Philip Morris' CEO tries to have it both ways; Geoffrey Bible has one audience at Minn. trial; another on Capitol Hill
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Philip Morris chairman and CDEO Geoffrey Bible was squeezed between legal and political agendas at his Mar testimony in Minnesota's lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The industry has settled claims with 3 states in its efforts to sell legislation giving the industry some immunity from lawsuits and has also made unprecedented admissions to Congress. However, lawyers on both sides know that every concession makes it easier for state lawyers to make their cases.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Plaintiff bar divided by settlements; tiny payouts, big fees hit by public interest lawyers; class action abuse
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Debate over possible abuses of class actions is increasing in the plaintiffs' bar. Both Public Citizen and Trial Lawyers for Public Justice have attacked class action settlements which result in low recoveries for class members while at the same time relinquishing plaintiffs' rights to individual suits. According to critics of the settlements, judges bear much of the blame because they fail to scrutinize such settlements adequately.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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No gain, no pain? Study is hot topic; research favoring auto no-fault collides with trial lawyers
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A Canadian study holding that automobile accident victims recovery more readily from whiplash pain under a no-fault insurance system than under one allowing for suits by accident victims is discussed. Critics maintain the study's funding by a major player in automobile personal injury insurance preordained its result.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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