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Dangerous Patients and the Tarasoff Doctrine
June 21, 2013
Psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners must know the reporting laws in their own jurisdictions, and take the required steps under those laws, if they want to avoid liability when a patient follows through on a threat to harm someone else.
Medical Malpractice Claim or EMTALA Violation?
June 21, 2013
What are the causes of action for an EMTALA claim? What constitutes an "adequate" screening, and how can a plaintiff show that the screening he or she received fell short?
Medicare's 'Never Events' Should Never Be Mentioned in Court
June 21, 2013
Med Mal practitioners are questioning whether never events, and their related payment issues, is admissible into evidence at trial. What is the current state of the law, and what issues can we anticipate will come up in the future?
BYOD on the Rise at Law Firms
June 21, 2013
Cloud computing has spawned a rise in companies encouraging employees to "bring your own device" (BYOD) to work, and it's a trend on the rise at law firms. So what exactly is it?
At the Intersection: Loneliness at the Top
June 21, 2013
Beginning with this issue, we are proud to present a new column written by one of the premier law firm experts, Pamela Woldow, Esq.
How to Survive a Pension Plan Audit
June 21, 2013
Key information on the most frequent problems found with pension plans during employee benefit plan audits, and how you can self-audit your plan for possible compliance issues and options you have to correct them.
Business Crimes Hotline
June 21, 2013
A look at a key case in New York.
In the Courts
June 21, 2013
Analysis of a major ruling.
2013 Guidelines Amendments
June 21, 2013
On April 10, 2013, the United States Sentencing Commission promulgated its annual amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. These amendments continue the trend of stiffened sentences for economic crimes.
Canada Cleans Up
June 21, 2013
The CFPOA makes it a Canadian federal crime to bribe, directly or through a third party, a foreign public official "in order to obtain or retain an advantage in the course of business." How Canada is strengthening its anti-bribery rules.

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