There is much speculation in Beijing as to whether the successor to Mr Zhou as political-legal chief to be named this autumn will also join the new Politburo standing committee.

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The legal issue in the Ohio case was whether Crown had "successor liability" to Mundet.

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"If, as plaintiffs argue, a successor program must be Medicaid-funded then the only legal remedy would be for this court to shut down the state-funded women's health program, not to order the inclusion of Planned Parenthood, " Judge Yelenosky wrote in the ruling.

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His successor, Dmitry Medvedev, made promising speeches on corruption and legal reform, but has not acted on them.

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The companies have long rejected legal claims by slave labourers, insisting that any damages should be paid by the German government as successor to the Third Reich.

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