The Trial Lawyer Summer 2022 | Page 8

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

departments

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 08 Michelle Tuegel
The Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
TOP 40 UNDER 40 10 Tripp Segars
Diaz Law Firm
FROM THE EXPERTS 14 Evolution Of The Occupational Classification
For Attendant Care 20 Five Considerations When Contemplating A
Law Firm Merger Or Acquisition
DOWN TO BUSINESS 18 Is Your Law Firm Safe From Cyber Attacks ?
JUDGE THE BOOK 24 Harvesting Witnesses ’ Stories By Katherine James
PRODUCT WATCH
28 FDA Got Tired Of Waiting For Philips To Do The Right Thing With CPAP — So They ’ re Making Them Do It
30 How Safe Are Anti-Osteoporosis Bone Drugs ?

features

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EPA Sued Over “ Secrecy Loopholes ” In PFAS Reporting
Requirements
36
The Dangers Of Hormone Therapies
40
Is the Supreme Court Seriously Above the Law ?
46
Habits Of The Dead : Relying On Habit Evidence To
Establish Causation In Failure To Warn Cases Involving
Prescription Or Over-The-Counter Drugs
50
Court Won ’ t Allow MindGeek To Escape Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
53
Canceling Student Debt Is A Matter Of Racial Justice
56
A Third Of America Is Lost To Hate : Is It Time To Move On ?
60
Got Milk ? Cow ’ s Milk Infant Formula And The Risk Of
Developing Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Premature Infants
66
The Plot To Keep Meatpacking Plants Open During COVID-19
72
Can We Abandon Pollutive Fossil Fuels And Avoid An
Energy Crisis ?
76
As The Planet Warms , Let ’ s Be Clear : We Are Sacrificing Lives
For Profits
80
Shocking Conflicts Of Interest At The FDA
84
The FDA ’ s Loose Plan To Regulate Heavy Metals Continues
To Allow Toxic Baby Food On Shelves
87
How Minority Rule Is Killing America
90
Ninety Percent Of Eligible Local Governments Join $ 26 Billion
Opioid Settlement
LEGAL BRIEFS
92 FCC Requires TelecomTo Block Robocalls , Firefighter Gear May Expose Skin To Toxins , Meta Class Action Alleges Bias In Hiring , U . S . Women ’ s Soccer Class Action Reaches Deal To Obtain Equal Pay , FOX / Sinclair Class Action Alleges Price-Fixing Conspiracy , Apple Lawsuit Alleges Product Ruptured Eardrum , Nexium Linked To Stomach Cancer / Stomach Flu