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Decisions of Interest
In-depth study of two recent cases.
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What's happening in neighboring states.
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Forensic Custody Reports
It is the belief of the authors of this article that due process of law is being denied to <i>pro se</i> and represented litigants alike when the fundamental right to custody of one's child is at stake ...
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Attorney Communication with DSS
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
A look at recent news and litigation.
Features
Why Lawyers Need to Write Less Like Marshall and More Like MapQuest
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
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
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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