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Litigation

Jun. 30, 2006

In 'Kircher,'Supreme Court Disappoints Tort Reformers

LOS ANGELES - Advocates of tort reform found a reason to gripe and a reason to be hopeful this U.S. Supreme Court session.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Advocates of tort reform found a reason to gripe and a reason to be hopeful this U.S. Supreme Court session.
      After taking up Kircher v. Putnam, the high court appeared poised to land a serious blow to plaintiffs' lawyers who use the state-court system to evade the more-restrictive rules of federal court.
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