Issues in Eldercare Law
By Attorney Helene V. Wenzel
Terri Schiavo raises complex and emotionally laden issues concerning who has control of continuity and quality of a life. As an Elder Law attorney, I am all too aware that such scenarios are becoming more common as our population ages and people’s [...]



Paul O’Donnell, a Roman Catholic monk and advisor to Terri Schiavo’s parents, said the 41-year-old died at the Hospice Home Woodside, where she had been receiving care. The announcement came at 9:50 a.m.
Her haunting right-to-live, right-to-die case fragmented her family and polarized her nation. Schiavo died 13 days after her feeding [...]



WASHINGTON – Time Trax Technologies announced Tuesday that it has submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court, along with several emerging technology companies and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), in support of Grokster. The Supreme Court will continue hearing the case, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) v. Grokster, today.



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court expanded the scope of a landmark gender equity law, ruling Tuesday that it shields whistleblowers who accuse academic institutions of discrimination based on sex.



TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) — Supporters of Terri Schiavo’s parents planned last-chance efforts in Florida and Washington on Monday aimed at winning the life-and-death fight to have the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube reinserted.
Schiavo, who hasn’t had water or nutrients in 11 days, is likely to die by week’s end, doctors have said.



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