Tampering with evidence; the liability and competitiveness myth

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Vice President Dan Quayle's Council on Competitiveness maintained that the tort system costs the taxpayer too much money, diminishes product innovation and impedes competition with foreign companies. Peter Huber wrote the first major book expounding these theories at the end of the 1980s, but there is not much evidence to support them. The competitiveness theme helps businesses to reduce costs for product liability and raises the burden of proof for punitive damages without attempting to ensure compensation for legitimate cases.

Remedies, Exemplary damages, Punitive damages, Torts

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Tort issues resurrected: supporters say Clinton holds fate on products liability bill

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Pres Bill Clinton vetoed the product liability bill including a damage limitation which passed in 1996, and tort reformers say he holds the key to passage of a similar 1997 bill. The products bill is one of several tort reform measures supported by business and insurance groups. The bill calls for limiting state and federal court punitive damage awards by requiring clear evidence of a flagrant disregard of product safety.

Limitation of damages, Limitations of damages

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Navigating the shoals; Whitewater counsel denies conflicts, admits job a liability

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Whitewater special counsel Kenneth W. Starr denies that his political background and private law practice led to conflicts in his governmental work. Starr insists that he has no plans to resign. His private work includes tobacco and school voucher litigation. Starr insists that colleagues at his firm did a conflicts check for him but what he has done has not satisfied critics. A chronology of Starr's work is given.

Analysis, Ethical aspects, Conflict of interests (Attorneys), Conflicts of interest (Lawyers), Special prosecutors, Starr, Kenneth W.

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