When a patient takes a medication that does not at first appear to harm him but that could cause later-developing consequences, or when a medical error is made that causes no immediately measurable harm but that could lead to future injury, is a medical monitoring remedy available? The following article discusses one state high court's recent analysis of the issue.
- October 02, 2014Diane Fleming Averell and Pamela R. Kaplan
Franchisor's Control over System Uniformity Insufficient to Show Vicarious Liability
Printed Names Without Signatures Satisfy Requirement That Personal Guaranty Be SignedOctober 02, 2014Cynthia M. Klaus and Susan E. TegtAnalysis of recent news of interest to you and your practice.
October 02, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Even though lawyer management in most mid-size firms recognize the importance of developing and implementing principles of practice management as a means to insure the high quality service to clients and to improve profitability, the extent to which practice management may be implemented varies greatly from firm to firm.
October 02, 2014Joel A. RoseStatutes of limitations are intended to protect defendants from unexpected enforcement of stale claims by plaintiffs who fail to use reasonable diligence in prosecuting their claims. However, the effects of statutes of limitations have exceptions, primarily based on equitable considerations.
October 02, 2014Robert E. SpitzerA look at what's happening in neighboring states.
October 02, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |This article focuses on one of the nuances of adoption law that is becoming increasingly relevant in the United States, the adoption of adults.
October 02, 2014Laurence J. Cutler and Carly DiFranciscoIn Rocky Point Drive-in v. Town of Brookhaven, the Court of Appeals affirmed the long-established rule that where a zoning law is amended after the submission of an application for land use approval, but before a decision is rendered on the application, the courts are bound to apply the amended law.
October 02, 2014Maureen LiccioneWhen it comes to competitive pricing, both clients and law firms are more and more focused on quality. That sounds good, but how can quality best be represented in actual metrics?
October 02, 2014Vince CordoA number of scholars have studied relationship development and the science/psychology around building relationships. This article looks at a perspective on four stages of relationship-building, and provides some insight into each.
October 02, 2014Silvia L. Coulter and Jim Cranston

