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• "It can be a nightmare," said Charles Silver, a professor at University of Texas at Austin's law school, who is advising lawyers involved in the lawsuit. "Whenever you have lots of people involved with lots of views, things don't always go smoothly." (Belsha, Kalyn, "Beaumont law firm taking on a giant job" Houston Chronicle, October 16, 2010)
  

• �Lucinda Finley, the Frank G. Raichle Professor of Law at the University at Buffalo, said the church might be operating �in a gray area.� The church may be at some risk, Finley said, lobbying for a bill with a specific number on it like Stupak�s instead of expressing a strong general viewpoint, but its efforts have to be weighed on a scale of relative magnitude."(Turner, Douglas, "Bishops apply pressure, Congress pushes back" Buffalo News, August 21, 2010)

• Nancy Marder, a professor at Chicago-Kent School of Law and director of the schools jury center, points out that the practice of giving each juror his or her own copy of jury instructions in civil cases -- an obvious step given how complicated the instructions can be -- only started in Illinois in September 2009. (Babwin, Don, "Forget high tech, jurors and judge stick to notes" The Boston Globe, August 15, 2010)

• "To succeed, the president and other reformers need to challenge the claim that governmental efforts to improve the health-care system threaten liberty. It is this ideological battle cry that energizes the opposition and troubles many Americans. The claim has largely gone unanswered, leading many to assume that it is correct. But, in fact, the stronger argument is that reform will increase liberty." (Bogus, Carl T., "Health-reform law will boost individual liberty" The Providence Journal, May 25, 2010)
  

• "Richard A. Daynard a professor at Northeastern University School of Law and president of the school�s Public Health Advocacy Institute is one of the 10...�("Lawyers line up to take on Toyota: Class action lawsuits wait for federal ruling" Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 5, 2010)
  

• �Different states are reaching different conclusions,' said Thomas A. Eaton, a law professor at the University of Georgia who specializes in civil damage cases. �There�s not necessarily a national trend.�(Brown, Robbie, "Ruling Strikes Down Georgia�s Cap on Malpractice Awards" United Press International, March 23, 2010)

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