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March 19, 2012
Coventry Patch |
March 19, 2012
The legislation would limit the amount juries can award plaintiffs for non-economic damages to $500,000.
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May 17, 2011
May 9, 2011
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May 9, 2011
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May 9, 2011
National Law Journal |
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May 9, 2011
May 5, 2011
Associated Press |
May 5, 2011
A trial lawyer whose long-standing judicial nomination was confirmed this week by the Senate will likely begin his tenure in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island by early July.
WSJ.com Law Blog |
May 5, 2011
May 4, 2011
Washington Post |
May 4, 2011
A trial lawyer nominated by President Barack Obama to be a federal judge in Rhode Island was confirmed on a party-line vote Wednesday just hours after a Senate GOP filibuster attempt failed.
Institute for Legal Reform |
May 4, 2011
Never in the nearly century-long history of the U.S. Chamber have we opposed a federal district court nominee. But never have we encountered someone quite like John J. "Jack" McConnell. Mr. McConnell is being considered to serve on the United States District Court for the District Court of Rhode Island. Later today, the Senate is expected to take a procedural vote on his nomination. But for a host of reasons, it's one we can't afford to see move any farther.
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