The result means that after four years an Illinois man faces trial in a misdemeanor marijuana case. California's law requires insurance companies to disclose policies issued during the Holocaust era. The 9th Circuit reversed a ruling that said the law undercuts power reserved for the federal government. But it left a preliminary injunction in place because the lower court did not address a due process claim. The court held the act is not unconstitutional on its face, serves a compelling state interest and is only minimally intrusive on privacy rights.
Companies involved in asbestos are under attack themselves.
Now they've developed a new strategy. They're claiming the people who are suing them really were harmed by tobacco products. Combustion Engineering Inc., et al. The judge in the price-fixing class action against Sotheby's and Christie's says the lawyers made tens of millions of dollars less than they would have under traditional methods of choosing lead counsel. Now the battle over the terrorist bombing may be fought in the civil arena.