How to spot a potential class action when you see one
The best class-action cases are not always the most obvious. Here’s where to start looking.
Ingrid M. Evans and John A. List

Profile: Niall McCarthy
The president-elect of Consumer Attorneys of California is a seasoned litigator, philanthropist and fundraiser.
Stephen Ellison

EMS helicopter crashes
Who may be liable when an EMS helicopter crashes? Proving liability can be complicated.
Mike Danko

Making rights real: Effectively representing immigrants
Whether in this county legally or not, immigrants have rights that need protection in employment and personal-injury cases.
Jennifer A. Reisch

Is it a Picasso? Taking on art fraud
With the advent of fake art scams executed on the Internet, art law has become a tort niche for intellectual-property attorneys.
Anayat Durrani

Trial Practice and Procedure
Products liability: The manufacturer’s insurer as a defendant
Depending on special relationships with the manufacturer, an insurance company may be liable in a products-liability case.
Elinor Leary, The Veen Firm

Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief
Court can deny petition to compel arbitration; also, bringing redundant causes of action in defamation suit can lead to anti-SLAPP rulings that open the door to attorney’s fees.
Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich

A Winning Verdict
Unconditional love in the courtroom
Anecdotes from a trial attorney’s psycho-spiritual journey.
J. Gary Gwilliam