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The article focuses on how attorneys can prove psychotherapist malpractice in outpatient suicides. Topics include the liability of psychotherapists, the four elements required in bringing psychotherapist causes of action, and the duty of care that psychotherapists owe to their patients. Information is provided on how to prove breach of duty and proximate cause.

The article focuses on the use of doubling time during litigation, which is the model used to determine the growth of cancer cells. Topics include the defense of physicians against liability in diagnostic delay cases, the doctrine of proximate cause, and the variability in estimates of mean doubling time.

The article focuses on dram shop liability, which describes the liability of bars or drinking establishments that serve alcohol to patrons. Topics include dram shop liability for a patron's injuries that occur as a result of intoxication, the requirement of proximate cause and foreseeability for dram shop lawsuits, and required evidence of intoxication at trial.

Looks at how inadequate personal and work security cases present challenges for United States trial lawyers. Required proof that a standard of care existed; Breach of security through negligence; Proximate cause of damage; Plaintiff's need to prove that the defendant should have foreseen the crime and taken reasonable steps to prevent it. INSET: Prepare your premise case with documents from the ATLA Exchange..

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience as a trial lawyer who used dominos the size of cereal boxes to demonstrate to the jury in closing the proximate cause and to show that the car crash and his client's injuries were a natural and continuous result of the defendant's negligence.