TRIAL Index
January–December 2007 / Volume 43
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AAJ
See American Association for Justice
AAJ EXCHANGE
"Prepare your disability discrimination
case with documents from the AAJ Exchange," Aug, p 20
"Prepare your insurance bad-faith
case with documents from the AAJ Exchange," Aug, p 56
Robinson, Jim, and Carole Levitt, "Probe
cyberspace to win your case," Nov, p 40
ACCOUNTANTS
News & trends: "Second Circuit
expands auditors' liability for securities fraud," June,
p 15
ACCUTANE
News & trends: "Jury validates
Accutane bowel risk," July, p 22
ADA
See Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA
See Age Discrimination in Employment Act
AFFIDAVITS OF MERIT
See Certificates of Merit
AGE DISCRIMINATION
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
Faiella, Elizabeth H., and Peter J. Gulden III, "Battling
ageism in cancer negligence cases," May, p 20
News & trends: "Third Circuit
clears rule allowing lesser benefits for older retirees,"
Aug, p 72
back to top
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)
News & trends: "Third Circuit
clears rule allowing lesser benefits for older retirees,"
Aug, p 72
AIR BAGS
Baron, Lawrence, "The 'smart' air bag
case," Feb, p 40
ALIEN TORT CLAIMS ACT (ATCA)
News & trends: "Suit against Blackwater
invokes little-used human rights law," Dec, p 18
ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.
Berardinelli, David J., "How
the McKinsey slides went public," July, p 36
Berardinelli, David J., "An
insurer in the grip of greed," July, p 32
News & trends: "Allstate ordered
to reinstate policyholders in post-Katrina settlement," May,
p 84
News & trends: "Jury issues Louisiana's
first post-Katrina verdict against Allstate," June, p 68
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE (AAJ)
See also AAJ Exchange
"AAJ officers for 2007-2008,"
Sept, p 20
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Forward
march," July, p 9; "Our campaign
for justice," Jan, p 9; "Turning
the tables," Mar, p 9
"For section members, obtaining justice
is all in a day's work," Aug, p 28
"Lawyers put their best foot forward
in drug cases, with help from STEP," Sept, p 26
"New lawyers build networks, share
information in AAJ group," Jan, p 35
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Allies
for justice," Dec, p 9; "Honor
is due," Sept, p 9; "Strength
in numbers," Oct, p 9
Straub, Bill, On message: "Voters
cast ballots for civil justice," Jan, p 64
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
East, Brian, "Deciphering disability,"
Aug, p 18
ANTITRUST
News & trends: "Supreme Court
redefines pleading standard," Aug, p 16
ASBESTOS
News & trends: "Daubert hearing
is not a 'search for truth,' Michigan court rules," Apr,
p 76
News & trends: "Georgia asbestos
law ruled unconstitutional," Feb, p 78
News & trends: "'Sick' courthouses
spur suits," Feb, p 12
back to top
ATCA
See Alien Tort Claims Act
ATTORNEY FEES
News & trends: "Texas court requires
new look at fees when damages are reduced," Mar, p 77
AUTOMOBILES
See also Air Bags, Black Box, Driver Perception-Reaction Time, Electronic
Stability Control, Seat Backs, Upfitted Trucks
Messina, John L., "Twists at trial: What's
in a name?" Sept, p 56
News & trends: "Florida car lessees
can sue automakers under federal warranty law," July, p 82
AVIATION LAW
London, Jack, "When air traffic is
out of control," July, p 62
Slack, Michael L., and Donna Bowen, "Don't
let preemption ground your aviation case," Mar, p 36
back to top
BAD FAITH
Black, Bert, and Robert L. Whitener, "Director
liability for bad judgment and bad faith," June, p 26
Ellison, John N., and Ellen D. Bailey, "Bad-faith
basics," Aug, p 52
Miller, Charles M., "Protesting insurer
protective orders," July, p 46
"Prepare your insurance bad-faith
case with documents from the AAJ Exchange," Aug, p 56
BAUSCH & LOMB
News & trends: "Lawyers focus
on lens solution lawsuits," Mar, p 18
BENZENE
News & trends: "Benzene plaintiff
seeks High Court review, puts chemical in the spotlight,"
June, p 68
BIRTH DEFECTS
News & trends: "New Paxil suits
allege birth defect risk," Mar, p 14
BIRTH INJURY
See Obstetrical Negligence
BLACK BOX
Van Gaasbeck, Stephen E., "How
to challenge a black box report," Feb, p 50
BLACKWATER USA
News & trends: "Suit against Blackwater
invokes little-used human rights law," Dec, p 18
BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY
Manley, Giles, "Inside the brachial
plexus injury case," May, p 52
BREACH OF WARRANTY
News & trends: "Florida car lessees
can sue automakers under federal warranty law," July, p 82
BREAST CANCER
Faiella, Elizabeth H., and Peter J. Gulden III, "Battling
ageism in cancer negligence cases," May, p 20
News & trends: "Consortium claim
goes forward even without wife's med-mal suit," May, p 88
"Prepare your breast cancer case
with resources from the AAJ Exchange," May, p 24
BULLETPROOF VESTS
See Zylon Body Armor
BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE
Black, Bert, and Robert L. Whitener, "Director
liability for bad judgment and bad faith," June, p 26
BUSINESS LITIGATION
See Commercial Litigation, Hedge Funds, Shareholder Suits, Tortious
Interference
back to top
CANCER
Faiella, Elizabeth H., and Peter J. Gulden III, "Battling
ageism in cancer negligence cases," May, p 20
CAREGIVER DISCRIMINATION
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
CCL
See Center for Constitutional Litigation
CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION (CCL)
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Allies
for justice," Dec, p 9
CEREBRAL PALSY
Apfel, Dov, "Birth asphyxia and cerebral
palsy," Jan, p 52
Apfel, Dov, "Settling the cerebral
palsy case," Dec, p 20
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT
News & trends: "Arkansas Supreme
Court strikes down med-mal affidavit requirement," Aug, p
71
Tolley, George S. III, Letters: "A
noted article," July, p 10
CHARITABLE IMMUNITY
News & trends: "No charitable
immunity for doctors' group, Virginia court rules," Jan,
p 73
CHEMICALS
See Benzene
CHILD CUSTODY
News & trends: "Virginia courts
balance competing laws on civil unions in custody fight,"
June, p 73
CHILDREN
See also Birth Defects, Caregiver Discrimination, Child Custody, Clergy
Misconduct, Parents' Rights, Schools, Teen Workers
News & trends: "Tennessee allows
child's prebirth informed-consent claim, with time limits,"
Nov, p 87
CIGARETTES
See Tobacco
back to top
CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Turning
the tables," Mar, p 9
Peck, Robert S., and John Vail, "Blame
it on the Bee Gees," July, p 56
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Allies
for justice," Dec, p 9; "A
call to our highest ideals," Nov, p 9; "Strength
in numbers," Oct, p 9
Straub, Bill, On message: "Voters
cast ballots for civil justice," Jan, p 64
CIVIL UNIONS
News & trends: "Virginia courts
balance competing laws on civil unions in custody fight,"
June, p 73
CLASS ACTIONS
Arsenault, Richard, J.R. Whaley, and Craig Freeman, "Settlement
strategies for complex global litigation," Dec, p 40
Bailey, Leslie A., "Preserving employment
class actions," Aug, p 26
News & trends: "Illinois high
court strikes down class arbitration ban," Jan, p 68
CLERGY MISCONDUCT
News & trends: "As states suspend
time limits on sex abuse suits, clergy cases proceed," Oct,
p 72
CLINICAL TRIALS
Kassirer, Jerome P., "Ghostwriters
and ghostbusters," Sept, p 38
News & trends: "FDA's oversight
of drug trials is dangerously lax, report says," Dec, p 17
Pearson, Gale, "Uncover bias in clinical
trials," Sept, p 22
Rotman, Steven, "Don't know much about
epidemiology?" Sept, p 30
Rotman, Steven, "Epidemiology in
plain English," Sept, p 34
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
See also Hedge Funds, Shareholder Suits, Tortious Interference
Cartwright, Matthew A., "You're
ready to be a business tort lawyer," June, p 18
Edelstein, Stewart I., "Mediation
in commercial disputes," June, p 42
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Keeping
corporations accountable," June, p 9
COMPOUNDED DRUGS
News & trends: "Compounded drugs
are dangerous concoctions, critics say," May, p 14
COMPUTERS
News & trends: "Student's IM threat
is not protected speech, Second Circuit says," Sept, p 68
back to top
CONSUMER FRAUD
News & trends: "Consumer protection
act covers doctor's care, Kansas court rules," Apr, p 77
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC)
Menzies, Karen Barth, "Focus on facts
to defeat preemption," Mar, p 44
CONSUMER RIGHTS
See Allstate Insurance Co., Class Actions, Consumer Fraud, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Debt Collection, Hotels.com, Identity Theft,
Leased Vehicles, Mandatory Arbitration, Predatory Lending, Rebates
CONTACT LENSES
See Lens Solution
CONTINGENT FEES
News & trends: "Governments and
tort 'reformers' clash over the hiring of private lawyers,"
Aug, p 12
Peck, Robert S., and John Vail, "Blame
it on the Bee Gees," July, p 56
COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "Reel
in jurors with tech-savvy presentations," Apr, p 60
COURTS
See also Health Courts
News & trends: "'Sick' courthouses
spur suits," Feb, p 12
CPSC
See Consumer Product Safety Commission
CRASH DATA RECORDERS
See Black Box
CREDIT CARDS
News & trends: "Court OKs case
against debt collectors for 'outrageous' threats," Sept,
p 71
CRIMINAL LAW
See Death Penalty, Fourth Amendment, Miranda Rights, Sentencing Guidelines
back to top
DAMAGES
News & trends: "D.C. court reverses
itself: awards for nonphysical injury may be taxed," Sept,
p 18
DAUBERT V. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
News & trends: "Daubert hearing
is not a 'search for truth,' Michigan court rules," Apr,
p 76
DEATH PENALTY
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "The
'well-qualified' juror," Aug, p 60
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
News & trends: "Ninth Circuit
OKs jury's use of the Bible in death penalty deliberations,"
Dec, p 75
DEBT COLLECTION
News & trends: "Court OKs case
against debt collectors for 'outrageous' threats," Sept,
p 71
News & trends: "Mandatory arbitration
report reveals skewed system," Dec, p 74
DEFIBRILLATORS
News & trends: "Judge rejects preemption
in heart device case," Feb, p 72
DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE
Littlepage, Zoe, "Keep jurors
awake with powerful visuals," Oct, p 32
Pillersdorf, Gary B., "Sweet
visuals to sway jurors," June, p 56
DEPOSITIONS
Blank, Adam, "Five strategies for Rule
30(b)(6) depositions," Aug, p 40
Mongeluzzi, Robert J., and David L. Kwass, "Try
opening with a videotaped deposition," Apr, p 52
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "Transcript
management without the yellow highlighter," June, p 66
Szaller, James F., and Jeff Gibson, "Nonparty
discovery in drug cases," Sept, p 46
DEPRESSION
Dolce, Frank J., Reflections: "Practicing
alongside depression," July, p 73
Letters: "A moving story,"
Sept, p 14
Lukasik, Daniel T., Reflections: "One
attorney's depression story," July, p 72
DIRECTOR LIABILITY
See Shareholder Suits
back to top
DISABILITY
East, Brian, "Deciphering disability,"
Aug, p 18
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
News & trends: "Disabled travelers
sue over inability to book accessible rooms online," Aug,
p 70
"Prepare your disability discrimination
case with documents from the AAJ Exchange," Aug, p 20
DISCOVERY
See also Depositions, Electronic Discovery, Protective Orders
Blakley, Alan, "Sharpen your discovery
from nonparties," Apr, p 34
McLaughlin, George E., and William J. Hansen, "Mining
discovery in other cases," Nov, p 32
Szaller, James F., and Jeff Gibson, "Nonparty
discovery in drug cases," Sept, p 46
DISCRIMINATION
See also Age Discrimination, Caregiver Discrimination, Disability,
Pregnancy Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Weight Bias
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "The
Court deals a blow to pay discrimination plaintiffs," Sept,
p 60
DRIVER PERCEPTION-REACTION TIME
Christensen, Dan, "In the eyes
of the beholder," Feb, p 26
DRUG ADVERTISING
News & trends: "Claim based on
deceptive drug ads is preempted, Third Circuit holds," Nov,
p 16
DRUG REPRESENTATIVES
News & trends: "Drug companies
go too far to influence doctors, critics say," Oct, p 14
back to top
ECONOMIC LOSS RULE
News & trends: "Maryland high
court expands economic loss exception," May, p 87
ELDERLY
Faiella, Elizabeth H., and Peter J. Gulden III, "Battling
ageism in cancer negligence cases," May, p 20
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
News & trends: "Third Circuit
clears rule allowing lesser benefits for older retirees,"
Aug, p 72
ELECTIONS
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "High
time for a raise," Apr, p 9; "Turning
the tables," Mar, p 9
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Allies
for justice," Dec, p 9; "Strength
in numbers," Oct, p 9
Straub, Bill, On message: "Voters
cast ballots for civil justice," Jan, p 64
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY
Altman, Keith L., "Putting the brakes
on cost-shifting," Apr, p 38
Ball, Craig, "The perfect preservation
letter," Apr, p 28
Blakley, Alan, "Sharpen your discovery
from nonparties," Apr, p 34
Ragan, Charles R., and Lori Ann Wagner, "Competence
and credibility in e-discovery," Apr, p 40
Withers, Ken, Ronald Hedges, John Carroll, and Steve Leben, Interview:
"Judges, lawyers, and the new
rules," Apr, p 20
ELECTRONIC FILING
News & trends: "Ruling on e-dockets
highlights new duties for attorneys," Nov, p 18
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Komyatte, Paul J., "Keeping the
ESC case on course," Nov, p 20
E-MAIL
News & trends: "Account holder
has right to e-mail privacy, Sixth Circuit rules," Oct, p
71
News & trends: "Ruling on e-dockets
highlights new duties for attorneys," Nov, p 18
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "E-mail
blues-and how to beat them," Oct, p 62
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA)
Wayne, Peter H. IV, and Mark R. Taylor, "Beware
the ERISA health plan lien," Dec, p 48
back to top
EMPLOYMENT LAW
See also Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical
Leave Act, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injury
Bailey, Leslie A., "Preserving employment
class actions," Aug, p 26
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "The
Court deals a blow to pay discrimination plaintiffs," Sept,
p 60; "Small docket, big decisions in
Court's new term," Nov, p 70; "Workers
win in retaliation case," Jan, p 58
East, Brian, "Deciphering disability,"
Aug, p 18
"For section members, obtaining justice
is all in a day's work," Aug, p 28
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
News & trends: "Employers put
teens at risk, study says," May, p 90
News & trends: "Foley scandal
spotlights sexual harassment of teens," Jan, p 12
News & trends: "Weight bias found
in workplaces and courts, advocates say," July, p 80
ENEMY COMBATANTS
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
ENGLISH WARNINGS
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "Should
American courts heed the 'English warnings'?" Dec, p 62
ERISA
See Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESC
See Electronic Stability Control
EVENT DATA RECORDERS
See Black Box
EVIDENCE
See Demonstrative Evidence, Motions in Limine
EXPERT WITNESSES
See also Depositions, Witness Intimidation
Brinkley, Christopher L., "Get the
most from engineering experts," Nov, p 26
Gander, Deborah J., "Prescription
for powerful expert testimony," May, p 40
News & trends: "Arkansas Supreme
Court strikes down med-mal affidavit requirement," Aug, p
71
News & trends: "Daubert hearing
is not a 'search for truth,' Michigan court rules," Apr,
p 76
News & trends: "Experts can't cite
talks with colleagues at trial, Florida high court says,"
Feb, p 74
News & trends: "Oklahoma justices
reject affidavit requirement in med-mal cases," Mar, p 16
News & trends: "Oklahoma law limiting
evidence in workers' comp cases struck down," Oct, p 19
back to top
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)
News & trends: "Lawyers in demand
for wage-and-hour lawsuits," Dec, p 14
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
News & trends: "First Circuit
ruling stirs speculation over FMLA changes," Mar, p 70
FARMWORKERS
Stewart, Larry S., Symposium: "Twists at trial: A
case of divine intervention," Sept, p 58
FDA
See Food and Drug Administration
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
News & trends: "FEMA trailer saga
continues as residents sue manufacturers," Nov, p 80
FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Ball, Craig, "The perfect preservation
letter," Apr, p 28
Blakley, Alan, "Sharpen your discovery
from nonparties," Apr, p 34
Blank, Adam, "Five strategies for Rule
30(b)(6) depositions," Aug, p 40
News & trends: "Supreme Court
redefines pleading standard," Aug, p 16
Ragan, Charles R., and Lori Ann Wagner, "Competence
and credibility in e-discovery," Apr, p 40
Withers, Ken, Ronald Hedges, John Carroll, and Steve Leben, Interview:
"Judges, lawyers, and the new
rules," Apr, p 20
FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (FTCA)
News & trends: "Sixth Circuit
waives Feres doctrine for prenatal injuries," Jan, p 16
FEMA
See Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERES DOCTRINE
News & trends: "Sixth Circuit
waives Feres doctrine for prenatal injuries," Jan, p 16
FIFTH AMENDMENT
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "Should
American courts heed the 'English warnings'?" Dec, p 62
FIRST AMENDMENT
News & trends: "Student's IM threat
is not protected speech, Second Circuit says," Sept, p 68
back to top
FLSA
See Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA
See Family and Medical Leave Act
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
Bograd, Louis M., "Taking on big pharma-and
the FDA," Mar, p 30
Menzies, Karen Barth, "Focus on facts
to defeat preemption," Mar, p 44
News & trends: "FDA vows transformation,
better drug safety," Apr, p 71
News & trends: "FDA's oversight
of drug trials is dangerously lax, report says," Dec, p 17
Wolfman, Brian, "Why preemption proponents
are wrong," Mar, p 20
FOURTH AMENDMENT
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "Rights
of passage," Apr, p 56; "When
are anticipatory search warrants valid?" Feb, p 64
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "A
troubling take on excessive-force claims," July, p 74
News & trends: "Account holder
has right to e-mail privacy, Sixth Circuit rules," Oct, p
71
FRAUD
Dion, Jeffrey R., and James A. Ferguson, "Civil
liability for identity theft," Feb, p 58
FTCA
See Federal Tort Claims Act
back to top
GAYS & LESBIANS
News & trends: "In student harassment
case, N.J. court holds schools to high standard," May, p
86
News & trends: "Virginia courts
balance competing laws on civil unions in custody fight,"
June, p 73
GENERIC DRUGS
Meltzer, Joseph H., Terence S. Ziegler, and Casandra A. Murphy, "Fighting
the high cost of health care," Oct, p 44
GHOSTWRITING
Kassirer, Jerome P., "Ghostwriters
and ghostbusters," Sept, p 38
Rotman, Steven, "Don't know much about
epidemiology?" Sept, p 30
Rotman, Steven, "Epidemiology in
plain English," Sept, p 34
GOVERNMENT LITIGATION
News & trends: "Governments and
tort 'reformers' clash over the hiring of private lawyers,"
Aug, p 12
GROSS NEGLIGENCE
News & trends: "Gross-negligence
waivers are unenforceable, says California high court," Oct,
p 66
GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
Levinson, William D., Symposium: "Twists at trial: Magical
things," Sept, p 55
GUN CONTROL
See Second Amendment
back to top
HEALTH CARE
See also Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Meltzer, Joseph H., Terence S. Ziegler, and Casandra A. Murphy, "Fighting
the high cost of health care," Oct, p 44
News & trends: "Court strikes
down law protecting doctors' prescription data," July, p
84
News & trends: "Doctors order
mandatory arbitration for patients," June, p 12
News & trends: "Drug companies
go too far to influence doctors, critics say," Oct, p 14
News & trends: "Health care groups
endorse standardized 'safe practices,'" Jan, p 71
HEALTH COURTS
News & trends: "AMA outlines plan
for 'health courts,'" Sept, p 66
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)
News & trends: "Health insurance
act affords privacy, but not private actions," Feb, p 77
HEART DEVICES
See Defibrillators
HEDGE FUNDS
Speyer, Debra G., and Thomas R. Ajamie, "Representing
the hedge fund investor," June, p 50
HIPAA
See Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HOSPITALS
News & trends: "Florida high court
frees some hospital records from peer review shield," Aug,
p 68
News & trends: "Health care groups
endorse standardized 'safe practices,'" Jan, p 71
HOTELS.COM
News & trends: "Disabled travelers
sue over inability to book accessible rooms online," Aug,
p 70
HUMAN TISSUE
News & trends: "Lawyers, regulators
aim to curb abuses in human-tissue industry," July, p 18
HURRICANE KATRINA
Bach, Amy, William F. "Chip" Merlin Jr., and Mary Kestenbaum,
"Lessons learned after the storms,"
Aug, p 46
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Insurers'
60-year 'temporary' reprieve," May, p 9
News & trends: "Allstate ordered
to reinstate policyholders in post-Katrina settlement," May,
p 84
News & trends: "FEMA trailer saga
continues as residents sue manufacturers," Nov, p 80
News & trends: "Insurers must cover
Katrina water damage, federal judge holds," Feb, p 77
News & trends: "Jury issues Louisiana's
first post-Katrina verdict against Allstate," June, p 68
News & trends: "Katrina suit against
U.S. government moves forward," Apr, p 72
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "A
call to our highest ideals," Nov, p 9
Ratcliff, David, "Putting profits
over policyholders," July, p 24
back to top
IDENTITY THEFT
Dion, Jeffrey R., and James A. Ferguson, "Civil
liability for identity theft," Feb, p 58
IMMIGRATION
News & trends: "Immigrants sue
government over suspended benefits," Mar, p 78
'I'M SORRY' LAWS
News & trends: "Attorneys weigh
impact of 'I'm sorry' laws," July, p 23
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION
News & trends: "Oklahoma law limiting
evidence in workers' comp cases struck down," Oct, p 19
INFORMED CONSENT
News & trends: "Tennessee allows
child's prebirth informed-consent claim, with time limits,"
Nov, p 87
INSTANT MESSAGING
News & trends: "Student's IM threat
is not protected speech, Second Circuit says," Sept, p 68
INSURANCE
See also Allstate Insurance Co., Bad Faith, Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, Hurricane Katrina, Third-Party Payors
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Insurers'
60-year 'temporary' reprieve," May, p 9
News & trends: "Third Circuit
allows RICO claims against insurers," June, p 70
Ratcliff, David, "Putting profits
over policyholders," July, p 24
Symposium: "Big insurers, dirty
tricks," July, p 38
INTERNET
Robinson, Jim, and Carole Levitt, "Probe
cyberspace to win your case," Nov, p 40
back to top
JUDGES
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "High
time for a raise," Apr, p 9
Symposium: "Trouble from the bench,"
Oct, p 38
Withers, Ken, Ronald Hedges, John Carroll, and Steve Leben, Interview:
"Judges, lawyers, and the new
rules," Apr, p 20
JURIES
Connor, Kenneth L., "Reaching conservative
jurors," Oct, p 26
Littlepage, Zoe, "Keep jurors
awake with powerful visuals," Oct, p 32
News & trends: "Ninth Circuit
OKs jury's use of the Bible in death penalty deliberations,"
Dec, p 75
Reed, Anne W., "The ABCs of tutoring
your jury," Oct, p 20
JUROR BIAS
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "The
'well-qualified' juror," Aug, p 60
back to top
LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT
See also Law Office Technology, Lawyer Marketing, Outsourcing
Breneman, Diane, "To start your
own practice, start planning now," Jan, p 18
Jundt, Mark R., and Jerry W. Blackwell, "Strategies
for small-firm success," Jan, p 26
News & trends: "Ruling on e-dockets
highlights new duties for attorneys," Nov, p 18
LAW OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
News & trends: "Ruling on e-dockets
highlights new duties for attorneys," Nov, p 18
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "E-mail
blues-and how to beat them," Oct, p 62; "Talking
at the speed of light," Dec, p 70; "Transcript
management without the yellow highlighter," June, p 66
Siegel, Daniel J., "Weave a Web site
that attracts clients," Jan, p 39
White, Jeff, "What's your backup plan?"
Jan, p 46
LAWYER MARKETING
Chapman, Paulette, "Care and feeding
of your network," Jan, p 32
Inzunza, Leslie M., "Marketing to
the Hispanic community," Nov, p 58
Jundt, Mark R., and Jerry W. Blackwell, "Strategies
for small-firm success," Jan, p 26
News & trends: "New lawyer ad
rules spark debate over public image, public good," Apr,
p 14
Siegel, Daniel J., "Weave a Web site
that attracts clients," Jan, p 39
LAWYER MISCONDUCT
See also Legal Ethics
News & trends: "Nevada courts
curb lawyer's summation slamming plaintiffs," Apr, p 66
LEARNED-INTERMEDIARY DOCTRINE
News & trends: "Learned-intermediary
doctrine rejected in West Virginia," Sept, p 66
LEASED VEHICLES
News & trends: "Florida car lessees
can sue automakers under federal warranty law," July, p 82
LEGAL ETHICS
Ragan, Charles R., and Lori Ann Wagner, "Competence
and credibility in e-discovery," Apr, p 40
LEGAL PROFESSION
See also Attorney Fees, Lawyer Marketing, Lawyer Misconduct
Dolce, Frank J., Reflections: "Practicing
alongside depression," July, p 73
Gwilliam, J. Gary, Reflections: "Trial:
art or sport?" Nov, p 76
Letters: "A moving story,"
Sept, p 14
Lukasik, Daniel T., Reflections: "One
attorney's depression story," July, p 72
News & trends: "More states putting
a la carte legal services on the menu," Mar, p 72
Peck, Robert S., and John Vail, "Blame
it on the Bee Gees," July, p 56
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "A
call to our highest ideals," Nov, p 9; "We
can change our profession's future," Aug, p 9
LEGAL RESEARCH
Robinson, Jim, and Carole Levitt, "Probe
cyberspace to win your case," Nov, p 40
LENS SOLUTION
News & trends: "Lawyers focus
on lens solution lawsuits," Mar, p 18
LIABILITY RELEASE
News & trends: "Gross-negligence
waivers are unenforceable, says California high court," Oct,
p 66
LOSS OF CONSORTIUM
News & trends: "Consortium claim
goes forward even without wife's med-mal suit," May, p 88
back to top
MANDATORY ARBITRATION
Bailey, Leslie A., "Preserving employment
class actions," Aug, p 26
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "A
good first step," Feb, p 9
News & trends: "Doctors order
mandatory arbitration for patients," June, p 12
News & trends: "Illinois high
court strikes down class arbitration ban," Jan, p 68
News & trends: "Mandatory arbitration
report reveals skewed system," Dec, p 74
Peck, Robert S., and John Vail, "Blame
it on the Bee Gees," July, p 56
MASS TORTS
Arsenault, Richard, J.R. Whaley, and Craig Freeman, "Settlement
strategies for complex global litigation," Dec, p 40
MCCARRAN-FERGUSON ACT
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Insurers'
60-year 'temporary' reprieve," May, p 9
News & trends: "Third Circuit
allows RICO claims against insurers," June, p 70
MCKINSEY & CO.
Berardinelli, David J., "How
the McKinsey slides went public," July, p 36
Berardinelli, David J., "An
insurer in the grip of greed," July, p 32
MEDIATION
Edelstein, Stewart I., "Mediation
in commercial disputes," June, p 42
Morrison, Alexia, "Weapons for peace,"
Dec, p 36
MEDICAL DEVICES
See also Defibrillators
Meltzer, Joseph H., Terence S. Ziegler, and Casandra A. Murphy, "Fighting
the high cost of health care," Oct, p 44
MEDICAL ERRORS
News & trends: "Health care groups
endorse standardized 'safe practices,'" Jan, p 71
MEDICAL JOURNALS
Kassirer, Jerome P., "Ghostwriters
and ghostbusters," Sept, p 38
back to top
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
See also Brachial Plexus Injury, Cancer, Midlevel Providers, Nursing
Negligence, Obstetrical Negligence
Burke, Kevin G., "Making the most of
motions in limine," May, p 46
Gander, Deborah J., "Prescription
for powerful expert testimony," May, p 40
News & trends: "AMA outlines plan
for 'health courts,'" Sept, p 66
News & trends: "Arkansas Supreme
Court strikes down med-mal affidavit requirement," Aug, p
71
News & trends: "Attorneys weigh
impact of 'I'm sorry' laws," July, p 23
News & trends: "Consortium claim
goes forward even without wife's med-mal suit," May, p 88
News & trends: "Consumer protection
act covers doctor's care, Kansas court rules," Apr, p 77
News & trends: "Doctors order
mandatory arbitration for patients," June, p 12
News & trends: "Experts can't cite
talks with colleagues at trial, Florida high court says,"
Feb, p 74
News & trends: "Florida high court
frees some hospital records from peer review shield," Aug,
p 68
News & trends: "Health care groups
endorse standardized 'safe practices,'" Jan, p 71
News & trends: "Med-mal settlements
are tied to quality of care, study shows," Dec, p 19
News & trends: "No charitable
immunity for doctors' group, Virginia court rules," Jan,
p 73
News & trends: "Ohio parents'
med-mal claims now toll the same as their children's," June,
p 74
News & trends: "Oklahoma justices
reject affidavit requirement in med-mal cases," Mar, p 16
News & trends: "Public Citizen
report debunks med-mal myths," Apr, p 75
Tolley, George S. III, Letters: "A
noted article," July, p 10
MIDLEVEL PROVIDERS
Atkinson, Linda Miller, "Who's really
in charge?" May, p 30
MILITARY
See also Enemy Combatants, Military Commission Act
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "A
good first step," Feb, p 9
MILITARY COMMISSION ACT
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
MIRANDA RIGHTS
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "Should
American courts heed the 'English warnings'?" Dec, p 62
MOTIONS IN LIMINE
Burke, Kevin G., "Making the most of
motions in limine," May, p 46
back to top
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)
Kam, Allan J., "Debunking NHTSA myths
in trucking litigation," Feb, p 18
Menzies, Karen Barth, "Focus on facts
to defeat preemption," Mar, p 44
NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT
Beal, Scott, "Saving negligent entrustment
claims," Feb, p 34
NETWORKING
Chapman, Paulette, "Care and feeding
of your network," Jan, p 32
"New lawyers build networks, share
information in AAJ group," Jan, p 35
NEW LAWYERS
Chapman, Paulette, "Care and feeding
of your network," Jan, p 32
"New lawyers build networks, share
information in AAJ group," Jan, p 35
NHTSA
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NONPHYSICAL INJURY TAXES
News & trends: "D.C. court reverses
itself: awards for nonphysical injury may be taxed," Sept,
p 18
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
Atkinson, Linda Miller, "Who's really
in charge?" May, p 30
NURSING NEGLIGENCE
Worel, Michael A., and David G. Wirtes Jr., "Don't
neglect the nurse's duty of care," Nov, p 50
back to top
OBSTETRICAL NEGLIGENCE
Apfel, Dov, "Birth asphyxia and cerebral
palsy," Jan, p 52
Apfel, Dov, "Settling the cerebral
palsy case," Dec, p 20
Manley, Giles, "Inside the brachial
plexus injury case," May, p 52
News & trends: "Sixth Circuit
waives Feres doctrine for prenatal injuries," Jan, p 16
News & trends: "Tennessee allows
child's prebirth informed-consent claim, with time limits,"
Nov, p 87
ONLINE RESEARCH
Robinson, Jim, and Carole Levitt, "Probe
cyberspace to win your case," Nov, p 40
OPENING STATEMENT
Mongeluzzi, Robert J., and David L. Kwass, "Try
opening with a videotaped deposition," Apr, p 52
OUTSOURCING
Tredennick, John, "Outsourcing
for the small law office," Mar, p 58
back to top
PARENTS' RIGHTS
News & trends: "Ohio parents'
med-mal claims now toll the same as their children's," June,
p 74
PATENTS
Meltzer, Joseph H., Terence S. Ziegler, and Casandra A. Murphy, "Fighting
the high cost of health care," Oct, p 44
PAXIL
News & trends: "New Paxil suits
allege birth defect risk," Mar, p 14
PHARMACY LIABILITY
News & trends: "Compounded drugs
are dangerous concoctions, critics say," May, p 14
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Atkinson, Linda Miller, "Who's really
in charge?" May, p 30
PHYSICIAN PEER REVIEW
News & trends: "Florida high court
frees some hospital records from peer review shield," Aug,
p 68
PLAVIX
News & trends: "Lawsuits question
safety and efficacy of Plavix," Mar, p 74
PLEADING
Warshauer, Michael, "Proper pleadings
prevent preemption problems," May, p 68
PLEADING STANDARDS
News & trends: "Supreme Court
redefines pleading standard," Aug, p 16
POLICE MISCONDUCT
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "A
troubling take on excessive-force claims," July, p 74
POWERPOINT
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "Reel
in jurors with tech-savvy presentations," Apr, p 60
back to top
PREDATORY LENDING
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "A
good first step," Feb, p 9
PREEMPTION
Bograd, Louis M., "Taking on big pharma-and
the FDA," Mar, p 30
Hochberg, Francine A., and Andre Mura, "Preemption
still shielding tobacco companies from liability," Mar, p
32
Menzies, Karen Barth, "Focus on facts
to defeat preemption," Mar, p 44
News & trends: "Claim based on
deceptive drug ads is preempted, Third Circuit holds," Nov,
p 16
News & trends: "Judge rejects preemption
in heart device case," Feb, p 72
News & trends: "'Light' cigarette
case not preempted, First Circuit says," Nov, p 82
News & trends: "No-preemption
ruling spurs Zyprexa cases forward," Sept, p 16
Slack, Michael L., and Donna Bowen, "Don't
let preemption ground your aviation case," Mar, p 36
Straub, Bill, On message: "On the
rails, wrongs without remedies," Apr, p 62
Van de Putte, Leticia, Interview: "A
view from the states on stealth tort 'reform,'" Mar, p 54
Warshauer, Michael, "Proper pleadings
prevent preemption problems," May, p 68
Wolfman, Brian, "Why preemption proponents
are wrong," Mar, p 20
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
See also Accutane, Clinical Trials, Compounded Drugs, Learned-Intermediary
Doctrine, Paxil, Plavix, Vioxx, Zyprexa
Bograd, Louis M., "Taking on big pharma-and
the FDA," Mar, p 30
"Lawyers put their best foot forward
in drug cases, with help from STEP," Sept, p 26
Kassirer, Jerome P., "Ghostwriters
and ghostbusters," Sept, p 38
Meltzer, Joseph H., Terence S. Ziegler, and Casandra A. Murphy, "Fighting
the high cost of health care," Oct, p 44
Menzies, Karen Barth, "Focus on facts
to defeat preemption," Mar, p 44
News & trends: "Claim based on
deceptive drug ads is preempted, Third Circuit holds," Nov,
p 16
News & trends: "Court strikes
down law protecting doctors' prescription data," July, p
84
News & trends: "Drug companies
go too far to influence doctors, critics say," Oct, p 14
News & trends: "FDA vows transformation,
better drug safety," Apr, p 71
Szaller, James F., and Jeff Gibson, "Nonparty
discovery in drug cases," Sept, p 46
PRESERVATION LETTERS
Ball, Craig, "The perfect preservation
letter," Apr, p 28
back to top
PRIVACY
See also Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Identity
Theft
News & trends: "Account holder
has right to e-mail privacy, Sixth Circuit rules," Oct, p
71
PRO BONO
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "A
call to our highest ideals," Nov, p 9
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
See also Accutane, Air Bags, Asbestos, Aviation Law, Benzene, Compounded
Drugs, Defibrillators, Electronic Stability Control, Lens Solution,
Paxil, Plavix, Tasers, Tobacco, Upfitted Trucks, Vioxx, Zylon Body
Armor, Zyprexa
Bograd, Louis M., "Taking on big pharma-and
the FDA," Mar, p 30
Brinkley, Christopher L., "Get the
most from engineering experts," Nov, p 26
"Lawyers put their best foot forward
in drug cases, with help from STEP," Sept, p 26
McLaughlin, George E., and William J. Hansen, "Mining
discovery in other cases," Nov, p 32
Menzies, Karen Barth, "Focus on facts
to defeat preemption," Mar, p 44
News & trends: "Learned-intermediary
doctrine rejected in West Virginia," Sept, p 66
Pearson, Gale, "Uncover bias in clinical
trials," Sept, p 22
Robinson, Jim, and Carole Levitt, "Probe
cyberspace to win your case," Nov, p 40
Rotman, Steven, "Don't know much about
epidemiology?" Sept, p 30
Rotman, Steven, "Epidemiology in
plain English," Sept, p 34
Steinbrecher, Ed, "A good offense
against products liability defenses," Dec, p 56
Szaller, James F., and Jeff Gibson, "Nonparty
discovery in drug cases," Sept, p 46
PROTECTIVE ORDERS
See also Secret Settlements
Miller, Charles M., "Protesting insurer
protective orders," July, p 46
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "More
questions about punitive damages," May, p 72
back to top
RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT (RICO)
News & trends: "Third Circuit
allows RICO claims against insurers," June, p 70
RAILROADS
Straub, Bill, On message: "On the
rails, wrongs without remedies," Apr, p 62
REBATES
News & trends: "Rebate ripoffs
spark consumer lawsuits, new legislation," Nov, p 14
RELIGION
News & trends: "Ninth Circuit
OKs jury's use of the Bible in death penalty deliberations,"
Dec, p 75
RETALIATION
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Workers
win in retaliation case," Jan, p 58
RICO
See Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
back to top
SCHOOLS
News & trends: "In student harassment
case, N.J. court holds schools to high standard," May, p
86
News & trends: "Student's IM threat
is not protected speech, Second Circuit says," Sept, p 68
SEARCH WARRANTS
See Fourth Amendment
SEAT BACKS
News & trends: "Maryland high
court expands economic loss exception," May, p 87
SEC
See Securities and Exchange Commission
SECOND AMENDMENT
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
SECRET SETTLEMENTS
Rooks, James E. Jr., "The assault upon
the citadel," Dec, p 28
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)
Eidson, Lewis S. "Mike," President's page: "Keeping
corporations accountable," June, p 9
Speyer, Debra G., and Thomas R. Ajamie, "Representing
the hedge fund investor," June, p 50
SECURITIES LAW
See Hedge Funds, Securities and Exchange Commission, Shareholder Suits
SEDONA GUIDELINES
Rooks, James E. Jr., "The assault upon
the citadel," Dec, p 28
SENTENCING GUIDELINES
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "Resurrecting
the sentencing guidelines," Oct, p 52
back to top
SETTLEMENT
Apfel, Dov, "Settling the cerebral
palsy case," Dec, p 20
Arsenault, Richard, J.R. Whaley, and Craig Freeman, "Settlement
strategies for complex global litigation," Dec, p 40
Edelstein, Stewart I., "Mediation
in commercial disputes," June, p 42
Morrison, Alexia, "Weapons for peace,"
Dec, p 36
News & trends: "Med-mal settlements
are tied to quality of care, study shows," Dec, p 19
Rooks, James E. Jr., "The assault upon
the citadel," Dec, p 28
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
News & trends: "Foley scandal
spotlights sexual harassment of teens," Jan, p 12
News & trends: "In student harassment
case, N.J. court holds schools to high standard," May, p
86
SHAREHOLDER SUITS
Black, Bert, and Robert L. Whitener, "Director
liability for bad judgment and bad faith," June, p 26
News & trends: "Second Circuit
expands auditors' liability for securities fraud," June,
p 15
News & trends: "Shareholder options
actions proceed against directors," May, p 83
SHOULDER DYSTOCIA
See Brachial Plexus Injury
SICK BUILDING SYNDROME
News & trends: "'Sick' courthouses
spur suits," Feb, p 12
SMALL OFFICE PRACTICE
See also Law Office Management, Law Office Technology
Breneman, Diane, "To start your
own practice, start planning now," Jan, p 18
Chapman, Paulette, "Care and feeding
of your network," Jan, p 32
Jundt, Mark R., and Jerry W. Blackwell, "Strategies
for small-firm success," Jan, p 26
Siegel, Daniel J., "Weave a Web site
that attracts clients," Jan, p 39
Tredennick, John, "Outsourcing
for the small law office," Mar, p 58
SOFTWARE
See Powerpoint, Transcript Management Software
back to top
SPEAKING & WRITING
Cooney, Mark, and Julie Clement, Speaking & writing: "Do
you know your reader?" May, p 80
Kimble, Joseph, Speaking & writing: "Hunting
down nouners," Jan, p 62; "Littering
with legalese, or get a load of this release," Oct, p 60
"Virginia lawyer wins 'nouners' contest,"
Mar, p 16
SPOLIATION
Ball, Craig, "The perfect preservation
letter," Apr, p 28
Ragan, Charles R., and Lori Ann Wagner, "Competence
and credibility in e-discovery," Apr, p 40
SSI
See Supplemental Security Income
STATE TRIAL LAWYER ASSOCIATIONS
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Allies
for justice," Dec, p 9
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
News & trends: "Third Circuit
clarifies timeliness issue in a case of two courts," Oct,
p 71
STEVEN J. SHARP PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Honor
is due," Sept, p 9
STOCK OPTIONS
News & trends: "Shareholder options
actions proceed against directors," May, p 83
STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
Apfel, Dov, "Settling the cerebral
palsy case," Dec, p 20
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)
News & trends: "Immigrants sue
government over suspended benefits," Mar, p 78
SUPREME COURT
See also Age Discrimination, Benzene, Death Penalty, Enemy Combatants,
Fourth Amendment, Miranda Rights, Pleading Standards, Punitive Damages,
Retaliation, Second Amendment, Sentencing Guidelines, Title VII, Tobacco,
Voting Rights
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "The
incredible shrinking docket," Mar, p 64
back to top
TASERS
News & trends: "Police and human
rights groups wary of pocket-size Taser," Dec, p 72
TEEN WORKERS
News & trends: "Employers put
teens at risk, study says," May, p 90
News & trends: "Foley scandal
spotlights sexual harassment of teens," Jan, p 12
THIRD-PARTY PAYORS
Meltzer, Joseph H., Terence S. Ziegler, and Casandra A. Murphy, "Fighting
the high cost of health care," Oct, p 44
TITLE VII
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "The
Court deals a blow to pay discrimination plaintiffs," Sept,
p 60
Malalis, Carmelyn P., and Linda A. Neilan, "A
crackdown on caregiver discrimination," Aug, p 32
TOBACCO
Hochberg, Francine A., and Andre Mura, "Preemption
still shielding tobacco companies from liability," Mar, p
32
News & trends: "'Light' cigarette
case not preempted, First Circuit says," Nov, p 82
News & trends: "Supreme Court
declines to hear 'light' cigarette case," Jan, p 76
TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE
Hennessey, Joseph, "Protecting
business relationships," June, p 34
TORT 'REFORM'
See also Preemption
News & trends: "AMA outlines plan
for 'health courts,'" Sept, p 66
News & trends: "Arkansas Supreme
Court strikes down med-mal affidavit requirement," Aug, p
71
News & trends: "Governments and
tort 'reformers' clash over the hiring of private lawyers,"
Aug, p 12
News & trends: "Med-mal settlements
are tied to quality of care, study shows," Dec, p 19
News & trends: "Nevada courts
curb lawyer's summation slamming plaintiffs," Apr, p 66
News & trends: "Oklahoma justices
reject affidavit requirement in med-mal cases," Mar, p 16
News & trends: "Public Citizen
report debunks med-mal myths," Apr, p 75
Peck, Robert S., and John Vail, "Blame
it on the Bee Gees," July, p 56
Peterson, Kathleen Flynn, President's page: "Strength
in numbers," Oct, p 9
Ratcliff, David, "Putting profits
over policyholders," July, p 24
Tolley, George S. III, Letters: "A
noted article," July, p 10
TRANSCRIPT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "Transcript
management without the yellow highlighter," June, p 66
TRIAL TECHNIQUES
See also Courtroom Technology, Demonstrative Evidence, Depositions,
Discovery, Electronic Discovery, Expert Witnesses, Juries, Motions
in Limine, Opening Statement, Preservation Letters, Protective Orders,
Videotaped Depositions, Voir Dire
Gwilliam, J. Gary, Reflections: "Trial:
art or sport?" Nov, p 76
Symposium: "Trouble from the bench,"
Oct, p 38
Symposium: "Twists at trial,"
Sept, p 54
TRUCKS
Ammons, Robert, and Bennett Midlo, "A
fitting remedy for upfitted trucks," Nov, p 46
Beal, Scott, "Saving negligent entrustment
claims," Feb, p 34
Kam, Allan J., "Debunking NHTSA myths
in trucking litigation," Feb, p 18
back to top
UPFITTED TRUCKS
Ammons, Robert, and Bennett Midlo, "A
fitting remedy for upfitted trucks," Nov, p 46
VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITIONS
Mongeluzzi, Robert J., and David L. Kwass, "Try
opening with a videotaped deposition," Apr, p 52
VINCRISTINE
Levinson, William D., Symposium: "Twists at trial: Magical
things," Sept, p 55
VIOXX
News & trends: "Citing Merck misconduct,
jurors find for plaintiff in Vioxx retrial," May, p 82
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP)
Siegel, Daniel J., Tech brief: "Talking
at the speed of light," Dec, p 70
VoIP
See Voice Over Internet Protocol
VOIR DIRE
Bradley, Craig M., Supreme Court review: "The
'well-qualified' juror," Aug, p 60
VOTING RIGHTS
Chemerinsky, Erwin, Supreme Court review: "Small
docket, big decisions in Court's new term," Nov, p 70
back to top
WAGE-AND-HOUR LAWS
News & trends: "Lawyers in demand
for wage-and-hour lawsuits," Dec, p 14
WAL-MART
News & trends: "Lawyers in demand
for wage-and-hour lawsuits," Dec, p 14
WEB SITES
News & trends: "Disabled travelers
sue over inability to book accessible rooms online," Aug,
p 70
Siegel, Daniel J., "Weave a Web site
that attracts clients," Jan, p 39
WEIGHT BIAS
News & trends: "Weight bias found
in workplaces and courts, advocates say," July, p 80
WITNESSES
Gardner, Todd W., Symposium: "Twists at trial: Sandbagged
in Seattle," Sept, p 54
Messina, John L., Symposium: "Twists at trial: What's
in a name?" Sept, p 56
WITNESS INTIMIDATION
Peck, Robert S., and John Vail, "Blame
it on the Bee Gees," July, p 56
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
News & trends: "Oklahoma law limiting
evidence in workers' comp cases struck down," Oct, p 19
WORKPLACE INJURY
See also Workers' Compensation
"For section members, obtaining justice
is all in a day's work," Aug, p 28
News & trends: "Employers put
teens at risk, study says," May, p 90
WRONGFUL DEATH
News & trends: "Adult siblings
can claim wrongful death damages, says Vermont high court,"
Jan, p 70
back to top
ZYLON BODY ARMOR
News & trends: "Settlement follows
jury verdict in body armor case," Jan, p 74
ZYPREXA
News & trends: "No-preemption
ruling spurs Zyprexa cases forward," Sept, p 16
Author Index
A | B | C
| D | E | F
| G | H | I
| J | K | L
| M | N | P
| R | S | T
| V | W | Z
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AJAMIE, THOMAS R.
Debra G. Speyer and Thomas R. Ajamie, "Representing
the hedge fund investor," June, p 50
ALTMAN, KEITH L.
"Putting the brakes on cost-shifting,"
Apr, p 38
AMMONS, ROBERT
and Bennett Midlo, "A fitting
remedy for upfitted trucks," Nov, p 46
ANDRUS, LORI E.
Book review, Nov, p 74
APFEL, DOV
"Birth asphyxia and cerebral palsy,"
Jan, p 52
"Settling the cerebral palsy case,"
Dec, p 20
ARSENAULT, RICHARD
and J.R. Whaley and Craig Freeman, "Settlement
strategies for complex global litigation," Dec, p 40
ATKINSON, LINDA MILLER
"Who's really in charge?"
May, p 30
to top of Author Index
back to top
BACH, AMY
and William F. "Chip" Merlin Jr. and Mary Kestenbaum, "Lessons
learned after the storms," Aug, p 46
BAILEY, ELLEN D.
John N. Ellison and Ellen D. Bailey, "Bad-faith
basics," Aug, p 52
BAILEY, LESLIE A.
"Preserving employment class actions,"
Aug, p 26
BALL, CRAIG
"The perfect preservation letter,"
Apr, p 28
BARON, LAWRENCE
"The 'smart' air bag case,"
Feb, p 40
BEAL, SCOTT
"Saving negligent entrustment claims,"
Feb, p 34
BERARDINELLI, DAVID J.
"How the McKinsey slides went
public," July, p 36
"An insurer in the grip of
greed," July, p 32
BERNHARD, G. KENNETH
Book review, Jan, p 60
BLACK, BERT
and Robert L. Whitener, "Director
liability for bad judgment and bad faith," June, p 26
BLACKWELL, JERRY W.
Mark R. Jundt and Jerry W. Blackwell, "Strategies
for small-firm success," Jan, p 26
BLAKLEY, ALAN
"Sharpen your discovery from nonparties,"
Apr, p 34
to top of Author Index
back to top
BLANK, ADAM
"Five strategies for Rule 30(b)(6)
depositions," Aug, p 40
BOGRAD, LOUIS M.
"Taking on big pharma-and the FDA,"
Mar, p 30
BOWEN, DONNA
Michael L. Slack and Donna Bowen, "Don't
let preemption ground your aviation case," Mar, p 36
BOYLAN, LAURENCE
Book review, Oct, p 56
BRADLEY, CRAIG M.
Supreme Court review: "Resurrecting the
sentencing guidelines," Oct, p 52; "Rights
of passage," Apr, p 56; "Should
American courts heed the 'English warnings'?" Dec, p 62;
"The 'well-qualified' juror,"
Aug, p 60; "When are anticipatory search
warrants valid?" Feb, p 64
BRENEMAN, DIANE
"To start your own practice, start
planning now," Jan, p 18
BRINGARDNER, JOHN
Letters, Sept, p 14
BRINKLEY, CHRISTOPHER L.
"Get the most from engineering experts,"
Nov, p 26
BURKE, KEVIN G.
"Making the most of motions in limine,"
May, p 46
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CALDWELL, H. MITCHELL
Book review, Feb, p 67
CALHOUN, EMILY M.
Book review, June, p 62
CARROLL, JOHN
Ken Withers, Ronald Hedges, John Carroll, and Steve Leben, Interview:
"Judges, lawyers, and the new
rules," Apr, p 20
CARTWRIGHT, MATTHEW A.
"You're ready to be a business
tort lawyer," June, p 18
CARTWRIGHT, ROBERT E. JR.
Symposium: "Trouble from the bench: Tips
to avoid trouble," Oct, p 42
CHAPMAN, CHRISTOPHER W.
Book review, Feb, p 66
CHAPMAN, PAULETTE
"Care and feeding of your network,"
Jan, p 32
CHEMERINSKY, ERWIN
Supreme Court review: "The Court deals
a blow to pay discrimination plaintiffs," Sept, p 60; "The
incredible shrinking docket," Mar, p 64; "More
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