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Chinese lawyers pressured to drop tainted milk court cases
Oct 8 2008, Grace

Lawyers advising the families of children sickened in China’s tainted milk scandal say they are facing growing official pressure to withdraw from the cases. At least 14 lawyers from Henan province who have been advising victims’ families were told by...

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