With its precise and succinct methodology, Mauet s text has earned widespread popularity and use, edition after edition. The Seventh Edition continues to build on the strengths that have made Pretrial a classic:

highly distinguished authorship featuring recognized leading trial expert and renowned legal education author Thomas A. Mauet a clear, concise, and well-organized presentation of pretrial preparation techniques

a systematic approach that organizes pretrial planning and preparation into a series of distinct steps that students can readily master

sample litigation files from a hypothetical case that constitute examples of documentation and paperwork at every stage of the civil case

additional litigation files on an included CD-ROM, with both plaintiff s and defendant's files for six different civil cases

citations to commonly used treatises Featured in the Seventh Edition: the electronic discovery rules changes, which became effective with the 12/1/06 adoption of the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and their effects on the pretrial process in general and the discovery process in particular the Supreme Court s decision in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly and its effects on how complaints are drafted

the Class Action Fairness Act and how it changes the basis for removing class actions to federal court the most recent statutory changes and cases on the tax consequences of personal injury settlements

additional statutory changes and Supreme Court decisions since 2004 Show your students how to prepare for and conduct civil litigation effectively, with Thomas Mauet s highly regarded Pretrial-now in its Seventh Edition.