Features
Interest on Distributive Awards
An understanding of the various statutes and case law applicable to the concept of interest on distributive awards is crucial for family law practitioners.
Features
The Team Approach to Divorce
How does the professional-team approach work in the collaborative process, and can attorneys who primarily litigate employ aspects of this approach to help settle their family law cases?
Columns & Departments
Verdicts
An in-depth look at recent important rulings.
Dangerous Patients and the Tarasoff Doctrine
Psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners must know the reporting laws in their own jurisdictions, and take the required steps under those laws, if they want to avoid liability when a patient follows through on a threat to harm someone else.
Medical Malpractice Claim or EMTALA Violation?
What are the causes of action for an EMTALA claim? What constitutes an "adequate" screening, and how can a plaintiff show that the screening he or she received fell short?
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Medicare's 'Never Events' Should Never Be Mentioned in Court
Med Mal practitioners are questioning whether never events, and their related payment issues, is admissible into evidence at trial. What is the current state of the law, and what issues can we anticipate will come up in the future?
Features
BYOD on the Rise at Law Firms
Cloud computing has spawned a rise in companies encouraging employees to "bring your own device" (BYOD) to work, and it's a trend on the rise at law firms. So what exactly is it?
Columns & Departments
At the Intersection: Loneliness at the Top
Beginning with this issue, we are proud to present a new column written by one of the premier law firm experts, Pamela Woldow, Esq.
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