"We see these developments as tremendously useful in defeating the remaining lights class actions scattered around the country, " Campagnino said in a research report of the expected difficulties plaintiff lawyers may have in cherry picking litigation-friendly states for lawsuits.

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Patrick's Day. (Laughter.) We just wanted to prove that America considers Ireland a dear and steadfast friend every day of the year. (Applause.) Some of you may have noticed we even brought the cherry blossoms out early for our Irish and Northern Irish visitors.

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Having a retail footprint may make sense for Amazon, as long as it can cherry-pick the best locations.

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It seemed for a moment that I had hit my personal ceiling of cherry adventuring until I actually tried Gower's recipe, which may be the best thing for smoked salmon since cream cheese.

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Cherry noted that there has been more awareness of pertussis in recent years, which may also factor into a rise in reported cases.

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