Word: palkhivala
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...life is worth less in India than in the U.S.," said Hoyt bluntly. In addition, riling fees for damage suits in India are almost prohibitively high, and the courts are notoriously slow. "If the suit were filed in India, the judgment would be in the next century," said Nani Palkhivala, one of India's most respected attorneys. More important, the U.S. offers more generous legal grounds on which to base a case. Lawyers can file a suit for negligence, under which a plaintiff would have to prove carelessness on the part of Union Carbide. But more appealing...
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