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Attorney Communication with DSS
Jerome A. Wisselman
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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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Med Mal News
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
A look at recent news and litigation.
Features
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.
Features
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.
Features
Evidence-Based Medicine in the Courtroom
Gary Lovell
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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.
Features
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.
Features
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.
Features
Embrace Settlement Negotiations '
Laurence J. Cutler
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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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