Articles from Trial (July 1, 2006)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A chance at justice: some cases seem untouchable: brought by unsympathetic plaintiffs, ridiculed as frivolous, and faced down by a public conditioned to suspect injury claims. But sometimes all those considerations are drowned out by a cry for justice so loud it can't be ignored.	Warriner, C. Calvin, III		1391
A new century for ATLA: the association and its members have a 60-year history of fighting on the right side of justice. Now, they look ahead: how will the rules of engagement change in the 21st century?	Sileo, Carmel		998
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution.	Mura, Andre	Book review	633
ATLA members' code of conduct.			481
Consider a joint venture.	Teague, Carl Robin		231
Corporate wolves in victims' clothing: to most tort 'reform' advocates, the only good lawsuit is the one they file, the only injuries that deserve compensation are theirs, and damages paid to them (but only to them) should be unlimited. The right dose of ridicule can expose these hypocrites for what they are.	Lane, Justinian		2611
Correction.		Correction notice	68
Executive women drive rise in pregnancy bias lawsuits.	Sileo, Carmel		1464
Fighting to end the 'ban litigation' crisis: powerful wrongdoers are trying to deny people an essential constitutional right: access to the courts. They have launched a multipronged attack. We cannot let them succeed.	Bryant, Arthur H.		2907
GAO report criticizes FDA drug safety oversight.	Burtka, Allison Torres		912
Get the whole story in orthopedic surgery cases.	Laird, Steven C.		227
Hearsay.			323
In Katrina cases, judge OKs policy exclusions, finds ambiguities.	Jablow, Valerie		989
Insurer may take share of damages award, Supreme Court rules.	Ertel, Karen		599
Insuring against the next insurance crisis: if states change their insurance laws and adopt objective standards for rate increases, they can keep the next insurance crisis - and the next campaign to limit liability - at bay.	Angoff, Jay		3265
Justice for a lost soul.	Ponvert, Antonio, III		785
Lifting the Fog of Legalese: Essays on Plain Language.	Wawrose, Susan	Book review	726
Litigation packet guides lawyers in meningitis cases.			250
Members to vote on bylaw changes in Seattle.			556
Our mission, our name.	Suggs, Kenneth M.	President's page	775
Plaintiffs keep their rights in med-mal cases.			374
Six decades of challenge, change.			1533
States aim to shield doctors and hospitals from emergency room claims.			287
Straight talk about torts: when it comes to tort 'reform,' cutting through the fog can be difficult. That's why we've gone to the source: statisticians and researchers who keep a running tally of who's going to court, why, and what happens when they get there.	Ratcliff, David		2433
Supreme Court limits Medicaid reimbursement from settlements.			431
Take the initiative with injury claim reserves: help your client's personal injury claims settle faster by giving the insurance adjuster enough information to set adequate claim reserves early.	Wehe, Jeffrey C.		2118
Terminally ill have 'fundamental right' to unapproved drugs.	Ertel, Karen		662
The gloves are off: for decades, tort 'reform' proponents have been fomenting suspicion of the civil justice system and anger at trial lawyers, who have taken it on the chin for far too long. It's time trial lawyers fought for themselves and the courts as passionately as they do for their clients.	Straub, Bill		2807
Trial lawyers, clergy respond to Christian Coalition attack.			465
Upholding due process.	Chemerinsky, Erwin		1487
Vioxx studies question timing of heart attack risk.	Burtka, Allison Torres		882