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The Essential Guide to Trial Work: Proven Strategies Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

Explore the essentials of trial work in this authoritative guide for litigators. Learn courtroom strategy, case preparation, jury dynamics, and ethical advocacy.

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UBER, RIDE SHARE & AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

  It seems like the future of ride share is the development of autonomous vehicles and other forms of automated transportation.  The safety ramifications related to this new technology cannot be overstated.  Thankfully, the federal government has been working on a solution to foreseeable problems in this arena.  We are reserving judgment on the effectiveness […]

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Who is Liable in a Self-Driving Uber Accident?

The Atlantic published an article today in the wake of the accident that caused a pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona.  A link to that article can be found here. This is hardly the first incident involving a wrongful death at the hand of a self driving vehicle.  In 2016 in Florida, a Tesla operating is auto-pilot mode struck another vehicle and killed the driver.  The article asks the question, "What are the legal implications in accidents involving self driving car?"  While the answer might seem obvious, there are quite a few factors that will impact the answer.

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