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Won't get fooled again
Steven A. Adelman
Concertgoers can be injured or die in overcrowded areas,
especially near the stage, yet concert venues and performers
often insist on nonassigned "festival" seating
at their shows. with proof of foreseeability and duty
of care, you can show your client's injuries were caused
by the entertainment-industry defendants' negligence.
When exercise turns deadly
Howard L. Pomerantz
Many health clubs have the latest equipment designed
to help members stay fit. But some lack the one device
that could save the life of someone who suffers sudden
cardiac arrest while exercising. Automated external defibrillators
are inexpensive and easy to use. Gyms have no excuse not
to have them.
Is the all-American amusement
park safe?
Robert E. Ammons and Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic
Amusement parks are wildly popular, but few visitors
realize that the federal government does not regulate
thrill rides and other potentially dangerous attractions.
Until that changes, litigation may be the only way to
make musement companies attend to patrons' safety.
Free your client from the
liability release
Kevin Coluccio and Paul L. Stritmatter
Your client may have signed a waiver intended to shield
a provider of recreational activities from negligence
claims, but don’t assume he or she signed away the
right to sue. Some courts have invalidated waivers, making
legal action viable.
Beating the house
Briggs Smith and Jason Nabors
Whether it’s a jackpot dispute or a premises liability,
dram shop, or detainment/eviction claim, you improve your
client’s odds of winning a case against a casino
if you study up on industry practices and state regulatory
schemes.
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Feature
Lessons from the bench
What characteristics do you admire in a jurist? Diligence?
Passion? Evenhandedness? In this symposium, four lawyers
share stories about judges who made lasting impressions
and taught valuable lessons both in and out of court.
How to obtain medical records
after HIPAA
Craig D. Tindall
Congress raised privacy standards in health insurance
when it passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996. Now that the compliance deadline for medical
providers has passed, be sure to frame your requests for
documents properly to get the records you need.
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News & Trends
Consumers, states challenge federal
ban on drug imports
Women can recover for emotional
distress in miscarriage cases
Judge may not demand that pleading
exceed federal rule’s standard
Proposed rule on citing ‘unpublished’
opinions takes first step
Lack of forfeiture clause ensures
benefits for alleged harasser
Jury finds parents liable for covering
up son’s AIDS
Popcorn flavoring damaged worker’s
lungs, jury finds
Who is to blame when bullying ends
in death?
In emotional distress case, judge
shows horse sense
Departments
President’s page
Family, friends, and ATLA
Supreme Court review
The limits of the good-faith exception
Good Counsel
Hearsay
Books
Law and Justice as Seen on TV
Elayne Rapping
Internal Bleeding
by Robert M. Wachter and Kaveh G. Shojania
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