Articles from Trial (September 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Health court' proposals would burden taxpayers, limit rights.			355
A moving story.	Marion, Jeffrey E.; Bringardner, John; Feroleto, John; Daniel, Cary N.	Letter to the editor	531
AAJ officers for 2007-2008.			1192
AAJ supplies full-scale assistance for facing big pharma.			336
AMA outlines plan for 'health courts'.	Sileo, Carmel		625
Cheers from the front lines.	Tait, John R.	Letter to the editor	86
Court OKs case against debt collectors for 'outrageous' threats.	Sileo, Carmel		762
D.C. court reverses itself: awards for nonphysical injury may be taxed.	Porter, Rebecca		567
Don't know much about epidemiology? Gain a strategic advantage in pharmaceutical litigation by boning up on epidemiology. Here's what you need to know to understand the strengths and shortcomings of research studies.	Rotman, Steven		4833
Ghostwriters and ghostbusters: drugmakers routinely hire writers to prepare 'research papers' touting their products for publication in prestigious medical journals, and some physicians are happy to sign their names to them--for a fee. The practice raises serious questions about the integrity of medical literature.	Kassirer, Jerome P.		2509
Hearsay.			283
Honor is due.	Peterson, Kathleen Flynn		749
Lawyers put their best foot forward in drug cases, with help from STEP.			395
Learned-intermediary doctrine rejected in West Virginia.	Jablow, Valerie		830
New litigation groups lead efforts in emerging areas.			517
No-preemption ruling spurs Zyprexa cases forward.	Heylman, Susan		1349
Nonparty discovery in drug cases: when you hand a defense witness a document that shows how the company worked with third parties to downplay a drug's risks, it's a moment the jury won't forget. Thorough nonparty discovery can get you there.	Szaller, James F.; Gibson, Jeff		3079
Presidential candidates at convention join call for strong civil justice system.			505
Straight talk about vaccines.			266
Student's IM threat is not protected speech, Second Circuit says.	Burtka, Allison Torres		964
Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court.	Peck, Robert S.		1069
The Court deals a blow to pay discrimination plaintiffs.	Chemerinsky, Erwin		1306
Twists at trial.	Gardner, Todd W.; Levinson, William D.; Messina, John L.; Stewart, Larry S.		3562
Uncover bias in clinical trials: drug research should be objective, but when it's funded by manufacturers, study results are often predictably rosy. Look for biases that taint clinical trials.	Pearson, Gale		4308
Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration.	Walker, Erik B.		946