seekers challenge results of polygraph tests by feds

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Charges of deliberate misuse of the polygraph by federal law enforcement agents are discussed, and this involved false accusations of failure against job applicants so agencies could summarily reject them without background checks.

Usage, Laws, regulations and rules, Government liability, Employee selection, Lie detectors and detection, Lie detector tests

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When not to go public; documents given to PR firms may not be privileged

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A federal ruling that the work product doctrine generally does not apply to public relations advice is discussed. The ruling was Calvin Klein Trademark Trust v. Wachner and will apply especially to other high-profile cases.

Confidential communications, Attorney-client privilege, Work product privilege (Law)

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