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His, Hers or Theirs

Karen M. Platt & Alton L. Abramowitz

Virtually all matrimonial settlement agreements contain language that provides for the disposition of a refund of income taxes, paid by the parties during the marriage, in the unlikely event that such a refund is paid out after the agreement is signed. But what if the refund that is paid after the divorce is the result of one party's carryback of a post-divorce business (or "operating") loss?

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Trial Tactics in Psychiatrist Liability Cases

Joshua D. Koskoff

The average juror may not be aware of the extent of mental-health professionals' duty to protect innocent third parties from their dangerous patients, and they may be reluctant to hold these professionals responsible. Following are some strategies that will help to get the plaintiff's point of view across to the fact finder.

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Experimental Drugs and the Compassionate Use Doctrine

Janice G. Inman

While gaining access to drugs not yet approved by the FDA can be a difficult task, many people will go to nearly any lengths to get them, even suing a drug manufacturer to force it to provide them the drug. That's what happened in the case of <i>Gunvalson v. PTC Therapeutics Inc.</i>, a case recently overturned on appeal.

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Spoliation in a Medical Malpractice Case

Kim M. Ruder

Spoliation in the context of a medical malpractice case can raise many issues for lawyers representing doctors and hospitals. These issues can often be overlooked until it is too late to repair the damage done.

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