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Ex-Parte Interviews
In last month's newsletter, we began a discussion of the appellate decisions in two cases concerned with the propriety of ex-parte physician interviews in the context of medical malpractice litigations. State of Missouri ex rel. Proctor v. Messina, 320 S.W.3d 145 (Mo. 2010) and Holman v. Rasak, 785 N.W.2d 98 (Mich. 2010). We reported the trial decisions in both of the subject cases last year in this publication. “Dissecting the Latest Pronouncements on Ex-Parte Physician Interviews,” Moncus, J., Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, April 2010. Having analyzed the Missouri court's opinion in last month's issue, we now turn to Michigan's high court's reasoning in Holman.
No Federal Pre-Emption, So Ex Parte Interviews Are Not Prohibited
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.
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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.