#0615 2009 Future Damage and Present Value Calculator

Whatever type of case you're working on, you will find the exact information you need without wasting hours on research. The 2009 Future Damage Calculator breaks down the life expectancies of men and women by gender,age, education level, and ethnic background. It also gives their worklife expectancies, including the average number of remaining years of labor force participation and the average number of years remaining until final retirement from the labor force.

Two significant changes were made in this 2009 edition to the methodology used to estimate mortality for the populations aged 66 years and over. First, Medicare and census data were used to supplement life tables vital statistics. Second, smoothing and extrapolation of death rates was performed using a revised mathematical model. Details are referenced on the calculator.

Additionally the calculator contains the average life expectancies for twenty-four countries, more than ever before included. Countries featured on the 2009 calculator include the United States, Canada, Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam as well as a world-wide average life expectancy. All life expectancy data has been updated for 2009 with the most recent figures.

The flip side of the calculator provides the Present Value Tables sorted by a wide range of interest rates showing the present value of future lost earnings or any other anticipated annual future damages. The 2009 calculator contains expanded Present Value Tables including 7 and 7.5 percent, which are important for calculating worker's compensation claims. This calculator is ideal for use in trial, for research, settlement conferences, and structured settlement offers. (Learn more...)

#4144 Arizona DUI Defense: The Law & Practice, Second Edition

For even the most seasoned Arizona Attorney, defending DUI cases has always presented special challenges. Today, due to legislative developments, the introduction of blood alcohol-testing technologies, and an increasingly harsh prosecutorial climate, mounting a successful defense is more difficult than ever. That's why Arizona attorneys will come to rely on Arizona DUI Defense: The Law and Practice, Second Edition. Arizona DUI Defense: The Law and Practice, Second Edition ensures that you understand the chemical, biological and technological concepts and issues underlying DUI prosecution and defense in the State of Arizona including: DUI Investigations, Driving & Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition Evaluation and Chemical Testing, Blood Alcohol Calculations, Pre-trial Investigations and Motions, Practice, Plea Offers and Agreements, DUI Trial Procedures and more. The second edition has been expanded by 20 percent and includes a revised and expanded Warpack chapter as well as Rules of Criminal Procedure and revised sentencing charts.

Many practical tools and applications designed to streamline and simplify the complex DUI defense process have been developed along with this book and are included on a revised and expanded bonus DVD. (Learn more...)

#6087 Electrical Injuries: Medical and Bioengineering Aspects, Second Edition

Since the first edition of this book six years ago, new information about many aspects of electrical and blast injuries has become available. As a result, a variety of topics were added and updated in this second edition. You will be pleased with the results. The purpose of this book is to explain electrical and blast injuries in a useful way to physicians, other medical personnel, military personnel, patients and their families, educators, engineers, attorneys, and other professionals. Divided into six sections for ease of use and navigation, this book covers clinical management, bioengineering, body system injuries, electrical sources, accident reconstruction, and much more! Understanding electrical injuries and explosions (electrical or bombing-related) is complex and a multi-disciplinary perspective is required. Information from both medicine and engineering is relevant to the understanding of such injuries. This new edition offers you this approach (Learn more...)

#6028 Terrorism Law, Fifth Edition

The fifth edition of Terrorism Law has been updated to include some of our nation's biggest changes in fighting the war. This book highlights some of the legal and policy challenges that confront the United States, and emphasizes the importance of developing capable military forces while promoting democracy as the long-term solution to terrorism. It includes chapters on the Iraq war, Supreme court decisions on detainees, interrogation techniques of the United States military, civil liberties and human rights, civil litigation and the War on Terror, cyber terrorism, and bioterrorism. This new fifth edition is designed to be used as a reference and text in this emerging area of law. It includes many appendices containing important American and international documents pertaining to the War on Terror as well as discussion questions, citations of legal cases pertaining to terrorism, and bibliographic information for further reference. (Learn more...)

#0888 Garriott's Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, Fifth Edition

Now available in its Fifth Edition, Garriott's Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol is the hands-down indispensable textbook for forensic toxicology and for anyone involved with the medicolegal aspects of alcohol.

This fifth revised edition of the original text, Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol in Biological Specimens (1988), is designed to continue to provide you with up-to-date and authoritative information on alcohol in all aspects of its involvement in the forensic sciences. The original authors have provided updated science and information in their topic areas, and new authors with special expertise have been brought on board. All topics in the original book have been revised and expanded and new sections including prosecution and defense of DUI cases have been added. (Learn more...)

#5155 Aircraft Accident Reconstruction & Litigation, Third Edition

This book provides a basic source of technical and legal information to participate intelligently in the search for probable causes and discussion of the legal aspects of aircraft accidents. Readers will appreciate the book's refreshing review of the elements of aerodynamics, structural design, powerplants, aircraft control techniques, as well as the nuances of applicable law such as product liability and negligence. The appendix itself is a learning experience.

This book could be considered a postgraduate guide for the hardware-oriented aircraft accident investigator, especially the sections on human errors and human factors. New in the third edition are chapters covering the Freedom of Information Act, safety, discovery, spoliation of evidence, Death on the High Seas Act, tort litigation and more. (Learn more...)

#4381 Neuroscience in the Courtroom: What Every Lawyer Should Know about the Mind and the Brain

In legal cases reading a person's mind is often attempted. There are many legal and ethical questions surrounding these attempts and the science behind them. Neuroscience in the Courtroom presents the most current research in the neuroscience area as it relates to violence, aberrant behavior, learning disabilities, mental illness and more. Actual science and pseudo-science are distinguished. This text discusses the scientific validity of information from this research as it relates to use in the courtroom. The author, William R. Uttal, also compares the results to the standards for scientific evidence presented in trial set by the Frye and Daubert criteria. He also makes recommendations as to whether or not this type of information should be admissible in court at this time. This book is an excellent starting point for any legal professional looking to understand the human mind and how research on it has impacted today's court proceedings. (Learn more...)

#5244 Forensic Vision: With Application to Highway Safety, Third Edition

Forensic Vision: with Application to Highway Safety is your reference for accident cases with a vision component. While it does have a focus on the roadway environment, it is primarily about vision and the visual science that applies to analyzing all types of transportation accidents and non-transportation accidents such as auto accidents, pedestrian accidents, falls, medical errors, warnings, eyewitness identification, and more.

This new edition is divided into four sections for ease of use. The first three are: Basic Vision-the operation of normal vision; Clinical Vision-impairments of vision due to disease and aging; and Roadway Vision-factors affecting vision in the roadway environment. They cover the scientific aspects, including scientific background information and experimental and investigation design and methodology. You will also find this book to be practical in nature. The fourth section, Forensic Vision - application of the preceding material to accident analysis - and the "Forensic Vision Tool Kit" present extensive information on analyzing accident scenarios involving visibility as well as tips for use of pictorial evidence in the courtroom, techniques for testifying about vision in court, and more. It is filled with practical advice for professionals working on vision cases, and includes seven appendices with additional helpful information. (Learn more...)

#2006 About Your Compulsory Medical Exam DVD

Our About Your Compulsory Medical Examination DVD will alleviate your client's concerns about this vital step in personal injury and workers compensation cases. Together, the booklet and DVD will give you yet another powerful tool for preparing cases. The DVD presentation puts you into an examination room to witness a typical physical examination. Your clients will learn the important do's and don'ts about these exams. Viewing this DVD alleviates their concerns about this important step in many legal cases. The DVD holds your clients' attention throughout with state-of-the-art technology and professional actors. (Learn more...)

#4462 Civil Terrorism Law

Civil Terrorism Law focuses on the law and practice of litigating claims of victims of international terrorism. The authors discuss the major landmark cases which involve the attempts of American victims to obtain justice through the U.S. legal system. It explains applicable federal statutes including the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1990 ("the Klinghoffer Act"), the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Flatow Amendment, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and others. The authors demonstrate the many differences between civil terrorism litigation, in which virtually all defendants are either rogue state sponsors of terrorism or designated terrorist organizations, and more common tort litigation which typically attempts to balance the conflicting claims of litigants.

The authors have provided a comprehensive text on the subject and include chapters on sovereign immunity, damages, subject matter and personal jurisdiction, policy concerns, the role of the U.S. government in terrorism cases, proving liability, defenses, financial support cases, satisfying terrorism judgments, discovery and practical concerns. (Learn more...)

#0615 2008 Future Damage and Present Value Calculator

Whatever type of case you're working on, you will find the exact information you need without wasting hours on research. The 2008 Future Damage Calculator breaks down the life expectancies of men and women by gender,age, education level, and ethnic background. It also gives their worklife expectancies, including the average number of remaining years of labor force participation and the average number of years remaining until final retirement from the labor force. Additionally the calculator contains the average life expectancies for twenty-two countries, more than ever before included. Countries featured on the 2008 calculator include the United States, Canada, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. All life expectancy data has been updated for 2008 with the most recent figures.

The flip side of the calculator provides the Present Value Tables sorted by a wide range of interest rates showing the present value of future lost earnings or any other anticipated annual future damages. The 2008 calculator contains expanded Present Value Tables including 7 and 7.5 percent, which are important for calculating worker's compensation claims. This calculator is ideal for use in trial, for research, settlement conferences, and structured settlement offers. (Learn more...)

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