ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 to Review Ethical Rules in the Age of Advanced Technology
January 5th, 2010 · 
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By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
The first ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 is coming up…. it will be held February 5, 2010 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel. There are some very interesting topics proposed to be discussed, particularly with regard to whether existing ethics rules adequately address the practice of law in the era of advanced technology. Specifically, the...
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Fugitive “Nose Doctor” Found…. Faces Health Care Fraud Charges
December 18th, 2009 · Comment Now
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
As reported in the media, Dr. Mark Weinberger, an ear, nose and throat doctor, has been a fugitive for the past few years running from charges of health care fraud and medical malpractice lawsuits.
As I started looking into this story, health care fraud appears to...
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Illness Discrimination
December 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ.
Should being fired for being sick be legal? A woman is suing her former employer, a law firm, for allegedly firing her soon after she sent off an email notifying some people in the firm that she would be taking a few weeks off in order to undergo cancer treatment. The law firm contends the woman left on her own will and they have done nothing wrong. Whether or...
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Tiger Woods Mistress Reveals Voluntary 3-Year Affair….. Should There Liability for Intentional Interference With Marriage?
December 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
The reports are all over the media of how Tiger Woods apparently carried on an affair with his mistress, Jamiee Grubbs, for almost three years! Some reports (mostly tabloids at this stage) quote Jamiee as stating that Tiger would visit her every few months and they’d “enjoy each other’s company.” Aside from the issue of what...
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Happy Thanksgiving…. Thankful For Our Troops!
November 25th, 2009 · Comment Now
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Happy Thanksgiving! Have you been thinking about all the things you’re thankful for this year? Despite the tough times, I believe we have even more to be thankful for than we’ve had in many other years! I’m so thankful for the freedom and ability to be with family and friends this Thanksgiving. One of the reasons we have that...
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