Personal Injury

In POISONED, Jeff Benedict delivers a jarringly candid narrative of the fast-moving disaster drawing on access to key documents and exclusive interviews with the real-life characters at the center of the drama - the families whose children were infected, the Jack in the Box executives forced to answer for the tragedy, the physicians and scientists who identified E. coli as the culprit, and the legal teams on both sides of the historic lawsuits that ensued. This is the story of the permanent transformation of our food supply chain, and the young maverick lawyer, Bill Marler, who staked his career on bringing the victims justice without compromise. Fast Food Nation meets A Civil Action in this riveting account of how we learned the hard way to truly watch what we eat.

TORTS: PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION, 5th EDITION, is a comprehensive guide to the law of torts. This fifth edition extends the discussion of paralegal roles within tort litigation and examines the ethics of attorney solicitation. A comprehensive checklist, which includes definitions, defenses, relationships, paralegal roles and research references, is provided for each tort presented. This checklist provides readers with an overview of information and serves as an on-the-job refresher. Over forty pertinent case studies are included, allowing readers to examine important court opinions. Among the controversial issues discussed in these court opinions are AIDS, the Oklahoma bombing, computer torts, assistance to the homeless, billion dollar verdicts and settlements, biomedical research and the alleged tort committed by President Clinton that became part of his historic impeachment and Senate trial.

Torts and Personal Injury Law, fourth edition, is the perfect torts book that is comprehensive, but not too overwhelming to students. Each chapter begins with "The Biggest Mistakes Paralegals Make and How to Avoid Them" feature, inviting the reader to read deeper into each chapter. An overview of tort law for the paralegal who works on personal injury matters is covered over 13 chapters. Topics such as product liability, medical malpractice, and accidents are included. Additional coverage includes general tort law, alternative dispute resolution, negligence, defenses to negligence actions, intentional torts, injuries to property, liability, strict or absolute liability, product liability, special tort actions, and tort investigation. A total of over 75 cases are annotated and include the following hot button issues: malicious prosecution of the Duke University Lacrosse players, toxic mass torts, patient dumping, spoliation of evidence, sexual abuse by clergy, donor egg implantation by same sex couples, spam email fraud, HIPPA, and obesity caused by trans fats from fast food.

Know your rights! Find out how to make the best case for yourself and win your personal injury claim.

Dealing with insurance companies and lawyers when filing a personal injury claim can feel like another accident is in the offing. But you can handle a claim yourself -- and save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the process.

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost every accident situation, and guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. Learn how to:

protect your rights after an accident

determine what your claim is worth

handle a property-damage claim

deal with uncooperative doctors, lawyers and insurance companies

counter the special tactics insurance companies use

prepare a claim for compensation

negotiate a full and fair settlement

stay on top of your case if you hire a lawyer

The completely updated 7th edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides your state's most recent laws, small-claims court limits and Department of Insurance contact information. Plus, you'll find an all-new chart explaining your state's in-car text and cell phone laws. (20070202)

Torts and Personal Injury Law, 3rd Edition is a timely and topical text that will keep students' interest and prompt their desire to further explore this area of law. It presents only cases with the greatest application to each subject area, most of which have been decided since 2000. This text contains the most recent cases compared with any other text available. The material makes a lively presentation of memorable examples and cases, aimed at provoking thought and classroom discussion. And, the text does excellent job of explaining cases in such a way that someone unaccustomed to reading statutes but interested in personal injury law will understand and benefit from the content.

Personal Injury and the Law of Torts for Paralegals teaches students basic torts concepts along with the skills they need to work as paralegals in a torts-based practice. Through consistently clear writing, examples drawn from experience, and strong pedagogy, students develop a working understanding of their role as paralegals in personal injury cases. Thorough, and thoroughly teachable, Personal Injury and the Law of Torts for Paralegals features:

• logically organized substantive topics, beginning with an introduction to the concept of torts and moving through each element of negligence followed by medical malpractice, intentional torts, and Worker's Compensation
• complete coverage of the AAfPE's Model Tort Law syllabus
• practice-based topics that examine how to discover medical records, tort discovery, and litigation
• An Introduction to Medicine in the Appendix
• medical information relevant to personal injury is highlighted
• a guide to obtaining and understanding medical records
• a wealth of clear and accessible examples
• fact-based exercises that use real-life scenarios
• consistently pedagogy and chapter structure
• Chapter Objectives ;
• marginal definitions
• tables and figures
• case summaries
• ethics topics
• Chapter Summaries
• review questions
• Web links
Carefully updated, with additional medical and medical malpractice topics, the Second Edition offers:
• more medical records for students to practice reviewing and summarizing
• more medically-related websites, abbreviations, terms, and statutes
• significantly expanded medical malpractice chapter, with coverage of
• medical malpractice discovery
• investigation of the claim by both plaintiff and defendant
• pre-trial stages of medical malpractice
• the actual medical malpractice trial
• updated website references
• enhanced coverage of ethics

Whiplash, first described in a medical journal in 1953, now occurs so frequently that in the U.S. alone its annual cost is estimated at between $13 and $18 billion dollars. In "Whiplash and the Exploitation of Victimhood" Andrew Malleson contends that whiplash is nothing more than a strain of the neck and, like most other strains, heals in a matter of days or weeks. The fact that up to 10% of all whiplash 'victims' are reported as permanently disabled occurs because medical healthcare and legal professionals foster and create illnesses, dangling illusive fortunes in front of would-be claimants.Malleson details the evolution of whiplash from a common, short-lived disorder into a world-wide epidemic that has left millions permanently disabled. He exposes how some medical healthcare and legal professionals prey on the anxieties and greed of their clients. He argues that whiplash is only one of a long list of largely fabricated illnesses and injuries that will drain resources from the health care system.

Have you been involved in an accident? Are you wondering what to do next?

Winning Your Personal Injury Claim takes the mystery out of what to do after you or a loved one has been hurt. It gives you the precise instructions you need to settle with an insurance adjuster, handle the attorney for the other side and win a court battle.

From the time after the accident to seeing doctors, from making settlement offers to hiring an attorney - the entire process is explained in clear, understandable language. This comprehensive guide gives you vital information on many different types of injuries.

--Dog Bites

--Fall-Down Accidents (Slip-and-Falls)

--Food Poisoning Cases

--Injuries to Children

--Legal Malpractice

--Products Liability

--Social Security Disability

--Workers' Compensation

Don't continue to struggle when there is help available. Let Winning Your Personal Injury Claim guide you to a stronger future.

Take Control with Checklists, Worksheets and Letters covering:

--At the Scene of an Accident

--Medical Teatment

--Medical Records Request

--And much, much more...

This book is based on an actual case. It is designed to give students a feel for what actually happens in the step-by-step development of a case. The Anatomy of a Lawsuit explains the procedure and strategy behind motions such as motions for summary judgment and motions for a directed verdict.