Recently added articles from FDCC Quarterly:
Class Action Litigation Issues in a Wage and Hour Discrimination Context[dagger]
Apr 01, 2008; Harwell, Marc H; DeCamp, Mary ... I. WAGE AND HOUR CLASS ACTION STATISTICS In any article of this nature, it is important at the outset to note the salient facts. Since this article deals with the subject of wage and hour discrimination within the limits of class action litigation, those facts are contextualized ...
Preventing and Managing Chemical Catastrophes: A Practical Guide for In-House and Outside Counsel[dagger]
Apr 01, 2008; Schumacher, Paul J; Kuchler, Deborah D ... I. INTRODUCTION Many small manufacturing clients falsely assume that major catastrophic events happen to industrial giants. To the contrary, many of the catastrophic chemical accidents occur at relatively small facilities. Perhaps due to this misconception, or for other unknown ...
Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims Under CGL Insurance Policies[dagger]
Apr 01, 2008; Hardy, Sidney J; Rhee, Eugene T ... I. INTRODUCTION Most of us have business clients who advertise their goods or services. Suppose one day next week one of your clients calls and advises you that her business has been sued by a competitor who claims to have been tortiously injured as a result of your client's ...
Emerging Issues in E-Discovery: The Challenge for the Motor Carrier[dagger]
Apr 01, 2008; Rozelsky, Kurt M ... I. INTRODUCTION Just as the business world has learned to shift from typewriters to computers and from faxes to electronic mail, so must the transportation industry learn to manage the ever-evolving development of technology and the electronic data it creates. After several years ...
Insurance Industry Expert Testimony: Is It a Legal Conclusion or Custom and Practice?[dagger]
Apr 01, 2008; Zarillo, Anthony J Jr ... I. INTRODUCTION As a general matter, whether expert witness testimony is admissible has been subject to challenge on a wide variety of issues throughout federal and state courts. The issues triggered by decisions such as Frye v. United States,1 Daubert v. Merrell Dow ...
Suicide and the Life Insurance Death Claim[dagger]
Apr 01, 2008; Sentell, Edgar ... I. INTRODUCTION The problem of determining whether a death was accidental or suicidal frequently arises and is of great importance in coroner's investigations, insurance claims, and in worker's compensation proceedings. In addition, suicide has become an issue in tort ...