Book Review Toxic Torts - a Compum Personal Injury Guide, by Lawrence G. Cetrulo. Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1993,1,079 Pages Text, 31 Pages References, 62 Pages Tables of Cases, 79 Pages Index. $240.00

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Connecticut Bar Journal Volume 68.

68 CBJ 156. BOOK REVIEW TOXIC TORTS - A COMPUM PERSONAL INJURY GUIDE, by Lawrence G. Cetrulo. Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1993,1,079 pages text, 31 pages references, 62 pages tables of cases, 79 pages index. $240.00

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BOOK REVIEW TOXIC TORTS - A COMPUM PERSONAL INJURY GUIDE, by Lawrence G. Cetrulo. Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1993,1,079 pages text, 31 pages references, 62 pages tables of cases, 79 pages index. $240.00

JEAN PERRY PHILLIPS (fn*)

Lawrence G. Cetrulo, a trial attorney at Peabody & Arnold in Boston, has written a two-volume loose leaf treatise on the law and literature related to toxic tort litigation. This treatise will be periodically supplemented to remain current with new developments in this volatile area of the law.

I Attorney Cetrulo takes a tri-faceted approach to his subject. His stated intentions in writing the book are first to create a book that will serve as a reference to the practitioner with a specific question about the law of toxic torts in a particular jurisdiction. Secondly, he seeks to create a book that both plaintiffs' and defendants' attorneys can use as a comprehensive manual for toxic tort trials. Thirdly, he intends to create a basic survey course in toxic tort theory and practice that will serve those who have a general or academic interest in the field

Together, these represent a Herculean task to undertake, especially in an area as complex and new as the toxic tort field. To its credit, Toxic Torts does contain a great deal of information that will certainly be useful to the practitioner in the field, although there are gaps in the information provided as relate to certain areas such as governmental regulation of toxic agents and the resources available to uncover information developed in the public sector. The sections on trial preparation and conduct are detailed and explicit and are the best component of the book. However, it is unlikely that a general reader or novice to the field would be able to read the book cover to cover when seeking only a general understanding of the field. There is far to much detail and complexity in the material to lend itself to this type of reader. The general reader should stick to the introductory chapter which does an adequate job of setting out the general material.

The material is organized in a logical manner beginning with a broad introductory section and moving through...