Legal Insights
Thought leaders from around the world contribute their perspectives on landmark cases, new legislation, and legal perspectives on new technologies, business practices, and civil procedure.
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It’s All Relative
Paula Birch Billingsley
Relative adoption can be infant adoption too; it happened to us and was quick, easy and inexpensive.
Adoption of “Emergency Bylaws” Continues
Shenna N. Johnson, Benjamin R. Foster and David Clark
The disruption to businesses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic that took hold in 2020 prompted renewed focus on corporate governance under emergency conditions.
Unmasking Medical Mistakes
David M. Carter
Use of electronic medical records has exploded in recent years. Their adoption has brought forth an unintended consequence: the ability for unscrupulous caregivers to alter the facts of a case. Forensic experts are helping lawyers fight back.
In Partnership
New Year Ushers in New Formulas for Calculating Maintenance Payments in Divorce Proceedings
Timothy E. Weiler
The anticipated outcome of the adoption of the increased income threshold is to reduce litigation about the amount of maintenance to be paid by simply applying the statutorily mandated calculation to more individuals with a much higher annual income.
Limited I-140 Standing for Beneficiaries Recognized by Agency
Adam Rosen
The adoption by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of Matter of V-S-G- Inc., Adopted Decision 2017-06 (AAO Nov. 11, 2017), finally positions foreign workers with pending Form I-485 applications and green card applicants to realize the full potential of the law.
