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Family Practice in the Current Economy

Vesselin Mitev

Matrimonial lawyers in New York say there is no shortage of legal work in this tough economic climate, as clients with strained finances seek support modifications, settlements and, for some, divorce. The problem, they say, is getting paid.

Enjoining Potential International Child Abduction

Jeremy D. Morley

The Sean Goldman parental abduction case has been making the news of late, with articles appearing in The New York Times and other publications, and television news stories running on national and international networks. His story is shining a light once more on the perils of international parental child abduction.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A roundup of recent key cases.

Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The most important recent news.

Med Mal News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent news important to you and your practice.

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Natural Orifice Surgery

Kevin Quinley

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery ' often referenced by the acronym NOTES ' is becoming increasingly popular. Here is a discussion of potential avenues of liability claims associated with the surgery.

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Exercise of Medical Judgment or Deviation from the Standard of Care?

Douglas M. Singleterry & Gary Riveles

In a handful of states, a doctrine known as the "medical judgment rule" establishes a distinction between the legitimate exercise of medical judgment and a deviation from the accepted standard of care on the part of a physician. In New Jersey, the medical judgment rule is set out in Model Jury Charge 5.50G. This article provides a look at medical judgment and standard of care as outlined in the rule.

The Autism Cases, and What's Next

Janice G. Inman

The fight to get recognition of a link between autism and childhood vaccines took a heavy blow in February when the U.S. Court of Federal Claims found no such connection in the three test cases before it. Results of recent studies certainly portended these outcomes, but hope remained that the so-called Vaccine Court ' the Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ' might side with the claimants.

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NY Issues New Professional Responsibility Rules

Andrew Schepard & Theo Liebmann

On April 1, 2009, the Rules of Professional Conduct went into effect and replaced the current New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility as the governing rules of professional responsibility for attorneys in New York State. Here is an explanation.

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