Articles from Trial (May 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
2008 attorney general elections will appoint 'top plaintiffs'.			440
A less uncertain future?	Carr, Victor A.	Letter to the editor	416
A troubling trend in preemption rulings.	Chemerinsky, Erwin		2186
AAJ opposes tort 'reform' provision of Bush's Medicare plan.			434
Arbitration clause in subprime loan contract declared unconscionable.	Sileo, Carmel		975
At World Meeting, lawyers face global problem of tort 'reform'.			399
Avoid cross-examination land mines.	Nastri, Kathleen L.		317
Beyond borrowers.	Burtka, Allison Torres		531
Class actions evolving to survive, conference concludes.	Porter, Rebecca		672
Consider the possibilities of a structured fee.	Wood, Robert W.		337
Disastrous experts - and how to avoid them.	Dalton, Bartholomew J.		1423
Discriminatory practices.			467
Doctor, heal thy care: it's become a truism of American health care that thousands of patients will die every year as a result of medical errors. One doctor who has implemented patient safety measures in hospitals explains how simple ideas for standardization can prevent errors and save lives.	Jablow, Valerie	Interview	3099
Extraordinary Justice: Military Tribunals in Historical and International Context.	Higginbotham, Laurie	Book review	787
Federal 'sunshine' bill would bring secret court documents to light.	Porter, Rebecca		729
For professional negligence lawyers, networking in the 'City of Brotherly Love'.			190
Foreseeable distractions.	Hawkins, Richard M.	Letter to the editor	187
Glimpsing the future for an amputee: amputees struggle daily to live normal lives, and they face ever-growing medical costs. Give jurors a complete picture of an amputee's future to ensure that they award full and fair compensation.	Doyle, Conal		3229
Hearsay.			268
How to Try a Jury Case: Trial Tactics.	Langston, Rebecca McRae	Book review	413
In FDA preemption cases, a loss on devices, a close call on drugs.			558
Lawsuit seeks to save car title database - and protect car buyers.	Jablow, Valerie		929
Making the trauma negligence case: emergency care facilities are chronically understaffed, overworked, and lacking in medical teams with experience in treating victims of trauma. Patients who urgently need competent medical care may suffer disastrous consequences.	Bartimus, James R.; DeWitt, Anthony L.		4008
Nursing home trial skills college debuts in Florida.			215
Partner in same-sex marriage may sue for divorce, N.Y. court says.	Heylman, Susan		804
Predatory-lending litigation looms.			818
Some therapist-patient communications not privileged, court says.	Sileo, Carmel		722
The benefits of collaboration.	Peterson, Kathleen Flynn	President's page	677
The injustice of health courts: promoted by tort 'reformers' to adjudicate the claims of injured patients, administrative health courts would unduly increase the influence of health care providers and insurers in resolving medical malpractice cases.	Hochberg, Francine A.		4302
Two new birth Injury packets augment resources for members handling medical negligence cases.			322
Use lay witnesses to prove mild traumatic brain injury.	Nelson, Deborah M.		240
When the sick get sicker in the hospital: people go to the hospital to get better, but they may develop an infection while there that worsens their condition. If this happened to your client, you need to know how to trace the path of the infection to find out what, and who, caused it.	Mitchell, Denis C.		3121