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Government

Jan. 13, 2010

Lobbying Groups Go Head-to-Head To Reshape Legal Landscape in U.S.

Two of the lobbying groups with the most influence over federal legislation impacting the legal landscape unveiled their 2010 agendas this week, with one seeking to expand litigation and the other to limit it.

By Robert Iafolla

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Two of the lobbying groups with the most influence over federal legislation impacting the legal landscape unveiled their 2010 agendas this week, with one seeking to expand litigation and the other to limit it.

The American Association for Justice, which lobbies for the plaintiffs' bar, named a handful of specific bills Monday it wants Congress to pass to protect cons...

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