This volume provides current instructions on the most recent medical issues. It covers more than 200 medical issues including standards of care, childbirth, patient consent, pre-existing conditions, and allergies. Legal concepts and issues are presented in sample instructions using understandable terms.

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This updated volume explains the products liability issues likely to arise in a trial in everyday language for the layperson. Each instruction has actually been used successfully in court and cites supporting case law, including relevant law review articles and annotations to American Law Reports. Some concepts discussed include duty to warn, strict products liability, unavoidably unsafe products, warranty liability and misrepresentation, design defect liability, risk-utility doctrines, and assumption of risk.

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These models accurately and impartially present the elements and critical definitions of business torts law in language that is understandable and familiar to the average juror. Chapter introductions give overviews of the current state of the law, including the major recent cases in most jurisdictions, with discussions of the practical issues you might have to consider. Individual instructions are followed by commentary that includes discussion of the cases from which the instruction was derived, as well as how and when to adapt the instruction to particular cases, to the laws of particular states, to the requirements of particular jurisdictions, or in the light of inconsistent authority. Besides making it easy to present first-rate instructions, the models and supporting citations give you an excellent starting place from which to investigate the nuances of a particular jurisdiction. This book gives you the framework for preparing and trying your case, from analyzing the fact situatio…

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Updating the original book published in 2001, this edition supplies modifications to charges where the law has changed, and provides additional caselaw support where courts have issued new opinions and states that have now taken an opinion. As with the original edition, the instructions in this book have been prepared to allow construction litigators to present proposed instructions to the judiciary that either track verbatim these model instructions or are based upon the instructions. These models accurately and impartially present the elements and critical definitions of construction law in language that is understandable and familiar to the average juror. The instructions allow for easy adaptation to particular cases or points. The instructions cover: contract formation, contractor's obligations prior to bidding, bidding, implied terms of contract, changes and extra work, breach of contract, other types of claims, architect and professional liability, defenses, and damages general s…

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?Editors Tina Schaefer, Laura Whitmore, and Jana Wozniak collaborated with more than a dozen authors on this collection of proposed model jury instructions and verdict form interrogatories. These instructions and interrogatories use clear, straightforward language, and can be easily tailored to fit the particular facts and circumstances of most product liability cases. As an additional resource to the practitioner, each chapter contains a chart of state model instructions with pinpoint references to the state model instructions pertaining to the topic of each chapter. Topics are divided into chapters covering: General/introductory instructions Strict product liability Negligence Causation Warranty liability and misrepresentations Defense issues Special instructions Damages Verdict form

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The new 2016 Edition of Model Jury Instructions in Civil Antitrust Cases differs from other civil jury instruction handbooks in that it seeks to present ideas that reflect the law as established by the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal, and it includes explanatory notes and references to the supporting case law. This revised 2016 edition includes instructions for all theories of recovery, defenses, and other matters that have particular application to civil antitrust litigation that would be resolved by a jury, including causes of action under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act; Section 3 of the Clayton Act; the Robinson-Patman Act; as well as issues commonly raised in patent antitrust cases. The majority of the instructions contain notes providing relevant underlying authority. In addition, these instructions indicate differences in the law that are related to the circuit in which the case is being tried. There are seven major sections and each includes separate causes of action…

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Volume 4 in the Section 1983 Litigation library provides examples and at-length commentary on jury charges for various cases brought under Section 1983. Sample jury instructions are presented along with circuit-by-circuit annotations for the purposes of streamlining research. A quick reference guide to applicable passages from Section 1983 Litigation volumes 1 and 2 is also supplied. Charges include author commentary, jurisdictional and circumstantial variations, circuit-specific supporting citations, and cross-referential annotations to information located in the preceding volumes of the series.

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This volume provides current instructions on the most recent medical issues. It covers more than 200 medical issues including standards of care, childbirth, patient consent, pre-existing conditions, and allergies. Legal concepts and issues are presented in sample instructions using understandable terms.

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This updated volume explains the products liability issues likely to arise in a trial in everyday language for the layperson. Each instruction has actually been used successfully in court and cites supporting case law, including relevant law review articles and annotations to American Law Reports. Some concepts discussed include duty to warn, strict products liability, unavoidably unsafe products, warranty liability and misrepresentation, design defect liability, risk-utility doctrines, and assumption of risk.

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The voir dire and jury selection process is one of the most challenging aspects of a jury trial. It is at this time that lawyers must identify and remove potential jurors who harbor some bias or hold beliefs that would make them less beneficial than others. Success in jury selection requires lawyers to draw upon a number of basic skills. These skills include the ability to: Operate effectively within the jury selection system in the trial jurisdiction Attain the major goals of voir dire (i.e., gathering info, rapport, education, and persuasion) Identify critical opinions, biases, and experiences of jurors that can influence their decisions Encourage jurors to reveal important information about themselves Utilize the information about their opinions and feelings that potential jurors communicate through their nonverbal behavior Develop and ask the questions on voir dire necessary to uncover desired information Employ methods for handling common situations and problems (e.g., relu…

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These models accurately and impartially present the elements and critical definitions of business torts law in language that is understandable and familiar to the average juror. Chapter introductions give overviews of the current state of the law, including the major recent cases in most jurisdictions, with discussions of the practical issues you might have to consider. Individual instructions are followed by commentary that includes discussion of the cases from which the instruction was derived, as well as how and when to adapt the instruction to particular cases, to the laws of particular states, to the requirements of particular jurisdictions, or in the light of inconsistent authority. Besides making it easy to present first-rate instructions, the models and supporting citations give you an excellent starting place from which to investigate the nuances of a particular jurisdiction. This book gives you the framework for preparing and trying your case, from analyzing the fact situatio…

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Updating the original book published in 2001, this edition supplies modifications to charges where the law has changed, and provides additional caselaw support where courts have issued new opinions and states that have now taken an opinion. As with the original edition, the instructions in this book have been prepared to allow construction litigators to present proposed instructions to the judiciary that either track verbatim these model instructions or are based upon the instructions. These models accurately and impartially present the elements and critical definitions of construction law in language that is understandable and familiar to the average juror. The instructions allow for easy adaptation to particular cases or points. The instructions cover: contract formation, contractor's obligations prior to bidding, bidding, implied terms of contract, changes and extra work, breach of contract, other types of claims, architect and professional liability, defenses, and damages general s…

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?Editors Tina Schaefer, Laura Whitmore, and Jana Wozniak collaborated with more than a dozen authors on this collection of proposed model jury instructions and verdict form interrogatories. These instructions and interrogatories use clear, straightforward language, and can be easily tailored to fit the particular facts and circumstances of most product liability cases. As an additional resource to the practitioner, each chapter contains a chart of state model instructions with pinpoint references to the state model instructions pertaining to the topic of each chapter. Topics are divided into chapters covering: General/introductory instructions Strict product liability Negligence Causation Warranty liability and misrepresentations Defense issues Special instructions Damages Verdict form

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The new 2016 Edition of Model Jury Instructions in Civil Antitrust Cases differs from other civil jury instruction handbooks in that it seeks to present ideas that reflect the law as established by the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal, and it includes explanatory notes and references to the supporting case law. This revised 2016 edition includes instructions for all theories of recovery, defenses, and other matters that have particular application to civil antitrust litigation that would be resolved by a jury, including causes of action under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act; Section 3 of the Clayton Act; the Robinson-Patman Act; as well as issues commonly raised in patent antitrust cases. The majority of the instructions contain notes providing relevant underlying authority. In addition, these instructions indicate differences in the law that are related to the circuit in which the case is being tried. There are seven major sections and each includes separate causes of action…

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This book contains sample jury selection questions for 26 different types of civil and criminal cases covering more than 150 distinct topics, including: assault & battery, breach of contract, civil rights violations (1983), domestic violence, employment discrimination, fraud, homicide, medical malpractice, pain and suffering.

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This book contains sample jury selection questions for 26 different types of civil and criminal cases covering more than 150 distinct topics, including: assault & battery, breach of contract, civil rights violations (1983), domestic violence, employment discrimination, fraud, homicide, medical malpractice, pain and suffering.

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Volume 4 in the Section 1983 Litigation library provides examples and at-length commentary on jury charges for various cases brought under Section 1983. Sample jury instructions are presented along with circuit-by-circuit annotations for the purposes of streamlining research. A quick reference guide to applicable passages from Section 1983 Litigation volumes 1 and 2 is also supplied. Charges include author commentary, jurisdictional and circumstantial variations, circuit-specific supporting citations, and cross-referential annotations to information located in the preceding volumes of the series.

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"The First Trial Nutshell is a fresh and unique approach to advocacy instruction. Concentrating on the overall approach to trying a case, it weaves persuasion and procedure to help lawyers and law students prepare for their first trials with confidence. Addressing everything from technology to where to sit and what to say it meshes the practical advice and “how to” instructions with sophisticated persuasive techniques. Small enough to be read in a single sitting, this book will serve as the perfect first primer and a continuing resource for experienced litigators to read again before trial mediation or arbitration." -publisher's description

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Combining American history, constitutional law, and personal experience, this book engages citizens in the deeper meaning of jury service.

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