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New Push to Hold Foreign Manufacturers Accountable For Defective Products

May 17, 2013 9:17 AM
By Andrew Cochran

  Every day, American consumers are vulnerable to injury or death from dangerous foreign products manufactured abroad. We’ve read and seen numerous stories about poisonous drywall and toys manufactured overseas, with no compliance with our consumer products standards. While U.S. manufacturers must … Read More »

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New chief judge can help Madison County shed its ‘Judicial Hellhole’ reputation

May 8, 2013 7:01 AM
By Travis Akin

Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis announced this week she is stepping down from her post to run for Congress in the 13th District, which includes parts of the Metro-East. And though being a member of Congress is high profile and … Read More »

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The 7th Amendment is the original ‘victims’ rights amendment’

May 3, 2013 10:57 AM
By Andrew Cochran

The Constitution and Civil Justice subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing April 25 on a proposed Constitutional amendment to give victims of crime additional rights during and after the prosecution of the criminal. Some states allow the … Read More »

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Why would women politicians protect ‘Gosnells of America’ through liability limits?

April 19, 2013 10:04 AM
By Andrew Cochran

Some Members of Congress continued to pursue federal medical liability limits this spring, notably Republican leadership in both houses: Reps. Paul Ryan, Marsha Blackburn and Renee Ellmers, and Sen. Rob. Portman. They ignore the warnings from experts in constitutional law … Read More »

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Bill gives companies blank check to violate privacy; Urge Congress to reject CISPA

April 11, 2013 9:02 AM
By Andrew Cochran

Here we go again. On April 10, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted to recommend H.R. 624, the “Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,” or CISPA, to the entire House for approval. The bill supposedly enables only … Read More »

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Rewarding referral sources as part of a good business development strategy

April 11, 2013 8:52 AM
By Jim Grandone

It has been my experience in working with law firms in Illinois and Missouri that much of their new business comes from referrals from other lawyers.  Expertise, conflicts, workload and other reasons are cited as reasons the business is referred. … Read More »

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Why conservatives should oppose Paul Ryan’s budget

March 15, 2013 9:44 AM
By Andrew Cochran

Here’s why real conservatives should oppose the Ryan budget: 1. It maintains the federal leviathan working to control our lives. FACTS: The Ryan budget won’t result in the single closure of any sizable federal agency and explicitly avoids layoffs of federal … Read More »

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Stop the “lawsuit loan sharks”

March 7, 2013 10:09 AM
By Travis Akin

Sitting in the middle of the country far from the coasts, Illinois is not known for sharks. But soon, if personal injury lawyers and allies get their way in the Capitol, Illinois could become known for “lawsuit loan sharks.” Legislation … Read More »

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Illinois cannot afford to move backwards on lawsuit reform

February 25, 2013 8:00 AM
By Travis Akin

The legislative session is heating up and there are several lawsuit reform initiatives awaiting action in committees in both the House and the Senate. The fate of this legislation remains unknown but if history is any indication, the prospects of … Read More »

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Heartland Institute urges action on ‘Fakegate’

February 14, 2013 11:27 AM
By Joseph Bast

Today (Feb. 14) marks the one-year anniversary of “Fakegate,” the day Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick sent to liberal activists and reporters documents he stole from The Heartland Institute and claimed to have obtained from a ‘Heartland insider’ and later from an … Read More »

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