2013
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2013 Trial Themes
January
Law Office Management
• Managing your firm without a manager
• Succession planning for small law firms
• How green is your law firm?
• Cloud-based case management software
Submissions due: 9/14/12
February
Transportation
• Trucking hours of service: an update
• Discovery issues with distracted pedestrians and drivers
• Hidden dangers of car and bike sharing services
• Danger in the skies
Submissions due: 10/15/12
March
Protect the Innocent
• Defend the smallest victims from dangerous products
• Hazing and bullying basics
• Energy drink litigation
• Emerging issues on cell phone radiation and children
Submissions due: 11/15/12
April
Employment Law
• Challenges in handling common workplace accident cases
• Fighting sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace
• The changing workers' compensation scene
• Dealing with bad faith insurance claims
Submissions due: 12/14/12
May
Medical Negligence
• Working with electronic medical records
• When medical malpractice and products liability claims overlap
• "Early offer" programs
• What to know about conditions of admission forms in hospitals
Submissions due: 1/15/13
June
Business Torts
• What's new in patnet law
• Securities law trends
• Intellectual property and the Internet
• Broker and banker negligence
Submissions due: 2/15/13
July
Trial Techniques/Prepare for Trial
• 30(b)(6) depositions: How-tos and more
• Jury selection and voir dire: New perspectives
• Postjudgment issues
• Alternative litigation financing
Submissions due: 3/15/13
August
Premises Liability/Inadequate Security
• The slip and fall case: What you need to know now
• ADA compliance primer
• Another look at dram shop cases
• Medicare secondary payer issues in premises and security liability litigation
Submissions due: 4/15/13
September
Drugs and Devices
• Litigating battery failure cases
• The state of litigation on infusions of spinal bone cement
• The fall out over bisphosphonates
• Update on generic drug cases post Mensing
Submissions due: 5/15/13
October
Nursing Homes
• Arbitration concerns: What's next?
• Neglect and standards of proof
• Dealing with family conflict about your client
• Nursing homes and medical negligence: An update
Submissions due: 6/14/13
November
Products Liability
• Danger comes home: household product suits
• The emerging liability issues of Ethanol 15
• Keeping venue choice alive
• Jurisdiction in China drywall discovery
Submissions due: 7/15/13
December
Professional Negligence
• The impact of social worker negligence
• Pharmacist liability in prescription errors
• Dental negligence: The latest case law developments
• Handling legal malpractice cases
Submissions due: 8/15/13
