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Parents Sue to Get Autism Therapy Back
The Los Angeles Times reports that a group of families of autistic children has filed a class-action suit against the Eastern Los Angeles County Regional Center, a nonprofit agency that had been providing the children with state-funded therapy. Zarembo, Los Angeles Times 1/14/10. The agency decided to discontinue its program, which had provided DIR model therapy (developmental, individual difference, relationship-based) to the children, because California's legislature cut back on funding for some therapies statewide. The types of therapies affected are those that are considered experimental, nonmedical or recreational. The parents contend that DIR therapy, which involves closely interacting with an autistic child in order to teach the child to become socially engaged and comfortable with communication, is not experimental, but has been proven to improve the lives of autistic children.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.