How do you know when you’ve landed in a “problem” jurisdiction? When you can check off any of the items on the following top-10 list. Walter Watkins Jr., swears that all of the following incidents happened to him or his colleagues at Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, a Jackson, Miss.-based defense firm.

10. The word “billion” is mentioned in any context by the plaintiffs lawyer and the judge at the initial status hearing.