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The article discusses the annual rankings of American law schools which are published by the "U.S. News & World Report" Magazine, and it mentions the author's proposal for lower-ranked fourth-tier American law schools to rethink the criteria that they use when hiring entry-level tenure-track law professors. Teachers' job qualifications are addressed, along with biases in employment involving legal scholars and practitioners, law school accreditation, and the American Bar Association.

The article examines pain and suffering damages awarded in personal injury legal cases in the twentieth century and the role California played in eventually limiting damages permitted. The author examines the roles of various legal groups in the dispute over damage amounts, notably the alliance between California defense attorney Melvin Belli and the National Association of Claimants' Compensation Attorneys (NACCA), the forerunner of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Belli's championing of what was called the "Adequate Award" is also reviewed. The author concludes that while Belli and the NACCA initially succeeded in increasing personal injury awards, the unpredictable nature and elastic definition of what constitutes pain and suffering led to calls to limit damages.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company, 1860-1920: A History of a German-American Enterprise This is the first book in a projected two-volume history of the Guardian Life Insurance Company. It begins [...]

A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad. By John Hoyt Williams. New York: Times Books, 1988. 341 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $22.50. [...]