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Articles in this issue:

Jury instructions: It’s up to you to make certain they are clear to jurors

Jurors say that one of the greatest stumbling blocks to a fair verdict is understanding the jury instructions

Noelle Nelson

2015 April


The ADA double standard for sidewalk accessibility

Before blocking access to the disabled, an entity needs to look for simple, low-cost alternatives to accomplish the accommodation

Doreen Kushner

2015 April


My client executed a release of liability before the accident, now what?

A release of liability does not necessarily bring your claim to a grinding halt, but it can

Matthew J. Kracht

2015 April


Memory loss and end of life: a personal journey

An elder-law attorney relates the series of goodbyes leading up to The Long Goodbye

Sanford I. Horowitz

2015 April


The risks of being a host in the sharing-economy

A look at short-term rentals and the liability and public-policy problems they present

Mark Hooshmand

2015 April


Defending your work product

Understanding what work product is, how it differs from privilege, and how it is protected

Jerome Fishkin

2015 April


Profile: Christopher Keane

Profile: Christopher Keane

Product of Motown builds a niche practice focused on injured and abused children

Stephen Ellison

2015 April


Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief

DuBeck v. California Physician’s Service holds that an insurer who chooses to cancel a policy prospectively based on the insured’s misstatements on the application cannot thereafter rescind based on the same statements

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2015 April


Do you really need an expert?

A look at the importance of this question, selecting necessary experts and the basics of working with them

Thomas M. Dempsey

2015 April


Catastrophic damages: Assessment of earning capacity loss

A look at the process of valuing the loss of an individual’s lifetime capacity to perform work

Joseph T. Crouse

2015 April


The Tweet’s the thing…

Helping clients who are too social on social media

Miles B. Cooper

2015 April


Be prepared to meet your expert

Five steps to productive use of experts in depo and trial

Martin I. Aarons

2015 April

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