Articles from Trial (September 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2009 Trial editorial calendar.		Calendar	82
A narrow ruling on punitive damages.	Chemerinsky, Erwin		1766
A right worth the fight.	Brooks, Brian G.		1033
A watchful eye for consumers: too often consumers' rights fall through the cracks, and corporations can shirk responsibility for wrongdoing. One Texas organization is working to hold them accountable.	Burtka, Allison Torres	Interview	2794
AAJ officers for 2008-2009.			1171
Allstate is worst insurer for consumers, new AAJ report finds.			417
Arizona law limiting med-mal experts is found unconstitutional.	Sileo, Carmel		673
Banning class action bans: class action limitations, embedded in contracts for cars to phones to jobs, amount to a 'get out of jail free' card for corporations. By building a strong factual record and choosing the right legal strategy, you can battle the ban - and win.	Bland, F. Paul, Jr.; Alpert, Tami		3181
Comfortably Numb.	Gallucci, Daniel N.	Book review	932
Convention attendees tap wide-ranging CLE options.			225
Corporate neglect in nursing homes: over the years, government agencies and independent investigators have found rampant abuse and neglect in nursing homes. So far, nursing home owners have evaded responsibility, but that may be starting to change.	Couch, David		3739
Dignity restored.	Welch, Morgan E.		1065
Do you speak tort 'reform'? Corporate America and its political allies have found clever ways to spin the tort 'reform' message: they speak a common language that is colored green.	Haber, Jon		1664
Eighth Circuit upholds no-preemption amendment in rail suit.	Jablow, Valerie		832
Expert need not pinpoint cause of tire failure, Illinois judge rules.	Walters, Cecily		495
Hearsay.			270
House bill would declare medical device claims not preempted.			419
New litigation groups formed; document libraries now available to members.			382
R.I. Supreme Court overturns landmark lead paint verdict.	Walters, Cecily		616
Seeking accountability, improving safety.	Masterson, Tom		902
Sexual abuse victim and lawyers win Steven Sharp award.			463
Smokers trying to quit find drug brings suicide risk, other dangers.	Heylman, Susan		1735
States move to limit mandatory arbitration clauses.			512
Taking a stand for justice: plaintiff lawyers know they face long odds when they confront well-financed corporate defendants in court. Here, four lawyers share stories about times when they and their clients ignored the odds, stood up to corporate wrongdoers, and held them accountable.	Lanier, W. Mark; O'Hara, Patrick		716
The good fight.	Weisbrod, Les	President's page	806
The Importance of Being Honest.	Nastri, Kathleen	Book review	731
The perils of preemption: the Bush administration has strongly advocated preemption of state common law tort claims, seeking to deny civil justice to plaintiffs who are harmed by federally regulated products and activities. What should the next administration and Congress do to turn around those efforts?	McGarity, Thomas O.		4253
The poor still pay more: the small-loan industry preys on low-income Americans who often have no choice but to accept their outrageous payment terms. But this big business may be facing trouble.	Mierzwinski, Ed		5664
Third Circuit approves higher hospital fees for uninsured patients.	Sileo, Carmel		837