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Articles in June, 2007 issue of Trial

• You're ready to be a business tort lawyer: think handling business torts will be dry and boring? Fighting for the rights of small-business owners has its share of excitement - and it lets you flex your hard-won trial skills for a worthy cause.
  by Cartwright, Matthew A.
• Representing the hedge fund investor: when a client loses money in a hedge fund because of fraud or breach of duty by a fund manager or investment adviser, you can build a solid case for compensation.
  by Ajamie, Thomas R.; Speyer, Debra G.
• Tap into jurors' senses.
  by James, Sylvester, Jr.
• Director liability for bad judgment and bad faith: the business judgment rule and many states' 'director shield statutes' protect corporate directors from liability for breaching their fiduciary duty to shareholders. But recent court decisions have opened
  by Black, Bert; Whitener, Robert L.
• Jury issues Louisiana's first post-Katrina verdict against Allstate.
  by Sileo, Carmel
• Diminish defenses on preexisting conditions.
  by Rowe, Timothy A.
• Keeping corporations accountable.(President's page)
  by Edison, Lewis S.
• Mediation in commercial disputes: mediation is a useful alternative to the cost and effort of litigation. Is it right for your business case? These tips will help you decide - and help you use it to your client's advantage.
  by Edelstein, Stewart I.
• Sweet visuals to sway jurors: a jelly doughnut as a stand-in for a herniated disk? By all means, if it helps jurors understand your client's injury. Get creative to strengthen your auto collision cases without spending a bundle on demonstrative evidence.
  by Pillersdorf, Gary B.
• Third Circuit allows RICO claims against insurers.
  by Villa, Alba Lucero
• Second Circuit expands auditors' liability for securities fraud.
  by Sileo, Carmel
• Protecting business relationships: someone who interferes with a contract between businesses may be liable for the harm that results. If your client alleges such an injury, you need to know when a tortious interference claim is a viable cause of action.
  by Hennessey, Joseph
• Exhaust the witness's knowledge.
  by Kosieradzki, Mark R.; Vesper, Thomas J.
• Benzene plaintiff seeks High Court review, puts chemical in the spotlight.
  by Porter, Rebecca
• Transcript management without the yellow highlighter.
  by Siegel, Daniel J.
• Doctors order mandatory arbitration for patients.
  by Burtka, Allison Torres
• Develop your case theme.
  by Perdue, Jim M.
• The Myth of Judicial Activism: Making Sense of Supreme Court Decisions.(Book review)
  by Calhoun, Emily M.
• Virginia courts balance competing laws on civil unions in custody fight.
  by Sileo, Carmel
• Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers.(Book review)
  by Hochberg, Francine A.
• Ohio parents' med-mal claims now toll the same as their children's.
  by Porter, Rebecca