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Web Site Exposes Earmarks for Trial Lawyers

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A online and media campaign exposing the vast number of liability-expanding provisions slipped into key legislation by the plaintiffs’ trial bar was launched today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.
The site, TrialLawyerEarmarks.com, illustrates the breadth and scope of the trial lawyer agenda through a tangle of vines overtaking the U.S. Capitol Building. The [...]

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‘New’ Weight-Based Airline Surfaces in Philly

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Last week, I opined about the possibility of airlines charging passengers by the pound in a post, Airlines Might Impose Weight-Based Fares.  Today, I came across news about three Philadelphia media outlets that ran spoof newspaper ads for a fictitious carbon-neutral airline, Derrie-Air.  Take a look at it as it’s well worth your time and, [...]

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