Internet music dispute shifts to Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing probes Internet music copying led by Napster critics Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and musician Roger McGuinn. Napster CEO Hank Barry defends market self correction while lawmakers seek balance for creators and consumers.
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Verdict could bankrupt tobacco firms says attorney
Miami AP report on a Smokers class action closing arguments. Dan Webb for Philip Morris argues punitive damages of 154 billion could destroy all five companies tenfold. Plaintiffs seek 123 to 196 billion. jurors to decide punitive award after 12.7 million in compensatory damages.
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U S judge holds Iran responsible for bomb deaths
A federal judge in Washington ruled that Iran sponsored a February 25, 1996 Jerusalem bus bombing that killed 24, including an American couple from West Hartford and Teaneck, granting $327 million to their families. The ruling rests on a terrorism damage statute and cites a confession tying Iran to a Hamas cell. The Clinton administration disputes collection of any judgment.
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