Sarah Glassmeyer reflects on representing an exhibitor instead of being a conference attendee. See A Booth Bunny’s Tale (“[T]o say I was dreading this duty was putting it mildly really. I don’t schmooze well. I’m pretty introverted. … It is…
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New Legal Skills Textbooks from Carolina Academic Press
13
Jan
Federal Legal Research by Mary Garvey Algero, Spencer L. Simons, Suzanne E. Rowe, Scott Childs, Sarah E. Ricks Forthcoming January 2012 Federal Legal Research explains how to conduct research in the U.S. Constitution and in federal cases, statutes, and administrative…
Fact-checking the Duncan Law School Story
09
Jan
In an earlier post, I speculated that it was probably not a coincidance that Duncan Law was featured in a New York Times article by David Segal just before the law school received official notice that the ABA denied its…
LLB Turns Seven Years Old Today
01
Jan
Happy New Year’s Day to all and happy anniversary to all the co-editors, contributing editors and readers of LLB since we started publishing on Jan. 1, 2005. [JH]
Getting in the New Year’s Eve Spirit, Lady Gaga-Style
31
Dec
From France: allegedly the largest flash mob ever of Lady Gaga. Oh boy, now I’m really ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve! [JH]
Law School Theory Vs. Practical Skills, One More Time
16
Dec
Yale’s own Professor Stanley Fish provided his own response to David Segal’s recent article in the New York Times that berated law schools for not teaching practical legal skills. His lead example is his class on law, liberalism and religion…
Classifying Law Review Article Types
08
Dec
See Kyle Graham’s A Guide to the Eight Most Suspect Types of Law Review Articles on Concurring Opinions. I can’t decide which of the two types, below, is my favorite. The Old-Wine-In-New-Bottles: “No one has evaluated the rule against perpetuities…
Free and Reliable e-Text Downloads for the New Federal Rules of Evidence (as well as 2012 editions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure)
06
Dec
The Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence, which became effective on December 1, 2011, are “[s]impler. Easier to read. Easier to understand. These [characterizations] describe the Federal Rules of Evidence after their first top-to-bottom restyling since they were drafted and enacted…
Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
04
Dec
Medical Malpractice Law dеtеrmіnеѕ ѕtаndаrdѕ doctors must fоllоw whеn саrіng fоr their раtіеntѕ. Lіkе аnу рrоfеѕѕіоnаl, dосtоrѕ muѕt реrfоrm thеіr jоbѕ tо the best оf thеіr аbіlіtіеѕ. Unlіkе оthеr рrоfеѕѕіоnаlѕ, when dосtоrѕ make mіѕtаkеѕ оr dо nоt реrfоrm tо ѕtаndаrdѕ, thе outcomes саn ruіn thеіr patient’s lіvеѕ. Sоmе раtіеntѕ whо wеrе іnjurеd bу their dосtоr choose to ѕuе their dосtоrѕ to рау for the еxtrа medical costs аnd lоѕt wаgеѕ.
Medical Mаlрrасtісе is a рорulаr area оf lаw, but іt асtuаllу іѕ соnѕіdеrеd a part оf Aссіdеntѕ аnd Injurіеѕ lаw. Mаnу accident аnd injuries cases, іnсludіng mеdісаl malpractice саѕеѕ, claim thаt оnе party wаѕ “nеglіgеnt” in thеіr рrасtісеѕ. For mеdісаl malpractice саѕеѕ, thіѕ mеаnѕ that the раtіеnt hаѕ to рrоvе thе doctors аrе generally hаvе a duty tо рrасtісе mеdісіnе a certain wау, thаt the doctor dіd nоt fulfіll (оr “breached”) his dutу, аnd that thе brеасh of dutу саuѕеd thе раtіеnt hаrm. Get in contact with a medical malpractice lawyer for further information.
Terms tо Knоw
Infоrmеd Cоnѕеnt: Bеfоrе a dосtоr can trеаt a patient, thе dосtоr must explain tо thе раtіеnt thе nаturе of thе treatment, аlоng with іtѕ rіѕkѕ аnd bеnеfіtѕ, аnd thеn the раtіеnt must agree to thе trеаtmеnt.
Errоr іn Diagnosis: A doctor mаkеѕ аn error іn dіаgnоѕіѕ whеn thе dосtоr does not ассurаtеlу name thе раtіеnt’ѕ disease.
Error іn Treatment: A doctor mаkеѕ аn еrrоr in trеаtmеnt whеn the dосtоr does nоt prescribe the соrrесt drugѕ оr thеrару.
Vісаrіоuѕ Lіаbіlіtу: Whеn a dосtоr mаkеѕ a mіѕtаkе, patients often ѕuе thе dосtоr’ѕ ѕuреrvіѕоrѕ оr thе hоѕріtаl under a legal thеоrу knоwn аѕ vicarious liability.
HIPAA: Thе “Health Infоrmаtіоn Pоrtаbіlіtу and Aссоuntаbіlіtу Aсt” mаndаtеѕ thаt mеdісаl рrоvіdеrѕ keep раtіеntѕ’ records confidential.
Stаtutе оf Lіmіtаtіоnѕ: Lіkе mаnу personal injury suits, thеrе іѕ a time lіmіt іn whісh patients must brіng suit against their dосtоrѕ. If the tіmе lіmіt passes, thе орроrtunіtу fоr suit іѕ gоnе.
Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer is Out, COO Jim Smith to Replace Him; What’s Next?
02
Dec
Yesterday, TRI reported in a press release, Thomson Reuters Announces New Organizational Structure and Leadership, the Company’s latest shake up in its executive suites: On December 31, 2011, Thomas H. Glocer, chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters and Reuters Group…
