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In This Issue: Judgments; Legislation; and Reports. Excerpt from Judgments: Commonwealth - 14 February 2014 - Paul v Cooke [2014] HCATrans 25 - Three years after Dr Cooke negligently failed to diagnose Ms Paul's intracranial aneurysm,...

Because of a blog post that Samantha Collier wrote yesterday, I became aware of an unfortunate situation that took place on LinkedIn. The goal of my post today is to leave you with lessons learned, which you will find below, but it might help for...

On 20 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted the collective management of copyright and related rights directive (Directive), which aims to make it easier for online providers to stream music in multiple EU countries. It is hoped that this...

Cheal v. El Camino Hospital, H036548 (January 31, 2014): In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal held that a worker may proceed with her claim for age discrimination following her discharge from employment for allegedly poor performance....

On February 19, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released a report recommending two changes in the Medicare Diagnosis Related Group (“DRG”) payments that would...

April 15th is creeping up on us. I find doing my taxes while its snowing, AGAIN, a real insult. This week and next week’s post were written by my terrific colleagues, Ron Barriere and Jen Green. They highlight a tricky complexity in the new health...

In 2007, Maria Escriba requested and received two weeks of vacation from her employer to travel to Guatemala to care for her ailing father. When Escriba did not return to work at the end of her leave, the employer discharged her. Escriba sued,...

In this issue: - The 113th Congress - The Administration - Securities and Exchange Commission - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) - Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC)...

On February 26, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released a “Discussion Draft” of the Tax Reform Act of 2014, which sets forth his much-anticipated tax reform proposals. Of note, the Discussion Draft aims to transition the...

The Illinois Supreme Court has published its docket for the March term in Chicago. The civil cases on the Court's docket include......
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