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Marital Spying

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While marital spying could land a spouse in hot water, it can also put attorneys in some sticky situations. Divorce lawyers say they are treading very carefully as to how they handle feuding spouses who spy on each other. Clients will often tell their lawyers they have proof that their spouses are cheating, but they will not disclose how they got it. Other times, they might wiretap or open private e-mails without knowing this was illegal, and then tell their lawyer about it. Lawyers have to be extremely careful not to condone or listen to information gained through these methods. They must also be cautious when discussing spying tactics with clients, because they could be held liable if they review, or even know about, private information obtained illegally.

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Anxiety and Therapy in Parenting

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While courts often use parents' psychiatric conditions as a basis for custody decisions, solid research on the actual impact of parental mental illness on children is limited (For an overview of this issue see Jenuwine & Cohler, 1999). Common sense and clinical wisdom converge in suggesting that parental mental health is an important factor in parenting. However, systematic empirical studies of children of even severely mentally ill parents often show that common sense and clinical wisdom can be mistaken. Children are much less affected by their parent's illness than one would think.

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Case Notes

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Highlights of the latest product liability cases from around the country.

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Bit Parts

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Stan Soocher's roundup of the news you need to know.

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Music Report Meets Rule 702 Requirements

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that opinion testimony of a copyright-infringement musicologist that was consistent with his infringement-analysis report would be admissible expert evidence, if needed. <i>Velez v. Sony Discos</i>, 05 Civ. 0615(PKC).

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Counsel Concerns

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Recent litigation.

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Television Shows and Trademark Protection

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Recent rulings that may affect your business.

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Powerhouse Industry Firm Divorces

Kellie Schmitt

Marshall Grossman and Stanton 'Larry' Stein may be in for some awkward elevator rides. The two heavyweights at L.A.'s Alschuler Grossman Stein &amp; Kahan officially divorced Jan. 1, after a year-long tug-of-war over the future of the 90-lawyer firm they'd fused together seven years ago. Now they've got their own firms, but they're just one floor away in Santa Monica's Water Garden building.

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Cameo Clips

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Recent rulings of interest.

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