LJN Newsletters

  • Constructive Emancipation

    In New York State, a parent's duty to provide financial support to his or her child is reciprocal with the child's obligation to visit with the parent and obey parental directives. When a child fails to follow parental mandates and also refuses contact with his or her parent, that child may be emancipated and if so, the parent's obligation to pay child support will terminate. This process is called constructive emancipation, or emancipation by conduct.

    July 31, 2008Jerome A. Wisselman and Eyal Talassazan

  • Movers & Shakers

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

    July 31, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Verdicts

    Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

    July 31, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Med Mal News

    The latest happenings in the med mal arena.

    July 31, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Drug & Device News

    The latest information you need to know.

    July 31, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Four Common Medical Malpractice Defense Myths

    In adjusting medical malpractice losses, insurers, attorneys and claim professionals encounter recurring opinions on and challenges to effective claims-handling. Here are four common medical malpractice claim fallacies, and the reasons why they wilt under close scrutiny.

    July 31, 2008Kevin M. Quinley

  • New Foreign Drug Trial Rule Coming

    A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration final rule governing clinical trials held in foreign countries will spark painstaking legal review of pharmaceutical companies' protocols for trials.

    July 31, 2008Sheri Qualters

  • Avoiding a Breach of Confidentiality

    With so much attention on HIPAA, However, less attention has been accorded to individual state-statute based patient confidentiality requirements, many of which existed for a significant period of time before the enactment of HIPAA. Other privacy right claims can be made based on traditional tort concepts, such as breach of contract and negligence.

    July 31, 2008Gary S. Sastow and Janice G. Inman

  • Litigation

    A review of recent cases.

    July 31, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |