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Attorney Communication with DSS

Jerome A. Wisselman & Lisa M. Gregg

What if there are problematic issues with a DSS investigation, or with the caseworker assigned by DSS? When, and how, if at all, may a party's attorney contact DSS about those problems?

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Verdicts

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Analysis of a key ruling.

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Med Mal News

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A look at recent news and litigation.

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Drug & Device News

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Recent news items of importance.

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Why Lawyers Need to Write Less Like Marshall and More Like MapQuest Image

Why Lawyers Need to Write Less Like Marshall and More Like MapQuest

Steven D. Stark

Though we tend to think that good writing never changes, writing in many parts of the legal and business worlds has probably changed more in the last decade than in any comparable period over the last five centuries. Those who fail to adapt will pay the consequences.

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Failure-to-Detect Claims Against Dermopathologists

Brandon Swartz

Last month, the author discussed a hypothetical medical malpractice case in which a dermopathologist midread a patient's pathology slide and then reported that no evidence of cancer was found. The discussion concludes herein.

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Evidence-Based Medicine in the Courtroom

Gary Lovell & Kristen M. Kelley

The time has come for medical malpractice expert causation testimony to fall in line with that employed in toxic tort cases, rightfully valuing proven scientific conclusions over experience-based expert opinion.

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Who Should Be Partner in a Post-Recession Profession?

James D. Cotterman

Partnerships are viable and sustainable only if there is a consistent and sufficient earnings stream to attract talent to the firm. This is accomplished when all timekeepers are personally productive and profitable.

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The Unforeseen Consequences of a Criminal Conviction

Andrew Zwerling

Even skilled criminal defense attorneys may unwittingly permit their clients to enter guilty pleas that could impair their client's medical license.

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Embrace Settlement Negotiations '

Laurence J. Cutler & Gregory D.R. Behringer

Is the non-admissibility of conversations that occur during settlement negotiations actually that immutable? The answer is, No.

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