The Civil War on Consumer RightsConari Press, 1990 - Počet stran: 191 Exposes a well-financed, long-term campaign by big business to beat back the emerging wave of consumer and victim rights. This book traces the development of these rights within our civil justice system and discusses the crucial role they play in protecting individuals. |
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... collect " over - payments ” in veterans ' loans and Social Security payments or to collect on defaulted student loans ; and second , from claims brought by indi- viduals attempting to restore disability payments cut off by the ...
... collect " over - payments ” in veterans ' loans and Social Security payments or to collect on defaulted student loans ; and second , from claims brought by indi- viduals attempting to restore disability payments cut off by the ...
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... collect a fee is another , and the possibility that a jury might impose punitive damages - an award to the plaintiff when the defendant has acted with callous disregard for safety - from which the lawyer would collect a still larger fee ...
... collect a fee is another , and the possibility that a jury might impose punitive damages - an award to the plaintiff when the defendant has acted with callous disregard for safety - from which the lawyer would collect a still larger fee ...
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... collect payment of the punitive damages and for Hews to collect his fee . Up until that time , all the costs of the lawsuit and trial had been borne by Hews . And that is the system the defense lobby wants to eliminate , or , at least ...
... collect payment of the punitive damages and for Hews to collect his fee . Up until that time , all the costs of the lawsuit and trial had been borne by Hews . And that is the system the defense lobby wants to eliminate , or , at least ...
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PREFACE | xiii |
CIVIL JUSTICE IN JEOPARDY | 19 |
WOMEN THE PROPERTY OF MEN? | 28 |
Autorská práva | |
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