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Lease Accounting Project Update
June 28, 2011
Subsequent to publication of last month's lease accounting update article, the FASB/IASB Boards conducted a meeting on May 19, 2011 at which they unexpectedly reversed some of their tentative decisions favorable to the industry.
The Role of Informed Consent in Defensive Medicine
June 28, 2011
Studies that have attempted to quantify the costs of defensive medicine by looking at the impact that tort reform has had on health care savings have obtained inconsistent results.
Judgment Creditors Come One, Come All to NY
June 28, 2011
Recent case law has made New York an extremely beneficial place for a creditor seeking to enforce a judgment against a debtor's foreign assets.
Litigation
June 28, 2011
A look at recent key cases.
Test Item Transparency
June 28, 2011
The authors hypothesize that if attorneys, judges, and psychologists were asked to rate the usefulness of data from psychological tests administered in the context of family law matters, attorneys and judges would assign higher ratings than would psychologists.
Love Affairs and Long-Arm Statutes
June 28, 2011
The tentacles from the seven states recognizing the tort of alienation of affection continue their broad reach throughout the 50 states.
Retiring in a Down Economy
June 28, 2011
Each case addressing the issue of retirement and its impact on support is highly fact-sensitive. The down economy's impact on such a situation serves to add an intriguing, yet extremely critical, wrinkle to the equation.
Preparing for Things That Go Bump in the Night
June 28, 2011
When you're fighting for new client engagements, recognize that you are participating in a form of sophisticated combat. Draw on your training and strengths and you'll be prepared to engage and win new business.
July issue in PDF format
June 28, 2011
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How to 'Pitch' Your Legal Services So That Clients Will 'Catch'
June 28, 2011
Successful pitches depend on two characteristics ' likability and preparation. But there's more to it than it seems.

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