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Linda S. Crawford

While EHRs are here to stay, what are the benefits and risks? Do they create more or less legal liability for medical providers?

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Entertainment Law in Review, 2013-2014: New York City, May 21.

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IRS Guidance Reveals Federal Bitcoins Strategy

James Ching

The IRS's March 25, 2014 declaration that bitcoins are property, not currency, is the final piece of the carefully-crafted Federal approach to bitcoin regulation which greatly differs from the approach of other sovereign nations.

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Franchise Agreements and the Duty of Good Faith In European Civil Law

Mark Abell

The two primary "families" of civil law in Europe are German and French, and each approaches the concept of good faith in a different way. Last month we took a look at the German system; now, we turn to the French.

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Occurrence Analysis in First-Party Insurance

Catherine A. Mondel

Among those courts to have considered the issue of what policies respond in the context of a first-party property claim, the overwhelming majority have recognized that manifestation is the appropriate measure.

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