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The precise line of where ordinary negligence ends and professional negligence begins has remained rather murky. Here's why this makes a difference.

Subsequent to publication of last month's lease accounting update article, the FASB/IASB Boards conducted a meeting on May 19, 2011 at which they unexpectedly reversed some of their tentative decisions favorable to the industry.

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Studies that have attempted to quantify the costs of defensive medicine by looking at the impact that tort reform has had on health care savings have obtained inconsistent results.

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Recent case law has made New York an extremely beneficial place for a creditor seeking to enforce a judgment against a debtor's foreign assets.

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A look at recent key cases.

The authors hypothesize that if attorneys, judges, and psychologists were asked to rate the usefulness of data from psychological tests administered in the context of family law matters, attorneys and judges would assign higher ratings than would psychologists.

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The tentacles from the seven states recognizing the tort of alienation of affection continue their broad reach throughout the 50 states.

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Each case addressing the issue of retirement and its impact on support is highly fact-sensitive. The down economy's impact on such a situation serves to add an intriguing, yet extremely critical, wrinkle to the equation.