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After Katrina, a deluge of denials
Carmel Sileo
The worst storm in recent U.S. history left more than
broken buildings behind. It also left a bitter fight between
homeowners and insurers over what caused the damage to
their homes—and who should pay for it. Litigation
may be the only way to hold insurers to their promises.
Battling for benefits
William T. Payne, John Stember, and Stephen M. Pincus
Loyalty to an employer no longer guarantees that the
company will treat its longtime employees well—at
least when it comes to health insurance benefits for retirees.
Increasingly, companies are asking their departing workers
to bear a larger share of the health insurance payment—and
in some cases dropping coverage entirely. Case law can
help you ensure fairness for retirees, especially those
who were union workers.
Multiplying coverage in collision
cases
Chris D. Glover and Josh J. Wright
One car crash can have many “occurrences”:
moments when disaster could have been averted but wasn’t,
each one adding to the accident’s seriousness, your
client’s injuries—and, potentially, his or her
recovery. Here’s how courts have approached the “multiple
occurrences” issue.
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Features
Protecting children from
negligent mental health care
Allen P. Wilkinson
Negligent treatment of children who have mental disorders
can leave them worse off than they were before, with psychological
injuries that are long-lasting and profound. Children
need protection from incompetent therapists as much as
adults do, yet few cases have appeared in court. Don’t
let a lack of precedent keep you from pursuing justice
for these young victims.
How safe are child safety seats?
R. Douglas Gentile
Many child seats used in cars, while meeting minimum
federal safety standards, fall far short of providing
adequate protection for children in collisions. Manufacturers
can do much more to prevent serious injury and death.
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News & Trends
Viagra causes blindness, lawsuits
allege
Georgia court declares tort ‘reform’
provision unconstitutional
Judicial Conference OKs e-discovery
rules, with revised notes
Rule on citation of ‘unpublished’
opinions almost final
Children of uninsured drivers get
full coverage in Pennsylvania
Army base residents settle disability
bias claim against contractor
Contingent-fee caps don’t achieve
‘reform’ goals, study finds
Night blindness is a disability
under the ADA, says Second Circuit
Departments
President’s page
Reflections from the storm zone
Letters
Supreme Court review
Rehnquist scaled back rights of
the accused
Hearsay
ATLA in motion
Hurricane alters fall agenda on the
Hill; dozens of bills introduced
New litigation packet aids members
pursuing heart device claims
Groups to push ‘reform’
proposals in 2006
Defending civil justice in three
simple steps
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