Its maker, Amersham Biosciences , a division of Amersham Plc. (nyse: AHM - news - people ) of the U.K., claims the IN Cell machine will cut years off the drug-discovery process.

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The decision represents a delicious bit of turnabout for the trial lawyers, who usually benefit from liberal rules of pleading that allow them to put forth tenuous claims and revise them as they get their hands on more damaging evidence in discovery.

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Supporters of the infamous king, including members of the Richard III Society, hoped the discovery would force academics to rewrite history, which they say has been tainted by exaggerations and false claims.

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Supporters of the infamous king, including members of the Richard III Society, hope the discovery will force academics to rewrite history, which they say has been tainted by exaggerations and false claims.

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Given the enormous settlement pressures imposed on defendants once they are required to begin incurring the substantial costs of pre-trial discovery, plaintiffs can hardly complain when they are asked at the outset to show that their claims are not frivolous.

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