Reining in field-trip immunity for schools

The recent decision in Jane Doe v. Mount Pleasant Elementary School District and the contours of liability for injuries sustained by a child on a field trip 

Holly Boyer
Haley Aanestad

From Issue: 2026 April

The trial architect

How junior associates can set trials up to win 

Jordan Phillips
Matthew Freeman

From Issue: 2026 April

The defense spine expert

How to dismantle the defense playbook in front of a jury

Byron J. Abron (B.J.)

From Issue: 2026 April

Jury selection + money

How to talk about big numbers without sounding like a billboard

Dan Kramer

From Issue: 2026 April

Damages: An improvisational approach to jury verdicts

Thoughts on closing argument, risk, and letting jurors feel the loss

Brian Breiter

From Issue: 2026 April

Connection and civil justice in the age of fragmented truth

Take 12 people who have been living in fragmented, personalized information environments and guide them to a shared understanding of the truth

Courtney Rowley

From Issue: 2026 April

Understanding the Privette doctrine in premises and construction cases

Hiring of independent contractors followed by injuries on a job site will likely bring Privette into play

Clare Lucich

From Issue: 2026 April

The impact of taxes on personal-injury settlements may surprise you

Surprises at tax time like the non-deductibility of attorneys’ contingent fees can cause consternation to plaintiffs

Robert W. Wood

From Issue: 2026 April

More than just impeachment

Expanding your trial toolbox with depositions using C.C.P. § 2025.620 

Jenna Edzant

From Issue: 2026 April

Employment wage-and-hour class-action trials

Complex by nature, it’s your job to keep it focused, targeted and understandable to a jury

John Yslas
Tyler Woods
Thiago M. Coelho

From Issue: 2026 April

Crafting powerful witness examinations

Witness examinations are built deliberately during depositions

Colin Jones

From Issue: 2026 April

Calling the defense’s bluff

It can be worth it to take that “too small” case to trial

Olivia K. Leary

From Issue: 2026 April