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The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued its much anticipated decision, Rhodes v. AIG Domestic Claims, Inc., clarifying the scope of damages when an insurer is found to have willfully or knowingly committed an unfair settlement practice in violation of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 93A, ' 9).

The Washington Court of Appeals in National Surety Corp. v. Immunex Corp., got it right when it determined that an insurer has no "right" of reimbursement.

Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

Litigation and legislation in neighboring states.

Although the spousal privilege may be invoked even in cases where the charge involves child abuse ' so long as the child in question is not the child of the spouse whose testimony the defendant wants precluded ' there are sometimes ways to get around this.

Matrimonial attorneys should be aware that the value of an individual's interest in a hedge fund is often greater than just the value of his or her capital account. And that's not all.

The international mobility of spouses and the increase in binational couples (sometimes with each spouse having dual citizenship) has heightened the jurisdictional questions at stake during a divorce.

Analysis of key cases of importance.