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New Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists

Jeffrey P. Wittmann

The Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology promulgated by the APA, while aspirational rather than controlling, represent a welcome evolution from prior guidelines,

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Verdicts

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Analysis of two recent key rulings.

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Med Mal News

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Discussion of Two Important Issues.

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Drug & Device News

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Important news you need to know.

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The Media

Linda S. Crawford

Despite the evidence of downward trends in U.S. litigation numbers, when the media makes comments on the tort system, such as in editorials, it is almost exclusively critical of "the system.

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Communications @ Risk

Kevin M. Quinley

An in-depth discussion of the pros and cons of physician/patient electronic communications.

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Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers: A Summary of the Federal Regulations

John J. Ratkowitz

Attorneys' knowledge of the federal regulations and interpretive guidelines aids in determining whether medical personnel properly monitored a patient and intervened to revise the patient's care plan in response to a developing problem..

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Cohabitation Issues

Aaron Weems

If one party relinquishes his/her interest in the property to the former partner, tax issues must be considered because the parties will not enjoy the tax breaks available to married couples.

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Once the Marriage Ends

Alton L. Abramowitz, Leigh Baseheart Kahn & Atty K. Bruggemann

The message to those attempting to fix their post-divorce support obligations in a prenuptial agreement is to be thoughtful, to be thorough, and to fully contemplate the full panoply of events that might occur between marriage and divorce to affect a party's ability to support himself or herself.

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Psychological, Parental Fitness, and Child Custody Evaluations

Jonathan W. Gould

This article offers some clarity about the focus of each type of assessment, and suggests the types of questions addressed by each evaluation.

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