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INSURERS APPLAUD DEFEAT OF FAULT BILL:

The New Hampshire Senate’s decision to kill a trial lawyer-supported bill that would have required well-insured defendants with little liability...

GAY RIGHTS BILL BECOMES LAW:

Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination, making Maine the sixth...

SEED MAKERS’ LIABILITY SOUGHT:

The Vermont Senate has approved a bill that would make seed manufacturers rather than farmers liable for damages from genetically...

NO CRIMINAL CHARGES LIKELY AGAINST AIG:

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer reassured the business world and those affiliated with American International Group that criminal charges...

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