The Trial Lawyer Fall 2024 | Page 8

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

departments

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 8 Kevin Kennedy — The Kennedy Law Firm 10 Navan Ward Jr . — Beasley Allen
DOWN TO BUSINESS 12 How to Effectively Manage Your
Associate Attorneys
FROM THE EXPERTS 16 Humility As An Essential Characteristic
Of A Successful Trial Attorney 20 How To Navigate A “ Loser ” Case
LEGAL BRIEFS
84 Parents In $ 495M Judgment Over Similac Baby Formula Injuries • Texas , Meta Reach $ 1.4B Settlement In Facebook Biometric Privacy Lawsuit • Justice Dept . Files Lawsuit Against TikTok Over Children ’ s Privacy Law Violations • Tobacco Company To Pay $ 9M Following Smoker Death Verdict • Judge Trims Claims But Allows Disney Class Action Over ESPN Streaming Fees To Proceed • Tesla Announces Recall for Vehicles Due To Potential Hood Latch Defect • Judge Overturns $ 4.7B NFL Sunday Ticket Verdict • NCAA Settles NIL Class Action For $ 2.78B , Allows Revenue Sharing With Athletes

features

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ABS In The Wild West
28
“ Centrism ” Means A Slow Death By Climate Change
32
Common Foods Linked To Increased Levels Of PFAS
In Human Body
36
A Tsunami Of Dark Money To Determine The
Outcome Of This Election
42
Paris Hilton ’ s Fight For Accountability And Reform
48
Paris Hilton Works For Legislative Change
54
Even When Big Cases Intersect With Their Families ’
Interests , Many Judges Choose Not To Recuse
63
The Best Of Times , The Worst Of Times At Camp Lejeune
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Corporations Turn To Lawlessness To Fight Labor Unions
72
The Flint Water Crisis : A Decade Later And Still
No Accountability
76
New Voter Registrations Are Surging Ahead Of November
Election — But Hurdles Remain
78
Is America Headed For A New Dark Ages ?
84
Multinational Corporations Are Profiting Off Global Conflict
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Are Billionaires The Biggest Threat To Democracy ?