Christopher D. Glover, personal injury attorney reflects on his journey through the American Association for Justice, focusing on the New Lawyer's Division (NLD). "To serve is our collective obligation as lawyers and
as members of this association. Personally, to give back is how I was raised by my parents, it is what my
faith mandates, it is because that was the example set by the lawyers with whom I've practiced."

Large corporations and business interests are tired of the "death by a thousand cuts" approach to so-called tort reform efforts. The Tort reform "cuts" were in many forms such as arbitration; who recalls the Scintilla rule?; caps on damages; Daubert or expert challenges; some folks even claim business biased judges sit on appellate courts throughout the country. That is simply not enough. The most recent attempt at national tort reform is better described as tort destruction. The current administration's attempts to preempt state law by inserting pro-preemption language in federal agency rules has been characterized as back-door tort "reform."

Beasley Allen attorney Mike Andrews discusses a defective safety belt in the Fall 2008 issue of the American Association for Justice publication. The article looks at a significant case recently handled by Beasley Allen that involved a defective seatbelt buckle design that is utilized in numerous heavy trucks in the United States. An internal design defect prevents the buckle from latching properly.

Anesthetic infusion devices, commonly known as "pain pumps," are medical devices that are used to manage postoperative pain. Surgeons implant these devices following surgery to deliver continuous doses of pain relief medication by way of a catheter. Depending on the device brand and recommendation of the physician, the pump delivers anesthetic pain medication directly into the operative site for a period ranging from 12 hours to a few days.