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January 2013 | Volume 74, Number 1 POINT: Justice Must Satisfy the Appearance of Justice— A 10-year Review of the Alabama Supreme Court’s Treatment of Jury Verdicts in the Plaintiffs’ Favor Page 18 COUNTERPOINT: Limitations on Measuring Appellate Justice with Statistics and Inference Page 28 Attorneys Insurance Mutual Telephone 205-980-0009 of the South® Toll Free 800-526-1246 Fax 205-980-9009 200 Inverness Parkway Birmingham, Alabama 35242 www.AttyslnsMut.com 2013SPRING CALENDAR CLE ALABAMA NEW! 5TH EDITIONAVAILABLE NOW! ~ Advancing your practice ALABAMAPROPERTY RIGHTS AND REMEDIESBy JesseP. Evans 111, author ALABAMAPROPERTY RIGHTS AND REMEDIEShas long been knownas oneof the leading works on AlabamaRea l Propertylaw. 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