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Mortgages on Tenancy By the Entireties Property

Stewart E. Sterk

The rights of a mortgagee with respect to property held by a married couple as tenants by the entirety engenders considerable confusion, sometimes leading to litigation even of easy cases, where there should be no dispute.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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A look at a recent ruling.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

An in-depth study of ruling of interest.

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Drug & Device News

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Review of the latest news.

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Med Mal News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at several recent news items.

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Foreseeable Harm to Third Parties Keeps Claim Against Drug Makers Alive

Janice G. Inman

Alabama's Supreme Court in January rendered a potentially far-reaching decision in a case pitting a consumer against drug manufacturers. While its holding applies only to cases brought in Alabama, the court's decision may lead to that state's becoming the preferred forum for certain types of drug litigation:

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Informed Consent and Res Ipsa Loquitur

Roseann Brenner & Elizabeth A. Syer

Two concepts that are mainstays of the medical malpractice arena are: 1) lack of informed consent; and 2) <I>res ipsa loquitu</I>r. Some plaintiffs may attempt to pursue these two theories in the same case. Is either of them ripe for dismissal?

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LegalVIEW Data Shows Litigation Up, Legal Spend Down

Sue Reisinger

The two hottest litigation areas these days are wage-and-hour and regulatory/compliance cases. But that isn't translating into more legal spending by corporate law departments.

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When Worlds Collide

Karen Grande, John Whitlock, Steven B. Smith & Theodore Orson

The first part of this article discussed the collision of the bankruptcy and public finance worlds, and the damage caused to bondholders and their respective professionals. The discussion concludes herein with a look at two additional rulings.

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Online Extra: Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial

Scott Graham

Jurors who improperly search the Internet for information about the trial they're hearing are a growing problem for lawyers and judges.

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