Magazine ranks largest jury verdicts of 2001
Boston based AP reports on the top ten jury awards of 2001 totaling 5.7 billion led by a 3 billion California tobacco verdict against Philip Morris U S A for Richard Boeken. The round up notes later reductions and post 9 11 impact on big awards and other standout cases.
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Michael J. Piuze
Ray Goldstein
California
Philip Morris U.S.A
Richard Boeken
Lawyer's Weekly USA
Paul J. Martinek
LawyersWeekly.com
Martinek
Howard Varinsky
Lawyer's Weekly
New York
Louisiana
Exxon Mobil
Gulf War veterans gain under new disability law
Several thousand Gulf War veterans previously denied benefits are expected to receive about 204 million dollars from 2002 to 2011 under a new law expanding eligibility for service connected disability pay. The measure allows undiagnosed and medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome to qualify beginning March.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Donald Manzullo
R-Egan
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Bush
John McCourt
Congressional Budget Office
Michael Brinkmeier
Gulf
Freeport
Ill
Manzullo
Daniel Steele
Steele
Saudi Arabia
Donna Steele
New Gulf War disability rules broaden eligible illnesses
Washington reports a new law eases Gulf War veterans' path to service connected disability. Chronic multisymptom illness is defined to include fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome among eligible conditions, with 13 qualifying symptoms listed and a filing window extended to 2011. The VA extended claims rights previously to 2006, beyond the 2001 expiration.
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Veterans Affairs Department
Women enter U S Chess Championship in Seattle
The U S Chess Championship expands to 56 players and doubles prize money to 200000 as women join men for the first time. A playoff system will award 15000 to the top finisher, with players like Yasser Seirawan and Jennifer Shahade commenting on the event's excitement and crowd appeal.
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Seattle Center
Yasser Seirawan
Jennifer Shahade
Five Governors in One Week Shocks New Jersey
Eight days, five governors, one state. New Jersey leaders juggle acting governor duties as Christie Whitman’s resignation prompts a revolving door. Senate leaders split the role, McGreevey set to be sworn in January, while citizens and watchdogs question the system's antiquated design and accountability.
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N.J
Donald DiFrancesco
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DiFrancesco
John Bennett
Richard Codey
McGreevey
New Hampshire
Whitman
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