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Bush flu plan eases firms' liability

Limits on lawsuits would lift supply, vaccine makers say

By Diedtra Henderson
Globe Staff / November 8, 2005

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The Bush administration says the nation can better prepare for a global flu outbreak if private industry is protected from the threat of multimillion-dollar liability lawsuits, but critics fear that could shield companies that act negligently. (Full article: 934 words)

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