2016 March

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Articles in this issue:

Therapeutic cooling for injured newborns

Therapeutic hypothermia has become standard of care for neonates who suffer an asphyxial event near birth

Philip Michels

2016 March


Mediation: Where have all the idealists gone? Long time passing

An essay on the future of mediation – and a look at its past

Jeffrey Krivis

2016 March


Chronic Pain: RSD or CRPS

The complex yet presentable world of Regional Pain Syndrome

Geraldine Weiss

2016 March


Psychological harm without a physical injury

How to prove the psychological injury in order to maximize general damages

John Taylor
Louanne Masry

2016 March


Developments in Medicaid lien law 2015

The Department of Health Care Services gets a break, maybe, but has to pay for it

Steven B. Stevens

2016 March


Opportunities to learn for “new” lawyers

Events abound this month to learn personal injury practice from LA’s best and brightest trial lawyers

David M. Ring

2016 March


Proving unique damages: a judicial perspective

Beware the fallacy of the “single cause” or expert testimony on “cutting edge” science

Mark Mooney

2016 March


Therapeutic cooling for injured newborns

Therapeutic hypothermia has become standard of care for neonates who suffer an asphyxial event near birth

Philip Michels

2016 March


Trial of a large damages case in a small, low-income county

If you intend to ask for a hundred million dollars, come clean about it upfront

Brian S. Kabateck
Christopher Noyes

2016 March


Identifying mild traumatic brain injuries

Your job is to determine if your client may have suffered an undiagnosed brain injury

Thomas M. Dempsey

2016 March


Voir dire in view of current political and economic realities

Voir dire is not jury “selection” – it is “unselection” of negative jurors

Stanley K. Jacobs

2016 March


The eggshell plaintiff

Exacerbation of pre-existing injuries is compensable to plaintiffs whose fragility makes them particularly susceptible to injury

Victor George

2016 March


A roadmap for presenting general damages at trial

With medical damages often limited, pain and suffering damages become more important

Robert S. Fink

2016 March


Appellate Reports and Briefs

Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2016 March


Large verdict highlights failings of Prop 213: {case]Briones v. Zink[/case]

The recovery of general damages by the driver of an uninsured vehicle when struck by a drunk driver

Christopher Dolan

2016 March


Identifying mild traumatic brain injuries

Your job is to determine if your client may have suffered an undiagnosed brain injury

Thomas M. Dempsey

2016 March


Emojis: 21st century hieroglyphics

The way we will soon be communicating?

Stuart Zanville

2016 March

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