The Trial Lawyer Summer 2025 | Page 8

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

departments

MEMBER NEWS AND NOTES 12 Bob Simon— The Simon Law Group
FROM THE EXPERTS 14 Effective Cross-Examination Of The Adverse
Expert In Tort Cases 26 Forensic Science Standards For Trial Lawyers
DOWN TO BUSINESS 18 Are You Ethical 20 One Size Doesn’ t Fit All

features

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Big Pharma Goes Woke To Sell More Diseases
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Camp Lejune Justice Act Will Help Veterans After Toxic Exposure
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Depo-Provera Under Fire
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Taxing The Rich Won’ t Harm The Economy
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The Great MAGA Jobs Scam
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Pete Hegseth: The Offense At The Department of Defense
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Economic Growth Has Vanished Under Trump
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The Latest DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
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First, They Came For The Venezuelans...
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Trump Knows What His Trade War With China Means
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The Trump Administration Coming After The Truth Tellers
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Balancing AI Potential vs The Ethical Challenges It Brings
LEGAL BRIEFS 92 Class action claims Elon Musk broke promise to pay America PAC petition signers in Pennsylvania • BMW class action alleges fire risk in certain vehicles • Apple Agrees To $ 95M Siri Eavesdropping Class Action Settlement • Meta struggles to dismiss Instagram addiction class action lawsuit • GM recalls nearly 600K vehicles due to potential engine failure • Hertz data breach exposed customers’ personal information, lawsuits claim • Massive drug safety recall includes generic Advil, Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Onglyza, and dozens more • Nuna car seat class action lawsuit alleges dangerous harness defect • Baby food maker Nurture can’ t dodge toxic heavy metal claims, judge rules