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Despite opposition from the trial bar, New York State should renew its quest for serious tort reforms, the report said. Many meaningful reforms have been tried in other states — including key industrial competitors of New York such as Ohio, Illinois, California and Texas. Indeed, some of the most important reforms were suggested more than 10 years ago in New York — by the bi-partisan Advisory Commission on Liability Insurance, chaired by former Court of Appeals Judge Hugh R. Jones.
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'Representatives of almost all public groups took part in the development of the NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - U.BISHKEK. S&P 500 futures slipped .S. nh state lottery futures pared losses but remained lower on Friday after a government report pointed to tame inflation, suggesting the Federal Reserve could have room to cut interest rates further. Sept 25 (Interfax) - Various pubic groups took part in the writing of the new version of the Kyrgyz Constitution, Kyrgyz State Secretary Adakhan Madumarov said
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Catching up on a backlog here, CNN reports on yesterday's 'King Kong Day' in New York City: "Not surprisingly, considering New York's long-held fascination with the big gorilla, the city went ape for King Kong Monday." [More]
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The report cited surveys of small business owners in New York State who rated liability and legal costs as a "very serious" or even "extreme" problem for their firms. "More than 69 percent said a lawsuit of any kind would cause a significant disruption of their business. Nearly three out of four small respondents said liability concerns had forced them to raise costs of products and services."
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The world premiere of Peter Jackson's eagerly-awaited King Kong remake has taken place in New York. Jackson and stars Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Naomi Watts and Andy Serkis attended the event, while a 20ft King Kong model dominated Times Square. The director told reporters outside the premiere that he first tried to remake King Kong with a home movie camera when he was 12, but it "didn't work out". The director told reporters outside the premiere that he first tried to remake King Kong with a home movie camera when he was 12, but it "didn't work out". [More]
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Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is quoted in the article as having said, prophetically, that "the arrival of legalized gambling in New York was inevitable", and he signed a law during the summer of 1997 creating the commission. The mayor is ... reported to have said that high fees and strict regulations created by the law would let the city tightly control which gambling operations do business.
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