Cult experts sue lawyers, others

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Cult experts Margaret Singer and Richard Ofshe have filed a suit under federal racketeering law alleging a conspiracy on the part of the Unification Church, the American Psychological Assn, the American Sociological Assn and attorneys from law firms Ennis Freidman & Bersoff and Jenner & Block. The two professors claim that the two associations and their attorneys conspired with the the Unification Church to attack their reputations. One of the attorneys, Bruce Ennis Jr, expects the suit will be dismissed as having no merit.

Cases, Conspiracy, American Sociological Association, American Psychological Association

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Plaintiffs' activists celebrate; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice is 10

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Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), the national public interest law firm founded in 1982 by Ralph Nader, is 10 years old. The organization is offered so wide a variety of cases from various fields of law that it would be difficult to call them anti-business. TLPJ's Board of Directors decided that annual membership fees would be necessary in addition to case fees to properly fund the organization, and membership doubled between 1989 and 1992.

History, Public interest law, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

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Transit ads rile trial lawyers; constitutional challenge?

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The American Tort Reform Assn has persuaded local transit in New York, Philadelphia and Richmond, VA, to run its ads blaming fare increases on lawsuit abuse. Some trial lawyers see this as a Sixth Amendment issue, fearing that potential personal injury jurors will walk in with the preconceived notion that the lawsuit is fraudulent.

Social aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Advertising, Public opinion, Torts, Jury, Juries

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