CCL President Robert S. Peck presided in place of current board chair and Jones Day partner Paul M. Pohl at the biannual meeting of the Board of Overseers of the RAND Institute for Civil Justice in Santa Monica, CA May 21-22.  At the meeting, the Board heard presentations on factors affecting automobile insurance, judicial disqualification, the impact of disability benefits on work performance, the use of criminal prosecutions to affect corporate behavior, and issues in compensating gun injuries.  The Board also discussed possible future projects and had a dinner presentation from former California Governor Gray Davis.  Peck is vice chair of the board and succeeds Pohl for a two-year term as chair in the fall.