Recently added articles from Defense Counsel Journal:
A plan of action, innovation and involvement.(President's page)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The IADC Board of Directors is a hard working group. In my more than four years of service, I have frequently marveled at the deep commitment that every Board member has to the IADC. In addition to monthly telephone conferences, the Board meets at the Midyear Meeting, the Annual Meeting ...
The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007: a practitioner's introduction to resolving personal injury liability claims by Medicare beneficiaries.
Oct 01, 2009; ... WITH EVER-RISING health care costs and growing federal budget deficits, expansion of government powers to recoup government-provided health care expenditures should come as no surprise. Effective on July 1, 2009, the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (1) ("MMSEA") ...
The art of risk management for lawyers representing lawyers.
Oct 01, 2009; ... IN REPRESENTING lawyers we see first hand the consequences of the mistakes lawyers--even great lawyers--make every day. Still, it is one thing to recognize where other lawyers made mistakes and quite another to implement within our own firms the practices that we preach will prevent ...
The uncertainty surrounding "design" in design defect cases.
Oct 01, 2009; ... ALL PRODUCT LIABILITY attorneys know that in order to establish a prima facie design defect claim, the plaintiff must present an alternative design that is practical, feasible, and safer than the defendant's design. There is a large body of law that defines "practical," "feasible," and ...
Closing arguments.
Oct 01, 2009; ... THIS ARTICLE provides practical suggestions that practitioners should consider when preparing and giving a closing argument. I. Practical Considerations Regardless of whether you represent the Plaintiff or the Defendant and regardless of what the case is about, there ...