When Is a Child a 'Child of'' a Deceased Parent?
These days, questions concerning who may be categorized as a "parent" or who is a certain person's "child" must often be answered in the courts, and those answers can have far-reaching consequences beyond the emotional.
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Recent news of importance to you and your practice.
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Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions
According to the federal government, while the act of gathering evidence creates a direct conflict between competing interests, the interest in disclosing the fraud generally outweighs the defendant's interest in keeping the fraud from being divulged.
New Drug Battle Rises in D.C.
A series of new DES cases proceeding in federal district courts in the District of Columbia and Boston is bringing a relatively untested issue in DES litigation to the forefront.
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Journal Article's Authors Not Responsible for Loss of Claim
Are there, or should there be, legal consequences for authors and publishers when medical journal articles do not state the truth, thereby causing harm?
When Does a Child Custody Evaluator Stop Collecting Data?
When is the work of a child custody evaluator complete? Over the past several years, the author has repeatedly run into this question. Here are his thoughts.
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Retaining Local Counsel When Dividing Retirement Assets
Dividing retirement assets in equitable distribution is well known among matrimonial practitioners as one of the most confounding, and potentially complex, areas of our practice. Do you need outside counsel?
NY Firm Disqualified
In New York, a Brooklyn appellate court has disqualified a Long Island law firm from handling a woman's divorce after the judge presiding over the case retired and joined the firm.
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