Limitation of Venue in Certain Actions Brought Under the Employers' Liability Act: Hearings on S. 1567 and H.R. 1679. Jan. 7-9, 13-4, 19481948 - 299 pages |
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... suits , in remote juris- dictions rather than in the district where the accident took place or the plaintiff lived . More than 92 percent of all these imported suits were filed in five States : Illinois , California , New York ...
... suits , in remote juris- dictions rather than in the district where the accident took place or the plaintiff lived . More than 92 percent of all these imported suits were filed in five States : Illinois , California , New York ...
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... suits against railroads , and injunction proceedings have been instituted against other attorneys to prevent their further prosecution of pending cases . Many attorneys have been censured , some have been disbarred , and others have ...
... suits against railroads , and injunction proceedings have been instituted against other attorneys to prevent their further prosecution of pending cases . Many attorneys have been censured , some have been disbarred , and others have ...
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... suit to be brought against the railroad at any point where the railroad is doing business . The opportunity af- forded plaintiffs to subject a carrier to suit wherever it does business has led to the practice of filing suits in ...
... suit to be brought against the railroad at any point where the railroad is doing business . The opportunity af- forded plaintiffs to subject a carrier to suit wherever it does business has led to the practice of filing suits in ...
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... suits defended in distant forums . Of greater importance , however , is the fact that ends of justice are defeated because the defendant cannot present his case fully on the factual issues and cannot compel the attendance of unwilling ...
... suits defended in distant forums . Of greater importance , however , is the fact that ends of justice are defeated because the defendant cannot present his case fully on the factual issues and cannot compel the attendance of unwilling ...
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... suits were filed . A comparison between the number of transported suits filed in the first period , 1941 to 1946 , with the number filed in the second pe- riod , July 1946 to September 1947 , clearly demonstrates that such suits are ...
... suits were filed . A comparison between the number of transported suits filed in the first period , 1941 to 1946 , with the number filed in the second pe- riod , July 1946 to September 1947 , clearly demonstrates that such suits are ...
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Page 51 - That he is the petitioner herein; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof, and' that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Page 90 - The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under this Act shall be concurrent with that of the courts of the several States, and no case arising under this Act and brought in any state court of competent jurisdiction shall be removed to any court of the United States.
Page 97 - Stirring Up Litigation, Directly or Through Agents. — It is unprofessional for a lawyer to volunteer advice to bring a lawsuit, except in rare cases where ties of blood, relationship or trust make it his duty to do so. Stirring up strife and litigation is not only unprofessional, but it is indictable at common law.
Page 111 - For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought.
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Page 263 - It is a reproach to our civilization that any class of American workmen should, in the pursuit of a necessary and useful vocation, be subjected to a peril of life and limb as great as that of a soldier in time of war.
Page 2 - Under this act an action may be brought in a circuit court of the United States, in the district of the residence of the defendant, or in which the cause of action arose, or in which the defendant shall be doing business at the time of commencing such action. The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States...
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Page 265 - ... when its ordinary jurisdiction, as prescribed by local law, is appropriate to the occasion, and is invoked in conformity with those laws, to take cognizance of an action to enforce a right of civil recovery arising under the act of Congress, and susceptible of adjudication according to the prevailing rules of procedure.