Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...This is an extraordinary step,? says TIME senior writer Adam Cohen, who follows legal developments. Criminal charges are almost never brought against companies. ?This is clearly an attempt by the authorities to send a strong message that safety rules cannot be taken lightly,? says Cohen. ?Apparently this was a horrendous incident that could have been avoided.? SabreTech officials took exception to the criminal actions. They denied any wrongdoing and vowed a vigorous defense. ?We are not going to stand idly by and be made a criminal scapegoat for this tragedy,? said an attorney for the company. ?This was a horrific...
LARRY HINES Openly gay Libertarian candidate, California Resume: Self-educated, legal secretary, dancer Relevant experience: U.S. Marine Corps Platform: Privatize education, withdrawal of U.S. from...
...jury giveth and the judge taketh away. That oft-repeated scenario is what many legal and business analysts believe will happen to last week?s record-busting $4.9 billion jury verdict awarded against General Motors in Los Angeles. After a 10-week trial, a 12-member panel ordered the company to pay the sum ? $107 million in compensatory damages and $4.8 billion in punitive damages ? to six people who were severely burned when the fuel tank in their Chevrolet Malibu exploded during a rear-end collision. The plaintiffs claimed the car should have been designed with a fuel tank further...
Wise views animals as autonomous creatures entitled to certain fundamental rights. But he believes the current legal system is outdated and as a result, unable to adequately address animal rights issues...
...time it [legal doctrine] fit in well with the way that people understand how the universe ticks," referring to the once common belief that animals lacked intelligence...