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The Best of MLF 2009: More Fabulous Articles
Here is the rest of "The Best of MLF 2009," from July through December.
The Place to Network: How to Get Started
Networking is and always has been about achieving two primary goals: increasing visibility and demonstrating credibility. It's that simple. So how do we measure success?
How to Lose a Client in 10 Days, Really?
James King, in-house counsel of The Boeing Company in Ridley Township, PA, recently introduced six ways lawyers can lose a client ' and steps to avoid those landmines.
NY Divorce Rule Freezes Couple's Assets Without Court Order
As of Sept. 1, 2009, divorcing couples in New York no longer need to seek a temporary restraining order prohibiting their spouse from the unauthorized spending, transfer or concealment of assets under a rule established by court administrators.
Children's Best Interests and Coached Custody Litigants
Though empirical data are not available, many who work in the family law field have come to a disturbing conclusion: Mental health professionals (MHPs) are engaging in activities, the objective of which is to assist litigants in presenting themselves to evaluators in deceptive ways.
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Trusts and Divorce
Matrimonial practitioners need to have some understanding of common long-standing trust techniques and some of the new ones in order to advise clients through a divorce involving such trusts.
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Hedonic Damages
Despite repeated stakes through the heart of hedonic damages testimony ' studies showing that the theory is unreliable, new evidence showing that the basis for such testimony in injury cases is nonexistent, and numerous successful motions-in-limine barring such testimony ' the economic hedonists are still with us.
The CPSIA : One (Difficult) Year Later
Part One of this article described the background of the CPSIA and some of the developments since its passage. The conclusion herein addresses recent activity relating to products such as electronics, bicycles, and ATVs, the challenges imposed by implementation, and the future of the CPSIA.
Practice Tip: The Medicare Second Payer Statute
On Jan. 1, 2010, extensive new Medicare reporting obligations took effect. They apply to insurance companies and other businesses, including product liability and toxic tort defendants that make payments to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of verdicts or settlements resolving liability claims.
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