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5 Prac. Litig. 1 (1994)

handle is hein.ali/practlit0005 and id is 1 raw text is: THE PRACTICAL
JANUARY 1994
LITIATORVolume 5/Number 1
CONTENTS
Practicing Before
United States Magistrate Judges                          page 15
United States Magistrate Judges shoulder an ever-increasing part of the fed-
eral court docket. Knowing the ins and outs of practicing before them can
give you - and your client - the advantage.
Hon. James C. Francis, IV is a United States Magistrate Judge sitting in New York.
Managing the
Environmental Crisis                                     page 27
An environmental crisis can do more damage to a company than the crisis
can do to the environment. If your client doesn't have a response plan, the
time to advise one is now.
Mark J. Airola is senior litigation counsel to Cooper Industries, in Houston, Texas.
How the National Practitioner Data Bank
Affects Medical Malpractice Clients                      page 35
The aim behind the National Practitioner Data Bank is to keep tabs on
healthcare providers who might pose a malpractice risk. Unfortunately, the
Data Bank can snare the good doctors, too.
Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr., a partner with Duane, Morris, & Heckscher, in Philadelphia,
has had extensive experience representing malpractice defendants.