Doctors in Wisconsin and in other states are not the only ones worried about the Wisconsin Supreme Court's recent decision invalidating caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases in that state. Patient advocates, insurers and other business group representatives are also very concerned that the strides they've made in reigning in malpractice insurance premiums are in jeopardy.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world want to reach out to do what they can to help the victims of this unfathomable disaster. Schoolchildren are raising pennies to help those in need while relief organizations send supplies from all regions of the country. On the ground where this disaster struck in Louisiana and Mississippi, however, thousands of caring individuals have been providing emergency first aid and medical care to their neighbors in need. When licensed health care workers respond to the urgent needs of the hurricane's victims, what kinds of liability might they be opening themselves up to?
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After Merck & Co.'s devastating loss in Texas earlier this month in the first Vioxx case to go to a jury, the nation's eyes now turn to Atlantic City, where New Jersey's first case was set for trial on Sept. 12.
An Indian father who remains in the United States while his child and her mother live back in India must pay child support according to U.S. guidelines, a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has ruled in an apparent case of first impression.
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
One who is entitled to receive income, including interest or compensation for services, but assigns the income to another before it becomes due, will be taxed on it just as though he or she had actually received it and then paid it over to the assignee. This concept is known as the assignment of income doctrine.
Only fools assert that they are free of biases. Biases come in many forms. Some are personal (held by particular individuals); some are culturally determined; and some come with being human, and affect all of us. Some biases operate consciously; some operate outside the realm of consciousness. Some biases are reasonably foreseeable; some cannot be anticipated. Of significant concern to matrimonial attorneys are those biases that affect the judgment of custody evaluators.
