Articles (From ATLA Publications)

• Products Liability Law Reporter: Alarm Over Anthrax (July 2001)
• TRIAL: Undisclosed Industry Ties of Scientific Authors Undercut Credibility (July 2001)
• Law Reporter: Victims' Families Receive Settlement for Violent Parolee's Attacks (June 2001)
• TRIAL: Ruling May Boost Lead Paint Litigation (June 2001)
• Law Reporter: Verdict For Student Injured By Uncrashworthy SUV Roof (May 2001)
• Law Reporter: Verdict For Spouses Of Ironworkers Killed In Crane Collapse (April 2001)
• TRIAL: New Study Shows Anti-Plaintiff Bias In Federal Civil Appeals (April 2001)
• TRIAL: Texas High Court Says Asbestos Plaintiffs Can Sue More Than Once (March 2001)
• Law Reporter: Counsel Obtains Settlement For Children Against Landlords, County That Failed To Prevent Lead Hazards (March 2001)
• TRIAL: Criminal Verdict In Skier Case Could Help Plaintiffs In Civil Suits (February 2001)
• Law Reporter: Shopper Struck By Falling Merchandise Wins Punitive Damages Against Store (February 2001)
• Law Reporter: Doctor Wins Libel Suit Based On Anonymous Internet Posting (January 2001)
• TRIAL: Many Students Sexually Harassed At School, Study Finds (January2001)
• TRIAL: Medical Advice On The Web - What Are The Issues? (December 2000)
• Law Reporter: Settlement Obtained For Daughters Of Woman Killed By Falling Merchandise (December 2000)
• TRIAL: Overcoming Secrecy With Judicial Power (November 2000)
• Law Reporter: Family Obtains Settlement for Death Allegedly Caused by Truck Driver Fatigue (November 2000)
• TRIAL: Contingent Workers - Trailing Behind (October 2000)
• Law Reporter: Settlement For Victim Of Auto Collision Caused By Company Paying Drivers Based On Number Of Deliveries (October 2000)
• TRIAL: Worker May Sue For Harassment Outside Workplace (September 2000)
• Law Reporter: Settlement for Estate of African American Who Died After Traffic Stop (September 2000)
• Law Reporter: Verdict Against Drug Dealer Whose Customers Caused Fatal Auto Wreck (August 2000)
• TRIAL: The Status of State Tort "Reform" Legislation (August 2000)
• TRIAL: Holocaust Litigation (July 2000)
• TRIAL: Arizona Supreme Court Says State Farm Can't Use Lowball and Delay Tactics (June 2000)
• TRIAL: Internet Pharmacies - Who's Minding The Store? (May 2000)
• Florida State University Law Review Article Refutes Tort 'Reform' Claims (May 2000)
• TRIAL: Constitutional Litigation Team Battles Tort 'Reform' (April 2000)
• Law Reporter: Parents Reach Settlement With Water Company (April 2000)
• TRIAL: Important Civil Trials of the Millennium (March 2000)
• TRIAL: Statutes of Repose Laws Come Back to Haunt (February 2000)
• Law Reporter: Woman Recovers For Partner's Wrongful Death (January 2000)
• TRIAL: Defeating Mandatory Arbitration Clauses (January 2000)
• TRIAL: Doing It Again - Grandparents Paying Child Support (December 1999)
• TRIAL: Skin Deep: Minorities Seek Relief From Racial Profiling (November 1999)

Asbestos

• White Lies: Asbestos and the Damage Done (March 2000)
• Libby, Montana: An Asbestos Tragedy (January 2000)
• 'Conscious Disregard For The Safety Of Others' (October 1999)

ATLA News and Events

• Be Part of ATLA's Mentor Program (July 2001)

• National Drive for Documents - Member Recognition (July 2001)

• Fortune Magazine Ranks ATLA 5th Most Powerful Lobby (May 2001)

• Your Law Day 2001 Activities Packet (April 2001)

• Attorney Marti Wivell Wins Alaska Cruise Drawing (April 2001)

• Temple Law Students Win 2001 STAC Competition (March 2001)

• Round-Up: ATLA 2001 Winter Convention, New Orleans, LA (March 2001)

• ATLA, West Group Announce Tech Initiative (February 2001)

• Critical 2000 Elections (October 2000)

• Senator Max Cleland (D-Ga.): A True Champion Of Justice (August 2000)

• President Clinton Addresses ATLA Convention In Chicago (August 2000)

• Roscoe Pound Institute Announces Award Winners for 2000 (May 2000)

• Civil Justice Foundation to Honor Prominent Whistleblowers (April 2000)

• ATLA Endorses Million Mom March (Mother's Day, May 14) (April 2000)
• ATLA Defends Women's Right In Courts (January 2000)
• ATLA Presents Public Service Awards At D.C. Convention (August 1998)
• ATLA Has a New Leader (July 1998)
• Coretta King Speaks to Trial Lawyers (July 1998)
• ATLA Defends the Right to Trial by Jury (February 1998)

Congressional Updates

• ATLA Congressional Update: Senate Passes "Patients' Bill of Rights" (July 2, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Update: Senate Action on "Patients' Bill of Rights" (June 28, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Alert: U.S. Senate Takes Up "Patients' Bill of Rights" (June 26, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Alert: Small Business Liability Protection (May 15, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Alert: President Bush and the Patients' Bill of Rights (May 15, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Update: Senate Refuses To Immunize Teachers (May 10, 2001)
• ATLA Alert: Troubling Developments In Washington (March 23, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Update: Business Lobbyists Hope To Cash In (March 12, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Update: Compromise on Patients' Bill of Rights (February 26, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Update: The Teacher Liability Protection Act (February 23, 2001)
• ATLA Congressional Update (Firestone Legislation) (September 19, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (Firestone Hearings) (September 8, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (June 30, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (June 13, 2000)
  
• ATLA Congressional Update (April 18, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (April 7, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (March 29, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (March 21, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (March 15, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (March 7, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (February 16, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (February 11, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (February 2, 2000)
• ATLA Congressional Update (November 22, 1999)
• ATLA Congressional Update (November 8, 1999)
• ATLA Congressional Update (November 1, 1999)
• ATLA Congressional Update (October 18, 1999)
• ATLA Congressional Update (October 4, 1999)
• Congressional and Judicial Update (July 1999)

Consumer News

• Whistleblowers Say State Farm Is No Good Neighbor (July 2001)
• Wal-Mart: Still Not Getting It Right (June 2001)
• New Web Site Discloses Scientists' Links To Industry (May 2001)
• GM Acknowledges Hazardous "Flex Fan" Blade (May 2001)
• Judge Rules Mandatory Arbitration Clause Cannot Be Enforced (May 2001)
• Manufacturer of Children's Products Fails to Warn of Deadly Hazards (May 2001)
• ATLA Members' Persistence Leads To GM Product Advisory (April 2001)
• ATLA Member's Work Cited As "Great Argument" (April 2001)

• Erin Brockovich: Where The Movie Left Off (April 2001)

• Law Day 2001 (Tuesday, May 1) (April 2001)

• Erin Brockovich: Where The Movie Left Off (April 2001)

• Senator John Edwards (D-NC): "Making the Law Work for Ordinary People" (March 2001)

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Attacks Trial Lawyers' Fees (March 2001)

• The Latest On The Firestone/Ford Tire Fiasco (March 2001)

• Remington's Silence Leaves Untold Numbers of Consumers at Risk (February 2001)

• Tip From ATLA Member Leads To Saw Recall (February 2001)

• How The Infant Products Industry Compromises Baby Safety (November 2000)

• What Bush's "Reforms" Take From Families Injured By Firestone/Ford (November 2000)

• Firestone/Ford: A Case Study (September 2000)

• Advocates Join Together to Discuss "Civility" in the Civil Justice System (August 2000)

• Drug Money: The Prescription-Drug Industry Hands Out Millions To Protect Its Interests (July 2000)

• National Child Advocacy Group Honors Senators DeWine And Rockefeller (June 2000)
• Who's At Fault When Patients Get The Wrong Prescriptions? (June 2000)
• Tipping The Scales: Juries On Trial (May-June 2000)
• Law Day 2000 (Monday, May 1) (April 2000)
• Bush "Tort Reform": Mixed Verdict; Experts Dispute Savings (February 2000)
• ... And Justice For All (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) (January 2000)
• How Companies Are Taking Away Our Rights! (January 2000)
• Child Suffers Fatal Asthma Attack At School (December 1999)
• Consumers Win With Foundation Funding (December 1999)
• Senator Santorum Learns That Medical Mistakes Are Real (December 1999)
• Save Class Actions; Drop The Coupon Scam (December 1999)
• Murdered Man's Estate Obtains Settlement from Company that Sent Criminal as Home Health Aide (December 1998)
• Law Day 1998 (April 1998)
• The Chamber of Commerce Gets Personal (February 1998)
• The Envy of the Industrial World (April 1998)

Defective Products

• The Chrysler Latch Case: "[A] Gross Disregard For Public Safety" (January 2000)
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Kumho Tire Case (March 1999)
• Burn victim settles after reform of Oregon law (February 1998)
• Pool Tradgedy Leads to New North Carolina Law (February 1998)

Insurance News

• "Like A Good Neighbor..."? Dateline Conducts Its Own Review Of State Farm Insurance (July 2000)
• The Fault With The New England Journal Of Medicine's No-Fault Report (April 2000)
• Texas Tort Reform's Incredible Shrinking "Savings" (December 1999)
• Supreme Court Protects Consumers Against Insurers (April 1999)
• State Farm's Coverage Fraud Exposed by Former Member (December 1998)
• Senate Consideration of Auto "Choice" No-Fault Delayed (September 1998)
• Myths and Facts About Auto Insurance "Reform" (September 1998)
• ATLA President Exposes Flaws in Insurance "Reform" (September 1998)
• Amy Zuniga's State Farm Declaration (March 1998)
• State Farm Insurance Company Refunds $692.3 million (March 1998)
• States Act Against Allstate (March 1998)
• Allstate Anti-consumer Practices Exposed (February 1998)
• At a Time When Insurance Companies (February 1998)

Legal News (Federal and State)

• High Court Drops Damages Cap In Harassment Cases (June 2001)
• Supreme Court Allows De Novo Review of Punitive Damages (May 2001)
• Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Expectations Test (May 2001)
• Supreme Court Takes Away Powerful Tool For Fighting Race Discrimination (April 2001)
• Constitutional Limits On Punitive Damage Awards? (March 2001)
• Supreme Court: Disabled State Employees Cannot Sue Under ADA (February 2001)
• Supreme Court Rules Against Consumers Injured By Medical Devices (February 2001)
• Florida Tort Reform Declared Unconstitutional (February 2001)
• Does The Seventh Amendment Matter? (January 2001)
• Firestone/Ford Settlement Requires Public Release of Documents (January 2001)
• U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Gives Edge To Bush (December 2000)
• Smoked Out: Big Tobacco Held Liable For Health Costs of Smoking (July 2000)
• A Victory For Texas Families: Court Upholds Right To Hold HMOs Accountable (June 2000)
• ATLA Supreme Court Update (June 2000)
• Nebraska Medical Malpractice Cap Held Unconstitutional (May 2000)
• Illinois Supreme Court Rules HMOs Liable For Negligent Care (May 2000)
• Supreme Court Deals Serious Blow To Railroad Crossing Safety (April 2000)
• The Truth About Jones v. Allstate (March 2000)
• Florida Consumers Challenge State's Lawsuit Limits (December 1999)
• The Truth Behind The State Farm 'Generic Parts' Case (November 1999)
• U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Airbag Preemption Case (November 1999)
• Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Radical Tort 'Reform' (August 1999)
• Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (July 1999)
• Alabama Jury Punishes Bank's Fraudulent Conduct (May 1999)
• Railroads Can Be Held Liable for Dangerous Grade Crossings (April 1999)
• Lawsuit Exposes Danger, Prevalence of Erroneous Credit Reports (March 1999)
• Jury Sends Message About the Emotionally Disabled (November 1998)
• Parents Recover for Son's Death at Hands of Intoxicated Racing Boat Driver (October 1998)
• Jury Finds California Liable for Dangerous Intersection (August 1998)
• Illinois Supreme Court eviscerates model "tort reform" (February 1998)

Legislative News

• Oregon Voters Reject Caps On Civil Damage Awards (May 2000)
• Y2K Legislative Update (June 1999)
• Look Out!!! "The Reckless Driver Protection Act" Is Back! (May 1999)
• There Is No Need For Federal Legislation Regarding Y2K Liability (March 1999)
• Mandatory Arbitration: The Next Attack on Consumers' Rights (March 1999)
• The Bug That Bit Small Business (February 1999)
• Y2K Defect Wasn't So Sweet For My Fruit Store (February 1999)
• American Consumers Trump Tort 'Reform' Congress (October 1998)
• Workers Win Major Victory Largely Due to ATLA's Work (July 1998)
• Consumer Safety on the Chopping Block (June 1998)
• The Small Business Lawsuit Protection Act (March 1998)
• The Reckless Driver Protection Act (February 1998)

Managed Care

• ATLA Member Testifies Against ERISA 'Experiment' (April 2001)
• A Managed Care Victory for Consumers (October 1999)
• Managed Care Accountability Now (June 1998)
• Doctor Fired For Caring Too Much (May 1998)

Medical Malpractice

• National Academy of Sciences Report: "To Err Is Human" (December 1999)
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Statute Declared Unconstitutional (July 1999)
• Lawsuit Shows Need for Hospitals to Follow Basic Standards of Procedure (April 1999)
• Jury Finds for Medical School Resident Stuck by HIV (September 1998)
• Baby Left Permanently Brain Damaged (April 1998)
• DC Board Protects Consumers from Bad Doctors (April 1998)
• Women's breast cancer death was preventable (February 1998)

Studies and Findings

• Justice For Sale? (May 2001)

• Corporate Junkets For Judges Exposed (April 2001)

• California Statistics: Number of Tort Cases in Decline (March 2001)

• University of Connecticut Study On Class Action Lawsuits (February 2001)

• Lawyers Weekly Review of Verdicts Shows Award Amounts Declining (January 2001)

• The Political Influence Of Corporate America (October 2000)

• Government Study Debunks Tort ‘Reformer' Misinformation (August 2000)

• Survey Shows Jurors Are Positive About Their Service (August 2000)

• Tobacco Firms Fund Tort "Reform" Campaign, Study Says (July 2000)

• Profits or Patients? Pharmaceutical Companies Make Wrong Choice, Get Scolding From New England Journal Editor (June 2000)

• A Rash Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Toxins May Be To Blame (June 2000)

• When it Comes To Punitive Damages, Juries Award Less (June 2000)

• American Psychological Association Study Released (August 1999)

• For-Profit Hospitals Deliver Inferior Care (August 1999)

• Federal Tort Cases Holding Steady, Report Says (April 1998)

Tax Law

• Tax Time Tips Update (February 1998)