This comprehensive paperback contains thorough and practical discussions of such important issues as the changes in personal injury protection under the 1990 amendments to the PIP law, the interplay of PIP, health insurance and workman's compensation coverage, the litigation implications of the differing tort threshold provisions, the rules for determining whether a motorist is uninsured or underinsured under the UM/UIM clauses, the rights and remedies of insurers and insureds when multiple uninsured / underinsured policies are potentially involved in a claim, and much more. The easy-to-carry and easy-to-use text includes: Current statutory provisions regulating no fault, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, including the "Fair Automobile Insurance Reform Act of 1990". Practical tips on prosecuting, defending and arbitrating claims for personal injury and property Up-to-the-minute guide for all the case law interpreting and applying the legislative enactments. damage under the statutory scheme. With Full Text of Relevant Statutory and Regulatory Provisions

Trying a toxic tort case is very different from other high-stakes litigation. This practice-focused guide explores the specific and often unique elements that distinguish this type of litigation, including the differing theories of liability and damages and the key procedural and substantive defenses to toxic tort claims. Other topics include scientific and medical evidence and causation, case strategy, trial management, settlement considerations, and causation standards that apply in four regions of the country, reviewing the standards that apply in every state.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign loans, sell state debts, and establish a single national bank. Afterward, they increased their influence by lending money to the federal government and to its citizens. Even as federal and state governments began to encroach on their domain, maritime insurers adapted, preserving their autonomy and authority through extensive involvement in the formation of commercial law. Leveraging their claims to unmatched expertise, they operated free from government interference while simultaneously embedding themselves into the nation's institutional fabric. By the early nineteenth century, insurers were no longer just risk assessors. They were nation builders and market makers. Deeply and imaginatively researched, Underwriters of the United States uses marine insurers to reveal a startlingly original story of risk, money, and power in the founding era.