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Med Mal News

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Analysis of key rulings.

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Drug & Device News

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A look at several rulings.

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The Media

Linda S. Crawford

How often do we hear that "everybody sues" in the United States, and that there are "jackpot juries" handing out huge sums of money to undeserving plaintiffs? Is the media to blame for these skewed beliefs or is the media accurate in its portrayal of the tort system, especially the medical malpractice system?

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Alternative Fee Agreements

Kris Satkunas

There have been a spate of reports the last few months on alternative fee agreements, or AFAs as they are also known. Subsequently these have stirred a tremendous amount of conversation in the industry.

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Immigration Impact

Valentine A. Brown

I-9 enforcement actions have become a lucrative and successful form of agency action and therefore are not likely to subside. Employers should take this hidden area of liability and turn it into a strength through concerted attention and the skillful implementation of measures like those described in this article.

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Embedding Compliance

Jeffrey Hessekiel & Alex Toy

The year 2012 was another banner year for Department of Justice (DOJ) officials charged with prosecuting corporate enforcement actions. The DOJ recovered $4.9 billion from False Claims Act cases, the most ever in a single year.

Features

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Chancellor Strine Creates Path for Business Judgment Rule Review of Controlling Stockholder-Led Buyouts

Robert S. Reder

Dealmakers and their legal advisers have an important choice to make when structuring a controlling stockholder-led buyout.

Features

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Suits Against Generic Pharm Manufacturers

Janice G. Inman

What a recent Supreme Court decision does is to effectively immunize pharmaceutical generics manufacturers from state tort liability when they use FDA-approved labels for their products deemed equivalent to brand-name FDA-approved drugs.

Features

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Building the Family Law Practice

Les Altenberg

When it comes to family law, specialization is the key.

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U.S. Tax Court Trumps State Family Court

Julia Swain

Family law judges and lawyers need to be aware that in assigning the dependency exemption to a non-custodial parent, Form 8332 releasing the exemption must be secured from the custodial parent.

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