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Proving motive in whistleblower cases
Stephen M. Kohn
A defendant employer will probably not admit that it fired
your client for blowing the whistle on corporate misconduct.
Proving the defendant's true motive is one of the most difficult
aspects of the case. Read about the best strategy for doing
it.
Hitting the wall in the discovery
race
Paul J. Komyatte
Is your discovery process turning into a game of hide-and-seek?
Do your opponents delay their responses or overwhelm you with
a mountain of paper? Your search for evidence will be more productive
when you use the rules to stop your opponent's stalling.
Zapped in cyberspace
J. Burke McCormick and D. Alan Rudlin
Not everyone posting a message online speaks the truth, but
it can be hard to hold an anonymous cyberslanderer accountable
for false statements. Centuries-old defamation law is changing
to keep pace with modern challenges posed by the high speed
and global reach of the Internet.
Overcoming the 'genuine-issue' rule
in bad-faith cases
Terrence Coleman and Arnold Levinson
Insurers often try to avoid liability by arguing that a genuine
dispute, not bad-faith dealings, prompted them to deny coverage
on a claim. Some courts are accepting that argument even when
the dispute concerns facts, not the law. Here's how to separate
the genuine from the disingenuous.
Keeping your client covered
Wendy J. Murphy
A determination that a tort is intentional could spell the
end of insurance coverage for your client's injuries. But courts
can be persuaded that policy exclusions should not apply in
certain circumstances.
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Features
Lawyers on the big screen
Rebecca Porter
Does the practice of law make good box office? In this Academy
Award season, TRIAL looks at how Hollywood's portrayal
of lawyers influences public perception of the legal profession-and
lawyers' views of themselves.
Every gesture tells a story
Lee Stapleton Milford
When you take a stand for your client, you might want to watch
your posture. Your movements, your expressions, and even your
clothing can give the jury a message different from the one
you're trying to send. Learn to keep the focus on your client.
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News & Trends
Coming clean: workers sue computer
chip makers over chemical exposures
Federal appellate courts tilt toward
defendants, study finds
Supreme Court to consider disparate-impact
claims in age bias cases
Jury finds Rezulin manufacturer acted
with 'malice'
Plaintiffs win crashworthiness case
in Florida high court
Massachusetts grants inheritance rights
to children conceived posthumously
After a traffic stop, police can make
unrelated arrests, New York high court says
Second Circuit extends boundaries
of 'work environment' under Title VII
More insurance coverage, criminal
penalties seen in lead-paint cases
Departments
President's page
A dangerous distortion
Washington focus
The state of the Chamber
Law office technology
Making home work
Supreme Court review
One defeat, one victory for civil rights
plaintiffs
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