In an unfavorable--but not unexpected--ruling, the Federal appellate court denied a mandamus petition filed by four medical societies targeted as defendants in a mass tort suit. The petition was the last in a series of efforts made by the...

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Four medical societies are fighting to prove their innocence in the first mass tort case to hold associations liable for what they teach at seminars. It could happen to your organization...

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