Not always eye-to-eye; Brits, Americans disagree on some issues, still look to each other for guidance
Article Abstract:
Different views in the US and the United Kingdom on the progress made by woman and minorities in the legal profession discussed at the ABA's annual conference for 2000 in London are described. Topics included the continued existence of a glass ceiling in the profession and forecasts for the jury system.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2000
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No deficit of attention here; Ritalin class action suits are making some drug companies hyper
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The wave of class action lawsuits regarding the drug Ritalin and its use for Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder (ADHD) is discussed. The suits charge failure to warn consumers about the drug's potentially serious side effects and advertising Ritalin as effective when it has no long-term effects on ADHD-like symptoms.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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Learn all about it in Atlanta; CLE programs to offer tips and more at annual meeting
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The ABA's 1999 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA is the place to be for attorneys interested in meeting a cross-section of US legal talent and offers additional advantages including some 430 programs offering CLE credit, with topically related programs under the headings of professionalism, technology and sole practitioners and small firms.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1999
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