Government Liability for Atomic Weapons Testing Program: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session on S. 2454 ... and on H.R. 1338 ... June 27, 1986, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 163 pages |
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... plaintiff or for the benefit of the lawyers needs to be addressed . We must compare the benefit to society from all of this litigation with the enormous negatives that are occurring , such as the lack of the availability of liability ...
... plaintiff or for the benefit of the lawyers needs to be addressed . We must compare the benefit to society from all of this litigation with the enormous negatives that are occurring , such as the lack of the availability of liability ...
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... plaintiff's case was heaven , you know , but I did not get too many of them . In fact , I think- Senator MCCONNELL . You got out too soon . Senator DOMENICI . That is right . [ Laughter . ] Senator MCCONNELL . They are doing much better ...
... plaintiff's case was heaven , you know , but I did not get too many of them . In fact , I think- Senator MCCONNELL . You got out too soon . Senator DOMENICI . That is right . [ Laughter . ] Senator MCCONNELL . They are doing much better ...
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... PLAINTIFFS TO OBTAIN A RECOVERY FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHERE THEY OTHERWISE COULD NOT . H.R. 1338 WOULD PLACE THE UNITED STATES IN THE POSITION OF ANY OTHER ALLEGED TORTFEASOR . SUCH A RESULT IS IMPROPER IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THESE CLAIMS ...
... PLAINTIFFS TO OBTAIN A RECOVERY FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHERE THEY OTHERWISE COULD NOT . H.R. 1338 WOULD PLACE THE UNITED STATES IN THE POSITION OF ANY OTHER ALLEGED TORTFEASOR . SUCH A RESULT IS IMPROPER IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THESE CLAIMS ...
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... action under subsection ( a ) 23 shall constitute a complete bar to any other civil action by 24 the plaintiff , by reason of the same subject matter , against HR 1338 RFS 4 1 the contractor whose act or omission gave rise 25.
... action under subsection ( a ) 23 shall constitute a complete bar to any other civil action by 24 the plaintiff , by reason of the same subject matter , against HR 1338 RFS 4 1 the contractor whose act or omission gave rise 25.
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... plaintiffs want this legislation to be able to sue if they are not likely to be able to prove causation ? Well , the fact is they want to be able to get their case before a jury because juries do wild and crazy things . A jury in Orange ...
... plaintiffs want this legislation to be able to sue if they are not likely to be able to prove causation ? Well , the fact is they want to be able to get their case before a jury because juries do wild and crazy things . A jury in Orange ...
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