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No “treasure hunt”
May 17, 2012 by Westlaw Insider
Preservation requires that a party make a specific objection to provide the trial court an opportunity to correct any error it may have made, ...
Hot Docs: Lawsuit claims LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score
May 17, 2012 by Jeremy Byellin
According to a new lawsuit filed by a competitor, LSAT prep company founder David Hall lied about attaining a perfect score on the exam in order to bolster student recruitment.
Patient Suffers Ischemic Stroke Following Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery
May 15, 2012 by Jury Verdicts
McLoughlin v. Shopnick (Nev. Dist. Ct.) Hematologist Not Liable for Patient’s Stroke after Blood Coagulant Use 2011 WL 6062931 Verdict Summary 2006 WL 6854662 Plaintiff’s Complaint Note: The links above are intended for Westlaw users. You will be asked to sign on to Westlaw before being taken directly to the document. Publish Your Cases
- Tractor-Trailer Runs Stop Sign, Kills Other Motorist; $40M Awarded in Wrongful Death Action
- Nursing Home Owner, Operator Face $900M Verdict
- Apartment Failed to Provide Adequate Security, Resulting in $1M Verdict for Sexually Assaulted Resident
- OB/GYN Physician Negligently Delivered Baby, Leading to $1.3M Verdict
WESTLAW NEXT Tip of the Week: Viewing and Printing the Key Number Hierarchy
May 14, 2012 by Kim Ellenberg
The West Key Number System® organizes the universe of caselaw into topics (e.g., Contracts, Criminal Law, Patents, etc). Each of those topics is then further organized and subdivided into individual points of law called Key Numbers. For example, in the Contracts topic, there is a subdevelopment (I) called Requisites and Validity. Within that subdevelopment there is a further subdevelopment (D) called Consideration. Within that subdevelopment there are dozens of Key Numbers devoted to the various issues pertaining to contractual consideration. To promote a clean, streamlined document display, WestlawNext® abbreviates the full Key Number hierarchy on viewed and delivered… Read More…
- WESTLAW NEXT Tip of the Week: WestSearch Takes Key Numbers to the Next Level
- WESTLAW NEXT Tip of the Week: Using the West Key Number System
- WESTLAW NEXT Tip of the Week: Using Key Numbers to Find Similar Cases on a Legal Issue
- WESTLAW NEXT Tip of the Week: Folder Enhancement Increases Productivity and Improves Collaboration
Law firm hires PI to spy on 12-year-old girl’s Facebook page
May 8, 2012 by Jeremy Byellin
The opposing counsel in a dog bite lawsuit hired a private investigator to pose as a Friend of a 12-year-old girl to collect information from her Facebook page.
Mandatory Compliance Programs: Coming Soon to a Provider Near You
May 3, 2012 by Melissa Berry
Under the PPACA, compliance programs that were once voluntary will become mandatory for Medicare and Medicaid providers.
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Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL
Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd
Headnote of the Day: You can't just shop through the trial record for brand new issues to raise on appeal? http://t.co/Kw63p4Jv