Toxic Torts Litigation Guide

Toxic Torts Litigation Guide provides a complete overview of the status of the law of toxic torts and the intricacies of the practice. The text and appendixes together provide a manual for conducting toxic tort litigation. This manual offers:• Practical analysis of new theories of liability and damages• Tips on crafting claims or defenses• Consideration of new approaches in case management procedures• An exhaustive review of the major legal issues most likely to arise in toxic tort litigationA table of cases is included. -from the publisher.

Trying a toxic tort case is unlike other high-stakes litigation. This guide explores the legal elements that distinguish toxic tort litigation, explaining theories of liability and damages as well as procedural and substantive defenses. Chapters cover scientific and medical evidence, causation, trial management and strategy, settlement, and specialized litigation, including mold, lead, asbestos, silica, food products, pharmaceuticals, and MTBE.

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.

A chemical injury can happen at any time to anyone, regardless of age, background, or economic status. It can happen either on the job or in the home, and can affect many members of a community. Such an injury often does not show up immediately but develops over a long period. Often, however, sufferers from chemical exposure are victimized not only by the chemicals but also by a legal system that seems to require complicated and expensive court action. This helpful guide to chemical-injury litigation offers practical strategies that clients and their attorneys can use to better serve their cases. Presenting a clear blueprint of client rights and responsibilities, the book will improve the standard of legal services for both individuals and communities. The guide addresses in detail several important areas of chemical injury and the legal process: defining problems and solutions; examining available resources; cultivating a knowledge of chemical-related diseases and injuries; and facilitating effective attorney-client relationships and case strategies. Leading attorneys contribute case studies and essays offering perspectives on chemical injury and the law.

A Guide to Toxic Substances Litigation in Michigan provides a primer covering the legal and medical issues involved in toxic substances litigation. A physician-attorney who has been a senior public health official, an expert witness and a trial attorney, wrote this book. His experiences have provided him with unusual insights into the interplay between the medical and legal elements of toxic substances litigation. These insights will provide interesting reading to attorneys dealing with this area of law. Unique features of this book include short summaries of commonly encountered toxins as well as examples of independent medical evaluations designed to counter Daubert challenges.This book should be required reading for any attorney dealing with toxin exposure cases in the State of Michigan.