John Crawford co-authored an article in the December 2015 For the Defense magazine.
“Since the explosion onto the scene after the 2009 publication of David Ball and Don C. Keenan’s book Reptile: The 2009 Manual of the Plaintiff’s Revolution, the “reptile theory” has frustrated and annoyed defendants and their attorneys. And if Ball and Keenan’s devotees are to be believed, the theory is responsible for many large verdicts. The tactics described in the book have become widespread, and it is almost unavoidable in accidents that involve commercial motor vehicles.”