Below is a list of press releases for 2008.
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June 24, 2008
WLF's LegallyBrief.Com Features Video Series on Business Civil Liberties
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June 24, 2008
Court Urged to Strike Down Law Banning Speech on Drug Prescriptions
IMS Health Inc. v. Sorrell
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June 19, 2008
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Urged to Revise Product Liability Rule
Bugosh v. I.U. North America, Inc.
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June 12, 2008
WLF Files Brief in Key Corporate Criminal Liability Case
United States v. Ionia Management, S.A.
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June 11, 2008
Court Urged to Bar Use of U.S. Courts to Assert Claims Lacking Nexus to U.S.
Mother Doe v. Sheikh Hamdan
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June 04, 2008
Court Urged to Uphold Preemption of Failure-to-Warn Suits Involving Drugs
Wyeth v. Levine
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May 27, 2008
Court Urged to Rein in Asbestos Liability Suits
Norris v. Crane Co.
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May 16, 2008
Court Urged to Establish Clear Rules Differentiating Between Employees and Independent Contractors
FedEx Home Delivery v. NLRB
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May 09, 2008
WLF Says Adopting Reprints Guidance Would Place FDA in Contempt of Court
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May 08, 2008
Court Urged to Limit Jurisdiction over Uncontested Patent Claims
Caraco Pharmaceutical v. Forest Laboratories
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May 07, 2008
Court Urged to Dismiss FCA Suit that Threatens to Chill Speech
U.S. ex rel. Rost v. Pfizer
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May 01, 2008
WLF Publishes Special Report on the Federal Erosion of Business Civil Liberties
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April 24, 2008
Supreme Court Urged to Reverse $80 Million Punitive Damages Award a Second Time
Philip Morris USA v. Williams
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April 21, 2008
Court Urged to Reinstate Challenge to In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
Day v. Bond
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April 17, 2008
Court Urged to Affirm Dismissal of Global Warming Lawsuit
California v. General Motors Corp.
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April 09, 2008
Court Urged to Bar Second-Guessing of FTC Cigarette Advertising Rules
Altria Group, Inc. v. Good, No. 07-562
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March 11, 2008
Former AG’s and FBI Directors Urge Review of Case Seeking Damages from Senior Administration Officials
Ashcroft v. Iqbal, No. 07-1015
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February 26, 2008
Court Urged to End Expansion of Civil RICO Claims
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co., No. 07-210
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February 25, 2008
Court Urged to Uphold City’s Efforts to Restrict Housing for Illegal Aliens
Lozano v. City of Hazleton
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January 31, 2008
WLF Opposes Acquisition of 3COM by Chinese Firm with Ties to Red Army
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January 30, 2008
Report Concludes that Regulation of Drug Promotion Violates First Amendment and Federal Law
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January 29, 2008
Court Urged to Crack Down on Frivolous Insurance Suits
Radian Guaranty, Inc. v. Whitfield, No. 07-834
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January 28, 2008
Appeals Court Urged to Uphold Dismissal of Indictments Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
United States v. Stein
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January 24, 2008
Court Urged to Decertify Massive Class Action Suit
Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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January 18, 2008
Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” Features WLF Board Members, Pro Bono Allies
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January 17, 2008
WLF Urges Court to Strike Down U.S. Patent Office Regulations
SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. PTO
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January 14, 2008
WLF Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Ruling Expanding Liability Under the False Claims Act
Allison Engine Co. v. U.S. ex rel. Sanders
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January 14, 2008
WLF Urges California Supreme Court to Review Ruling Expanding Partnership Liability
Everest Properties II, LLC v. Prometheus Development Co.
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January 02, 2008
Court Urged to Rein in Skyrocketing Punitive Damages Awards
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, No. 07-219
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