Index

• Author: Larry Booth/Roger Booth
• Pages: 577-616

I-1 (Rev. 2, 11/13)

Index

A

Absolute Liability

Industrial equipment accidents, §13:02

Products liability cases, §11:05

Accident Reconstruction Experts

Automobile crashworthiness cases

retention of expert, §12:50

Motor vehicle accident cases

generally, §3:56

deposition of defense’s expert, §3:130

deposition of plaintiff’s expert, §3:131

Roadway design cases, §17:121

Admission Requests

Construction site accidents

defendant’s requests/plaintiff’s answers,

§§7:72, 7:73

general contractor’s request, §7:72

premises owner’s requests, §7:73

Dog bite cases, §9:63

Insurance bad faith claims, §16:83

Products liability cases, §11:62

Responses to, §2:22

Strategic use of, §2:60

Affirmative Defenses. See Defenses

Airbag Case(s)

Complaint(s), §12:60

Interrogatories, §12:84

Mediation brief, §12:124

Production requests, §12:75

Airplane Crashes

Products liability cases, §11:45

Animations

Automobile crashworthiness cases, §12:132

Arbitration of Disputes

Dog bite cases, §9:101

Motor vehicle accident cases, §3:140

Assault

Dog bites, §9:14

Assembly-Line Machines

Accidents. See Industrial Equipment

Accidents

Industrial equipment, §13:12

Assumption of Risk

Dog bite cases, §9:31

Livestock collisions, §10:10

Attorneys

Automobile crashworthiness cases. See

Automobile Crashworthiness Cases

Case evaluation/selection. See Case

Evaluation/Selection

Construction site accidents, §7:41

Fees. See Contingency Agreements

Insurance bad faith claims, §16:09

Interviewing the client. See Client

Interview(s)

Withdrawal from case, §1:03

Attorneys’ Fees. See Contingency Agreements

Auto Collisions. See also Motor Vehicle

Accident Cases

Client interview, §3:50

Closing arguments, §3:202

Intoxicated drivers, §3:33

Jury selection in, §3:190

Mediation brief-settlement brochure, §3:145

Minimum impact soft tissue cases, §3:30

Multi-vehicle accidents, §3:33

Opening statements, §3:200

Rear-end collisions, §3:31

Automobile Crashworthiness Cases

Accident reconstruction experts

retention of expert, §12:50

Airbag case(s)

complaint(s), §12:60

interrogatories, §12:84

mediation brief, §12:124

production requests, §12:75

Animations, §12:132

Attorney reputation in settling cases, §12:120

Blaming the other driver, §12:21

Client interview(s), §12:30

Closing arguments, §12:136

Complaints

airbag case, §12:60

Concept of “crashworthiness,” §12:01

Confidential settlements, §12:121

Custom and usage, §12:04

Defendant’s key employees, identification of,

§12:83

Defenses/defense strategies

generally, §12:20

blaming the other driver, §12:21

blaming the plaintiff driver, §17:31

Personal Injury Handbook I-2

federal standards, compliance with, §12:23

industry standards, compliance with,

§12:22

Deposition(s)

defendant’s employees, §§12:90–12:93

defendant’s experts, §12:101

plaintiff’s experts, §12:100

Design defects

generally, §12:02

Discovery

deposition(s), above

interrogatories, below

plaintiff’s written discovery, §§12:70–

12:84

production requests, below

Displays, §12:132

Exhibits, §12:132

Experts/expert testimony

accident reconstruction experts. See

Accident Reconstruction Experts

cross-examination of defense experts,

§12:135

depositions of defendant’s experts,

§12:101

depositions of plaintiff’s experts, §12:100

direct examination of plaintiffs’ experts,

§12:134

list of experts to retain, §12:50

retention of experts, §12:50

Federal standards, compliance with, §12:23

Focus groups, §12:150

Industry standards, compliance with, §12:22

Interrogatories

airbag case(s), §12:84

key employees, identification of, §12:83

prior accidents, §§12:81, 12:82

series of motions on, §12:111

what to ask, §12:80

Interviews

client interview, §12:30

witness interviews, §12:31

Investigations

operator’s manual, §12:44

scene of accident, §12:43

securing the car and all component parts,

§12:40

Jury selection

checklist for, §12:152

focus groups, §12:150

shadow juries, §12:151

Jury views, §12:132

Liability theories, §§12:01–12:04

Litigation costs, §12:11

Manufacturing defects, §12:02

Mediation brief(s), §12:124

Mediation of disputes

mediation brief(s), §12:124

settlement prerequisite, mediation as,

§12:123

Mock-ups, §12:132

Opening statements, §12:136

Operator’s manual

patents, §12:45

reading, §12:44

Patents, §12:45

Pleadings

complaints, above

liability theories to plead, §12:03

specifying limited defects, §12:63

Prior accidents, §§12:81, 12:82

Production requests

generally, §12:70

airbag case(s), §12:75

“iron mountain” diversion, §12:74

model and year of car, attempt to limit to,

§12:73

series of motions on, §12:110

“trade secret” excuse, §12:71

“visit our library” excuse, §12:72

Products liability cases, §11:02

Removal of actions, §12:61

Securing all component parts, §12:40

Securing the car, §12:40

Settlement strategies, §§12:120–12:124

Shadow juries, §12:151

Standard for determining, §12:04

State of the art, §12:04

Storage locations

defense inspections, monitoring/

videotaping of, §12:41

removal of parts from, §12:42

Trial

closing arguments, §12:136

defendant’s marketing, use of, §12:131

displays, §12:132

exhibits, §12:132

follow the money, §12:130

jury selection, above

jury views, §12:132

liability theories at, §12:03

I-3 Index

(Rev. 2, 11/13)

mock-ups, §12:132

opening statements, §12:136

preparation for, §§12:130–12:136

witnesses, below

Trial preparation, §§12:130–12:136

Witnesses

experts/expert testimony, above

interviews of witnesses, §12:31

order of witnesses, §12:133

Automobile Defects

Crashworthiness. See Automobile

Crashworthiness

Motor vehicle accident cases, §3:14

B

Bad Faith of Insurers. See Insurance Bad

Faith Claims

Battery

Dog bite cases, §9:14

Medical malpractice cases, §14:52

Borrowed Workers

Construction site accidents, §7:23

“Boss” Interview

Industrial equipment accidents, §13:42

Breach of Warranty

Industrial equipment accidents, §13:04

Briefs

Mediation of disputes. See Mediation

Brief(s)

Motions in limine

medical records, exclusion of, §2A:65

witness’s prior acts, references to, §2A:66

Trial, §2A:60. See also Motions In Limine;

Trial Briefs

Building Code Violations

Premises liability cases, §5:37

Business Owners’ Liability

Dog bite cases, §9:21

Premises liability cases. See Premises

Liability Cases

C

Cancer Diagnosis, Missed

Medical malpractice complaint, §14:50

Case Evaluation/Selection

Generally, §1:01

Cases to accept, §1:02

Cases to avoid, §1:02

Construction site accidents, §7:46

Cell Phone Devices. See Motor Vehicle

Accident Cases

Child Molestation. See Sexual Molestation

Cases

Client Interview(s)

Generally, §1:20

Automobile crashworthiness cases, §12:30

Checklist to review with client, §1:29

Confidential Information Booklet, §1:24

Construction site accidents, §7:40

Forms

Confidential Information Booklet, §1:24

A Few Facts About Liability Cases handout,

§1:27

interview & investigation sheet, §1:21

records authorization, §1:25

wrongful death damages questionnaire,

§1:22

Industrial equipment accidents, §13:40

Litigation’s unpredictability

checklist to review with client, §1:29

explaining to client, §1:28

Medical malpractice cases, §14:40

Motor vehicle accident cases

collision cases, §3:50

pedestrian cases, §3:51

Prior injuries, undisclosed, §1:23

Records authorization, §1:25

Client(s). See also Attorneys

A Few Facts About Liability Cases handout,

§1:27

Interviewing. See Client Interview(s)

Medical records

investigating client’s records before

defense, §1:42

poor accident descriptions, dealing with,

§1:44

signed authorizations for release to

defense, §1:43

Records authorization, §1:25

Closing Arguments

Automobile crashworthiness cases, §12:136

Construction site accidents

sample argument, excerpts from, §7:142

tips for pre-preparing, §7:141

Defense arguments, anticipating, §2A:92

Dog bite cases, §9:116

Electrocution cases, §8:102

Industrial equipment accidents, §13:152

Insurance bad faith claims, §16:151