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Chinese Workers/US Torts -- Did I Really Say That?

Pulitzer winning reporter Loretta Tofani has written an article on Chinese factory workers suing US companies for injuries sustained in China. The article is entitled "US Bosses Sued: Victory could be big for Chinese laborers." Call it the legal follow-up... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Thu, Nov 22 2007

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