In-house lawyers...should...play a central role in building a business case for programs that enable management to anticipate and avoid [risks from corporate social responsibility] issues. [refers to Nike, Timberland, TIAA-CREF, Shell, Wal-Mart]
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U.S. apparel cos. lawsuit (re Saipan)
U.S. Retailers See Big Risk in Safety Plan for Factories in Bangladesh
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22 Mag 2013
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[PDF] Missing the Point: A response to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce report “Think Globally, Sue Locally”
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30 Lug 2010
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[PDF] Think globally, sue locally: Out-of-court tactics employed by plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their advocates in transnational tort cases
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31 Mag 2010
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A Win for Wiwa, a Win for Shell, a Win for Corporate Human Rights
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11 Giu 2009
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The Law, Slaves and Jack Abramoff
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14 Feb 2007
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The ethical revolution sweeping through the world's sweatshops
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16 Apr 2005
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[PDF] executive summary: "Business and International Crimes: Assessing the Liability of Business Entities for Grave Violations of International Law"
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30 Nov 2004
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[DOC] Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility -- What’s That Lawyer Doing Here?
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1 Lug 2004
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Co-op America's Retailer Scorecard
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1 Giu 2004
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[PDF] Corporate Social Responsibility - What Every In-House Counsel Should Know
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2 Mag 2004
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Saipan Sweatshop Lawsuit Ends with Important Gains for Workers and Lessons for Activists
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8 Gen 2004
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Saipan garment industry under close scrutiny [Northern Mariana Islands, USA]
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17 Set 2003
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Politically correct down to a T: the rise of ethical chic
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7 Set 2003
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Levi Opts Out of Sweatshop Settlement
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25 Apr 2003
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comments by advocates for plaintiffs: "Global economy: Saipan"
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4 Apr 2003
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comments by Gap Inc.: "Saipan"
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4 Apr 2003
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USA: Levis is Lone Hold Out in Saipan Suit
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3 Mar 2003
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[PDF] Legal Issues in Corporate Citizenship
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31 Gen 2003
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Outcome in Saipan labor case welcomed
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15 Ott 2002
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For anti-sweatshop activists, recent settlement [by apparel companies in lawsuit over labour rights in Saipan] is only tip of iceberg
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29 Set 2002
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Gap Settles Garment Workers Lawsuit
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26 Set 2002
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Seven More Retailers Settle Lawsuits Involving Workers in Saipan
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26 Set 2002
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U.S. Clothing Retailers on Saipan Settle Landmark Workers' Rights Lawsuit
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26 Set 2002
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Statement From Lead Attorney for Workers in Saipan Human Rights Case in Response to Target's Dispute of Lawsuit Allegations
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26 Set 2002
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A Long Way to Find Justice: What Are Burmese Villagers Doing in a California Court?
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14 Lug 2002
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Internationally Binding Legislation and Litigation for the Enforcement of Labour Rights
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26 Giu 2002
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U.S. firms face suits for overseas acts
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15 Giu 2002
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U.S. clothing giants suffer blow from Saipan case rulings
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16 Mag 2002
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Garment workers granted class action status in sweatshop suit [USA-Saipan]
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15 Mag 2002
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Saipan judge certifies suit as class action: Ruling in dispute over garment factories a rebuff to Gap, Levi
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15 Mag 2002
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Sweatshops Under the American Flag
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10 Mag 2002
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Litigation Update: A Summary of Recent Developments in U.S. Cases Brought Under the Alien Tort Claims Act and Torture Protection Act
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30 Nov 2001
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Saipan workers' class action lawsuit will proceed to trial
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29 Ott 2001
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Sweatshop Case May Grow - Courts [Saipan]
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13 Ott 2001
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Summary of the Saipan Sweatshop Litigation
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15 Mag 2000
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Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law
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1 Gen 2000
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Nike lawsuit (Kasky v Nike, re denial of labour abuses)
[PDF] Réguler les enterprises transnationales - 46 propositions
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1 Dic 2010
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[PDF] Regulating Transnational Companies - 46 proposals
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1 Dic 2010
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[PDF] Think globally, sue locally: Out-of-court tactics employed by plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their advocates in transnational tort cases
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31 Mag 2010
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Les Entreprises Transnationales et leur Responsabilité Sociétale
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1 Apr 2010
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[PDF] Human Rights Due Diligence: Is It Too Risky? [scroll to p. 6]
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1 Gen 2010
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A Federal Court of Appeals Revives a Class Action Seeking Compensation for Slavery in America
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19 Dic 2006
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[PDF] What's wrong with Corporate Social Responsibility?
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1 Ott 2006
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[PDF] Etat du reporting sur le développement durable 2005 - La couleur du reporting, le goût du reporting, mais est-ce du reporting? [France]
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1 Ott 2005
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Company lawyers get a wider role
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14 Lug 2005
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Nike ushers in a new age of corporate responsibility
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20 Apr 2005
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The ethical revolution sweeping through the world's sweatshops
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16 Apr 2005
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Nike makes the step to transparency
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13 Apr 2005
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Nike Issues FY04 Corporate Responsibility Report Highlighting Multi-Stakeholder Engagement and New Levels of Transparency
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12 Apr 2005
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Ethical reporting and the law [USA]
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3 Feb 2005
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[PDF] The Changing Landscape of Liability - A Director’s Guide to Trends in Corporate Environmental, Social and Economic Liability
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30 Nov 2004
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[PDF] Social Impact Update - Third Quarter 2004
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1 Ott 2004
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[Reading list for "Human Rights in the Marketplace" course]
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4 Lug 2004
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[DOC] Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility -- What’s That Lawyer Doing Here?
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1 Lug 2004
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[DOC] From Talk to Walk: The Emergence of Human Rights Responsibilities for Corporations at International Law
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21 Giu 2004
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Analysis: Is trying to kill the Alien Tort Claims Act digging for fool’s gold?
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13 Mag 2004
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[PDF] Corporate Social Responsibility - What Every In-House Counsel Should Know
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2 Mag 2004
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PROFILE: Nike comms keeps running smoothly under Manager
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22 Mar 2004
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[PDF] Summaries of Presentations Made at the UNRISD Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and Development: Towards a New Agenda? 17 November 2003 - 18 November 2003 Salle XVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva
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1 Dic 2003
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The Implications of the Nike and Kasky Settlement on CSR Reporting
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18 Set 2003
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[DOC] Lawyers, Corporations and International Human Rights Law
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17 Set 2003
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Nike settles 'free speech' court case [USA]
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13 Set 2003
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comments by Nike: "The Kasky case is complex in its history yet simple in context"
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26 Ago 2003
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Living with the enemy - Non-governmental organisations and business
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7 Ago 2003
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Saving Corporations From Themselves?
Allowing corporations to deliberately deceive is a recipe for disaster
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1 Lug 2003
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Supreme Court won't rule in case about Nike and anti-globalization campaign (USA)
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26 Giu 2003
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Court Won't Rule on Corporate Free Speech
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26 Giu 2003
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Advertisers say ruling [in Nike case] leaves them in limbo [USA]
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26 Giu 2003
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Nike v. Kasky: Corporations Are Not Persons
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4 Giu 2003
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Nike defends claims of sweatshop labour and false advertising
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21 Apr 2003
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Nike: Free Speech or "False Promises"?
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9 Apr 2003
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Domini files amicus brief with Supreme Court in Nike v. Kasky
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7 Apr 2003
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Legal case for doing the right thing
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31 Mar 2003
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Book Review: Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights
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21 Feb 2003
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[PDF] Legal Issues in Corporate Citizenship
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31 Gen 2003
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Supreme Court to take up Nike and free speech [USA]
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11 Gen 2003
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Short-sighted victories in free speech
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13 Nov 2002
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Nike in free speech battle
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13 Nov 2002
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California supreme court decision potentially devastating for corporate responsibility reporting and SRI funds worldwide
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17 Ott 2002
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A new model for social auditing
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27 Mag 2002
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Court says first amendment doesn't shield Nike from suit [USA]
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3 Mag 2002
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California Supreme Court says Nike can be sued for false ads
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2 Mag 2002
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Calif. court says Nike can be sued for false ads [USA]
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2 Mag 2002
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California's Supreme Court to Decide Corporate Whitewash Trial
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2 Mar 2001
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full text of decision by California Court of Appeal in case of Kasky v. Nike, affirming lower court's dismissal of the case
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20 Mar 2000
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Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law
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1 Gen 2000
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full text of complaint in case of Kasky v. Nike
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20 Apr 1998
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