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7 INCL Brief 1 (1977-1978)

handle is hein.journals/tbrief7 and id is 1 raw text is: Chicago Annual Meeting Right to die acts are attacked The session attracting the most ' , ' media attention during the section's , .. annual meeting in Chicago was the - ' ' i Right to Die program run by the Medicine and Law Committee. One speaker, later surrounded by radio and press reporters, was Dennis J. Horan, chairman of the ABA's Right to Live--Right to Die Committee and co-author of Death, Dying and Euthanasia. Horan attacked the need for right to die, natural death or living will acts, contending that physicians are being hemmed in by such legislation and finding themselves unable to ex- ercise their best judgment in doing so. My own view is that such legisla- tion is not beneficial and is indeed counterproductive. (continued on page 3) Lawyers' liability coverage is showcased in Chicago Because of the mushrooming urgency of the problem, the most ex- tensive and comprehensive program of the annual meeting was an all-day Showcase Program addressing the topic, Can the Lawyer Be Covered? The Availability of Lawyers' Profes- sional Liability Insurance. Held in the sp2cious International Ballrom of the Conrad Hilton, the program featured seven speakers who traced the history of lawyers' liability law and insurance and then focused on the problems that exist today. In order to provide some perspec- tive, Robert E. Leake, Jr. of New Orleans looked back at the roots of the problem. He explained that the American colonists at first held law- yers in virtual contempt and efforts were made to administer justice with- out lawyers. In the years that fol- lowed, lawyers were sued often and successfully. The situation turned around in the 1870s when voluntary associations of lawyers, such as the newly-formed American Biar Association, tightened admission standards and codified legal ethics. From the 1870s into the time of World War II, there were very few cases holding lawyers liable for unintentional negligence. My, how times have changedl Leake exclaimed. Since 1945 we have seen several distinct shifts in law, none of them favorable to law- yers. Lack of knowledge of the law, even in very complex matters is gain. ing ground as a viable cause of ac- tion. What remains to be seen is if lawyers may be sued for alleged er- rors in the management of a trial, The shift favoring suits against (continued on page 22) Copyright @ 1977 American Bar Association Produced by the ABA Press

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