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Landlord & Tenant
Several key rulings are discussed.
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Real Property Law
In-depth analysis of the latest important rulings.
Features
Alabama High Court Wrongful Death Decision Sets Stage for Increased Provider Risk
A look at a recent case decided in the Supreme Court of Alabama that concerns questions of the personhood of a nonviable fetus for purposes of a wrongful death action.
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<i>He, Cuevas</i> and the Law of Remittitur in New Jersey
Despite the established purpose of a compensatory damage award, there are occasions when a verdict is so excessive it could only have been arrived at in an effort to punish, rather than to compensate. In those instances of a "runaway" jury award, there are two generally recognized forms of relief available to address the excessive verdict: a new trial as to damages only, or remittitur.
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Drug & Device News
Teva has agreed to pay $520M to settle an FCPA complaint. Here's why.
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Med Mal News
A look at a potentially chilling attorney sanction in Pennsylvania.
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Verdicts
In-depth analysis of a case in which a jury did not receive all evidence.
Features
Expert Witnesses: Observing the Limits of Expertise
Life-altering opinions are also being offered by file reviewers (work product reviewers), some of whom seem to be oblivious to, or unconcerned about, the inherent limitations of a file reviewer's data.
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Bias in Custody Evaluations
Evaluator bias can interfere with the noble goals of effective and reliable forensic work and lead to the court being misled.
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Standing to Seek Visitation and Custody<br><b><i><font="-1">New York Expands Definition of 'Parent'</b></i></font>
In a recent case, New York's highest court held that, where it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the parties agreed to conceive a child and to raise the child together, the non-biological, non-adoptive partner has standing, as a parent, to maintain a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law (DRL) Section 70 seeking custody and visitation.
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