Which individuals can see a forensic report and under what circumstances? A look at a recent decision.
March 29, 2013Alton L. Abramowitz and Sophie Jacobi-Parisi
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 398 in which the Supreme Court of South Carolina confirmed a lower court's return of a Native-American child to her biological father, a member of the Cherokee Nation.
March 29, 2013Janice G. InmanWho's doing what; who's going where.
March 29, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |In-depth analysis of the latest litigation.
March 29, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Recent decisions should give cedents and reinsurers pause about how they fulfill their duties to each other, while still protecting privileged communication from counsel.
March 29, 2013Suman ChakrabortyIn both PA and NJ, a claim for medical malpractice is not cognizable unless the "target" physician owes the plaintiff a duty of care. The duty of care owed by a dermopathologist arises by virtue of his or her willingness to undertake interpreting the cutaneous pathology slides.
March 29, 2013Brandon SwartzToo often, policyholders and their counsel accept on faith that their insurance does not cover punitive damages as a matter of public policy. In many jurisdictions, however, there is coverage for all punitive damages, while others allow coverage of punitive damages under certain circumstances.
March 29, 2013Amanda M. Leffler and Gabrielle T. KellyThe evolution of evidence-based medicine should cast doubt upon advocacy that masquerades as science, and put courts in the position of deciding when science should prevail.
March 29, 2013Gary Lovell and Kristen M. Kelley