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A liability verdict of $282,685 was issued today in Albemarle County, Va., against asbestos product manufacturers Ford and Honeywell after jurors found that both companies exposed a former state trooper to asbestos, leading him to contract the deadly lung disease mesothelioma at the age of 84.

After nearly 42 years of brutal dictatorship, the people of Libya are poised to reclaim their country and their freedom.

the Civil Justice Foundation donates more than $1 million to 112 advocacy groups in the United States.

Medical lawyer Fred Thompson is participating in a Transvaginal Mesh Litigation Update teleconference hosted by HB Litigation Conferences

On August 3, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied State Street Corporation's motion to dismiss securities fraud and ERISA claims brought by the company's shareholders and participants in its retirement plan.

Motley Rice securities lawyer Badge Humphries will speak at the 2011 Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) Business Manager Meeting.

On July 29, 2011, CNN reported that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its behavior detection program.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM), an advisory group for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a report proposing that the 510(k) accelerated approval program for medical devices be replaced.

CNN reports that airlines do not have to pay the federal government what amounts to approximately $25 million in tax revenue.

On July 27, 2011, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that he may allow the family of Mark Bavis to seek damages against United Airlines et al—not only for his death but also for the "21 minutes of terror" he endured prior to the plane's crash.