Trial Reporter Editorial Board
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Co-Editor-in-Chief Elliott Andalman
David V. Diggs Annie B. Hirsch Stuart Lipshutz Denis C. Mitchell James L. Otway
Jeanne M. Ripley Leslie Hayes Russso John B. Stolarz Eric N. Stravitz
David J. Wildberger Michael C. Worsham
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In Every Issue 3
LegalTECH John J. Cord
Appellate Watch Cary J. Hansel
Trial Reporter / Summer 2010 1 43 49 53 13 21
Featured Articles 8
Advocacy in Annapolis 2010: The MAJ Legislative Report Robert J. Zarbin
The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: What's All the Fuss About? Annie B. Hirsch
Usurping the Role of the Jury and Turning Back the Hands of Time: The “Locality Rule” in Medical Malpractice Cases -- Are We Condemned to Repeat History? Karl J. Protil & George S. Tolley, III
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Medicaid "Liens": A Personal Injury Lawyer's Perspective Kathleen Howard Meredith
A View From the Shady Side: A Defense Perspective Brian J. Nash
Case Note: Challenging the Medicare Secondary Payor Act and Its Various Regulators Elliott Andalman & Michele Amick
Book Review: The Life You Save by Patrick Malone David J. Wildberger
President’s Message Robert J. Zarbin
Executive Director’s Message David B. Walls, CAE, CMP
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