Damages

• Damages and the reptilian brain
• Talking to jurors about damages in a down economy
• Unequal recovery for death on the high seas

Feature

• Move into video marketing
• Protect your case from invalid statistics

New Officers

• AAJ officers for 2009-2010

President's Page

• A collective voice for justice

From the Editors

• Get to know us again—in print and online

Justice in Motion

• Group members and Public Affairs collaborate on critical issues
• AAJ strives to protect consumer rights as automakers emerge from bankruptcy
• Revamped department tackles ongoing state concerns
• In health care reform debate, AAJ defends role of civil justice
• Convention CLE program recordings provide second chance to learn

Trial Trends

• Student loan lenders face scrutiny—and lawsuits

Verdicts & Settlements

Civil Rights

• Jailed man with ventilator-­dependent quadriplegia dies after being denied ventilator

Employment Law

• Neurosurgeon demeans female surgeon, hospital reconsiders her privileges

Government Liability

• Man falls over displaced portion of sidewalk

Intentional Torts

• Doctor recovers damages in witness-intimidation suit

Negligence

• Dogs attack realtor showing house

Premises

• Hotel security guard shot while on duty
• Woman’s foot gets caught in floor drain of store’s aisle
• Ammonia leak from hotel minibar causes guest’s reactive airway dysfunction

Railroads

• Train on misaligned track collides with standing railcars

Schools

• Boy suffers quadriplegia during horseplay at high school track team practice

Workplace Safety

• UPS truck strikes electrician working on traffic signal

Supreme Court Review

• Court’s conservatives hold sway in employment cases

Spotlight

• Family of boy paralyzed by police officer’s stray bullet gets settlement from city

Books

• Experimenting with the Consumer

Hearsay

• The lighter side of the law