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Product Liability

Mar. 7, 2008

Attorneys General Could Get More Power

WASHINGTON - Much to the dismay of the tort reform lobby, Congress could give state attorneys general more power to enforce product safety statutes as part of a major overhaul of consumer protection law.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      WASHINGTON - Much to the dismay of the tort reform lobby, Congress could give state attorneys general more power to enforce product safety statutes as part of a major overhaul of consumer protection law.
      Democrats and some Republicans are keen to beef up that area of the law in the wake of recent high-...

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