Jun 08, 2012 11:28 AM

Rep. Ben Quayle on ALEC

 

Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) claimed at a Judiciary Committee markup of his bill to benefit the asbestos industry – H.R. 4369 – that he “has no idea” what the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is.

One thing is for sure, he does know what Honeywell is and Honeywell has used front groups like ALEC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for years to help it delay justice and deny accountability as it faces over 22,000 asbestos injury claims and billions in asbestos liabilities.

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Jun 06, 2012 10:58 AM

WHO's Behind H.R. 4369?

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Jun 06, 2012 10:02 AM

Asbestos Industry Immunity Bill

 

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May 31, 2012 01:08 PM

Preview: June’s Trial Magazine

Drugs and devices are major areas of focus and concern among AAJ members—and the June issue of Trial, AAJ’s flagship magazine for attorneys and the legal community, looks into the latest on key drug and device litigation topics, including:

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May 29, 2012 10:42 AM

AAJ Mourns Loss of Harry Philo

We are mourning the loss of a true giant among trial lawyers. Harry Philo died Monday at the age of 87. He spent his life on a quest for equal justice for all and was involved for more than 30 years with ATLA, now the American Association for Justice. He served as our President from 1980 to 1981, but it was his law career that most distinguished him. He supported numerous civil rights causes, was lead counsel in landmark cases such as Shavers v. Kelley which successfully challenged Michigan's “no-fault” legislation, and exposed the dangerous risk-shifting schemes inherent in construction. Harry was never too busy to advise struggling trial lawyers and we will miss him. 

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May 29, 2012 09:23 AM

ALEC’s Campaign to Legislate Corporate Immunity

Despite recent backlash and intense consumer pressure on corporations to drop sponsorship of the shadowy front group, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), many corporations are standing by ALEC. Corporations have used ALEC’s Civil Justice Task Force to get a wide swath of state laws enacted to grant corporate immunity when products injure or even kill consumers. For decades, corporate immunity has been ALEC’s specialty.

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May 15, 2012 09:00 AM

Congressional Hearing on ALEC Asbestos Legislation

The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on Thursday on H.R. 4369, the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012.” As we reported last week, the goals of this legislation are to delay justice for victims of asbestos diseases and allow corporations that have profited from asbestos to deny accountability.

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