Larry Booth

Larry Booth

Larry Booth is the author, along with his son Roger Booth, of the 600-page Personal Injury Handbook (http://www.JamesPublishing.com) and has tried hundreds of jury trials. The firm he founded, Booth and Koskoff, has achieved over 80 jury verdicts and settlements in excess of seven figures. In 1974, he was selected to the Inner Circle of Advocates, whose membership is limited to the top 100 Trial Lawyers in the United States.

Articles written by this author:

Toyota’s nightmare

The role of electronic throttle controls in the Toyota litigation

Larry Booth

2010 June


Toyota’s nightmare

The role “pedal error” will likely play in Toyota SUA accident litigation

Larry Booth

2010 July


Toyota’s nightmare

Defendants, venue and punitive damages: All factors in Toyota cases

Larry Booth

2010 August


Heavy machinery in construction and industry

The dangerous, largely unregulated world of killer machines

Larry Booth

2010 November


Retaliatory lawsuits against plaintiff attorneys

When a PI case is lost, the defendant may seek to retaliate against plaintiff’s lawyer

Larry Booth
Michael C. Denison

2011 April


The client from hell

A few good cases are better than a cabinet full of problems

Larry Booth

2011 August


The utter unreliability of eyewitness testimony

It turns out that the eyes don’t “see;” the brain does. This can make eyewitness testimony unreliable – but how can we question it?

Larry Booth

2011 September


The Big Four defense strategies in products-liability cases

Blame the state of the technology, the plaintiff, his employer or a component manufacturer

Larry Booth

2011 November


Air bags kill

Testing indicates that air bags may be superfluous in preventing death or injury

Larry Booth

2012 March


Dissecting automotive crashworthiness litigation

A look at some of the more sobering aspects of products-liability litigation against automakers

Larry Booth

2012 November


The great helmet myth

Does the failure to wear a helmet automatically give rise to fault by your plaintiff?

Larry Booth

2014 March


Seatbelts in School Buses

Shoulder-lap belts are required in newer California school buses. Shouldn’t all children be protected?

Larry Booth

2015 May


Tesla achieves best safety ratings ever with engineering, not gimmicks

The gold standard for products liability law is technological feasibility, and Tesla gives us proof of what manufacturers are capable of in auto safety

Larry Booth

2016 January


Toyota’s nightmare

As Toyota faces lawsuits over sudden unintended acceleration, here’s what you can expect

Larry Booth

2010 May