Articles from Trial (November 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'I Heard You Paint Houses': Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran and the Inside Story of the Mafia, the Teamsters, and the Last Ride of Jimmy Hoffa.	Jacobs, Nick	Book Review	943
California agency will seek to depublish paternity ruling.	Sileo, Carmel		590
Challenge to paperless voting in Florida OK to proceed.			324
Correction.		Correction Notice	51
Courtesy can boost lawyers' public image.	Marsilio, Tom		7
Don't drown the jury in witness credentials.	Baum, David B.	Letter to the Editor	187
Don't let your opponent disrupt depositions: opposing attorneys may use witness conferences, speaking objections, and errata sheets to obstruct a deposition. Here are some countermeasures.	McCormack, David		3154
Eleventh Circuit upholds doctors' federal class against HMOs.	Jurand, Sara Hoffman		200
Ford's dangerous door-latch defects: in a crash, a passenger's chance of survival is greatly improved if he or she remains in the vehicle. Ford documents show that the company knew about a dangerous defect in its door latches but chose to ignore it.	Dean, Kevin R.		2486
Gas company may be liable for station's sale of fuel to drunk driver.	Sileo, Carmel		671
Governing product safety: are government regulatory agencies doing enough to ensure that consumer products are safe? Two attorneys from Consumers Union discuss the system's weaknesses and needed improvements.		Interview	3276
Great endings: opening statements have been made, witnesses have been examined and cross-examined, evidence has been introduced. All that remains is your summation. Use your time wisely to make a strong last impression on jurors.	Pillersdorf, Gary B.		2471
Hearsay.			263
Hours from a 'make whole' award count for FMLA eligibility.	Jurand, Sara Hoffman		435
How to document a food-poisoning case: your client got salmonella poisoning after eating breakfast at a restaurant weeks ago. The food is long gone - eaten or thrown out. With the right documents, you still have a case.	Babcock, David W.		2171
Insurers must comply with broad discovery requests, judge rules.	Hellwege, Jean		1108
Introduction to Online Company Research.	Kippes, Althea T.	Book Review	784
Justices begin another blockbuster year.	Chemerinsky, Erwin		1923
Lawsuits fault off-label use of Neurontin in suicide cases.	Jablow, Valerie		1879
Make or break your trucking case with 'black box' data: black boxes in trucks - which record speed, braking events, and other vital trip statistics - can yield a wealth of important information for accident reconstruction and litigation.	Bredemeyer, Ronald G.		1723
Massachusetts high court certifies 'light' cigarette class action.	Jurand, Sara Hoffman		619
New and updated litigation packets.			253
New committee chairs.			479
New government ratings confirm SUV rollover propensity.	Porter, Rebecca		371
One Man's Castle: Clarence Darrow in Defense of the American Dream.	Reece, Amanda	Book Review	700
Put your economic expert in the know.	Ahern, Ann-Marie	Letter to the Editor	299
Tattoo inks contain unhealthy levels of toxic metals, suit claims.	Porter, Rebecca		784
Thoroughly investigate auto-defect claims.	Foote, Jeffrey	Letter to the Editor	296
We're all in this together.	Smith, Todd A.	President's Page	780
Will e-discovery get squeezed? New proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure would limit discovery of electronic data and give defendants more opportunities for obstruction.	Rooks, James E., Jr.		3963