Articles from Trial (June 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Words
Baylor students are winners in trial advocacy competition.		424
Benzene plaintiff seeks High Court review, puts chemical in the spotlight.	Porter, Rebecca	655
Bone death from bisphosphonates covered in new litigation packet.		219
Develop your case theme.	Perdue, Jim M., Sr.	194
Diminish defenses on preexisting conditions.	Rowe, Timothy A.	163
Director liability for bad judgment and bad faith: the business judgment rule and many states' 'director shield statutes' protect corporate directors from liability for breaching their fiduciary duty to shareholders. But recent court decisions have opened the door to claims based on bad faith for conscious nonfeasance.	Whitener, Robert L.	3614
Doctors order mandatory arbitration for patients.	Burtka, Allison Torres	1895
Exhaust the witness's knowledge.	Kosieradzki, Mark R.	195
Hearsay.		305
Jury issues Louisiana's first post-Katrina verdict against Allstate.	Sileo, Carmel	581
Keeping corporations accountable.	Edison, Lewis S.	740
Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers.	Hochberg, Francine A.	1079
Mediation in commercial disputes: mediation is a useful alternative to the cost and effort of litigation. Is it right for your business case? These tips will help you decide--and help you use it to your client's advantage.	Edelstein, Stewart I.	3472
New seminar explores rules of the road.		186
Ohio parents' med-mal claims now toll the same as their children's.	Porter, Rebecca	608
Protecting business relationships: someone who interferes with a contract between businesses may be liable for the harm that results. If your client alleges such an injury, you need to know when a tortious interference claim is a viable cause of action.	Hennessey, Joseph	3570
Representing the hedge fund investor: when a client loses money in a hedge fund because of fraud or breach of duty by a fund manager or investment adviser, you can build a solid case for compensation.	Ajamie, Thomas R.	3882
Second circuit expands auditors' liability for securities fraud.	Sileo, Carmel	759
Straight talk about trial lawyer partisanship.		300
Sweet visuals to sway jurors: a jelly doughnut as a stand-in for a herniated disk? By all means, if it helps jurors understand your client's injury. Get creative to strengthen your auto collision cases without spending a bundle on demonstrative evidence.	Pillersdorf, Gary B.	2920
Tap into jurors' senses.	James, Sylvester, Jr.	244
The Myth of Judicial Activism: Making Sense of Supreme Court Decisions.	Calhoun, Emily M.	884
Third Circuit allows RICO claims against insurers.	Villa, Alba Lucero	703
Transcript management without the yellow highlighter.	Siegel, Daniel J.	1220
Virginia courts balance competing laws on civil unions in custody fight.	Sileo, Carmel	1022
You're ready to be a business tort lawyer: think handling business torts will be dry and boring? Fighting for the rights of small-business owners has its share of excitement--and it lets you flex your hard-won trial skills for a worthy cause.	Cartwright, Matthew A.	2180