Articles from Trial (February 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
9-11 compensation fund is taking shape.	Boyle, Leo	President's Page	751
A Trial by Jury.	Feiges, Lynne Stern	Book Review	601
An antidote to preemption: plaintiff lawyers can see to it that the Supreme Court's Buckman decision does not spread preemption to perfectly healthy products claims.	Heacox, Catherine T.		4291
ATLA members' code of conduct.			480
Avoiding the `misuse' defense in products cases: manufacturers often cite product `misuse' to blame consumers for their injuries. Plaintiff attorneys can thwart this effort to avoid liability by using careful discovery and creative pleading.	Dell'Osso, Daniel		2357
Courts issue conflicting decisions in public-entity cases against gun industry.	Hellwege, Jean		1385
How to attack discovery abuse: whether you face The Aggressor or The Great Obstructor, you can fight back when defendants try to block or delay your client's case.	Jenner, Robert K.		3106
In the Hands of the People: The Trial Jury's Origins, Triumphs, Troubles, and Future in American Democracy.	White, Jeffrey	Book Review	1027
Insurance company may be held liable for damages in carjacking.	Porter, Rebecca		385
Judges are gaining confidence in assessing expert evidence, study finds.	Shoop, Julie Gannon		789
Let a pro polish your prose.	Goodfriend, Anne		828
Making your technology investment pay off.	Bernstein, Paul		1178
Marital tort lawsuits can make abusers pay.	Magnuson, Carolyn		1097
Parent cannot contract away child's right to sue.	Levy, Stephanie		318
Rewriting the rules for class actions: rulemaking has become another front in the tort `reform' wars.	Rooks, James E., Jr.		5578
Save the case using the discovery rule: statutes of limitations threaten some mass tort cases with an early death. A favorable interpretation of the discovery rule can keep them alive.	Simon, Bruce L.		2861
Second Circuit allows new Agent Orange suit despite class settlement.	Reichert, Jennifer L.		708
Supreme Court rejects discovery rule in identity-theft case.	Reichert, Jennifer L.		605
Task force criticizes auctions in class action cases.	Scarlett, Thomas		505
The Court's new approach to the Fourth Amendment.	Bradley, Craig M.		2324
Third party can be sued for spoliation of evidence.	Jurand, Sara Hoffman		499
Utah high court reinstates punitive award for State Farm's `egregious' misconduct.	Holt, Janet L.		1066
When mold spreads to masses: not all toxic-mold cases achieve class action status. But when the facts of the case re right, plaintiff lawyers who brush up on the rules of civil procedure can make it happen.	Withey, Michael E.		3391
Will there be a meaningful patients' bill in 2002?	Loiacono, Kristin		831
Winning for children: for too long, foster care systems across the country have acted as little more than dumping grounds for abused and neglected children. But teams of national and local civil rights lawyers are bringing positive change.			3850