For The Defense, December 2011 - DRI Today
For The Defense, December 2011 - DRI Today
For The Defense, December 2011 - DRI Today
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<strong>DRI</strong>—<strong>The</strong> Voice<br />
of the <strong>Defense</strong> Bar<br />
Vol. 53, No. 12 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
President Henry M. Sneath<br />
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />
Immediate Past President R. Matthew Cairns<br />
Concord, New Hampshire<br />
President-Elect Mary Massaron Ross<br />
Detroit, Michigan<br />
1st Vice President J. Michael Weston<br />
Cedar Rapids, Iowa<br />
2nd Vice President John Parker Sweeney<br />
Baltimore, Maryland<br />
Secretary-Treasurer Laura E. Proctor<br />
Nashville, Tennessee<br />
Executive Director John R. Kouris<br />
Deputy Executive Director Tyler Howes<br />
Director of Publications Jay Ludlam<br />
Editor Michelle Parrini<br />
Production Manager Julia Bergerud<br />
Contributing Editor Marge Motluck<br />
Advertising<br />
Representative Laurie P. Mokry<br />
<strong>For</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Defense</strong>, <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong>, Vol. 53, No. 12 (ISSN<br />
0015-6884). Copyright ©<strong>2011</strong>, <strong>DRI</strong>. All rights reserved.<br />
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2 ■ <strong>For</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> ■ <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
In ThIs Issue<br />
1 On <strong>The</strong> Record<br />
“May I Be Heard?” <strong>DRI</strong> Is Listening By John E. Cuttino, <strong>DRI</strong> Board of Directors<br />
4 <strong>DRI</strong> News<br />
Members on the Move • <strong>DRI</strong> Calendar<br />
6 <strong>2011</strong> Annual Meeting<br />
<strong>DRI</strong> <strong>Today</strong>—<strong>The</strong> Next 50 Years<br />
ProducT LIabILITy<br />
26 Past Is Prologue<br />
Still No Service for Cell<br />
Phone Radiation Litigation<br />
By Lawrence G. Cetrulo,<br />
Michael J. Cahalane<br />
and Robert J.L. Moore<br />
ProfessIonaL LIabILITy<br />
34 <strong>The</strong> Times <strong>The</strong>y Are A-Changin’<br />
Lawyers’ Professional Liability Insurance<br />
By Stephen S. van Wert<br />
drug and MedIcaL devIce<br />
40 FDA Regulation<br />
Off-Label Promotion and the First Amendment<br />
By Michael A. Walsh<br />
TruckIng Law<br />
48 From the Chair<br />
One New Idea—One New Friend<br />
By Kurt M. Rozelsky<br />
50 Rapid Response Teams<br />
Investigation of Catastrophic Accidents<br />
By Durward D. Casteel and Aaron J. Messer<br />
55 To Cooperate or Not…That Is the Question!<br />
Postaccident Police Investigations<br />
By Brian Del Gatto and Julia Paridis<br />
59 An Essential Element of Risk Management<br />
Battling Bias Against Truckers<br />
By Stockard R. Hickey III and Paula J. Gabier, Ph.D.<br />
31 One Size Doesn’t Fit All<br />
Analyzing Punitive Damages<br />
Reprehensibility<br />
By Diane Flannery<br />
and Jason Burnette<br />
78 Writers’ Corner<br />
Social Proof: Why Precedents Are Persuasive By Linda Morkan<br />
80 Think Globally<br />
10 Tips: Obtaining Evidence Successfully in Canada to Use in a <strong>For</strong>eign Proceeding<br />
By Richard McCluskey and Lisa Parliament<br />
88 Advocates and New Members<br />
63 Welcome to the United States<br />
Mexico as a Partner Under<br />
the <strong>2011</strong> Trucking MOU<br />
By Jenifer L. Kienle and William B. Springer<br />
66 Wake-Up Call for Carrier and Driver<br />
Falling Asleep Can Result<br />
in Punitive Damages<br />
By Marshal M. Pitchford<br />
and Christopher E. Cotter<br />
71 FMSCA Safety Evaluation<br />
CSA—<strong>The</strong> Final Version?<br />
By Philip M. Gulisano and Thomas J. Lang
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