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*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-visitation

The law favors the use of plenary hearings before the terms of custody and parenting time are materially altered

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May 17, 2012 at 8:56 am

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*All Posts,Battered Women's Syndrome,Domestic-violence,Evidence,Expert Testimony,Litigation,Torts

A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder requires expert testimony

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May 17, 2012 at 8:54 am

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*All Posts,Defamation,Torts

Actions for defamation and product disparagement

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May 17, 2012 at 8:51 am

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*All Posts,Law of the case,Litigation

A hallmark of the law of the case doctrine is its discretionary nature, calling upon the deciding judge to balance the value of judicial deference for the rulings of a coordinate judge against those factors that bear on the pursuit of justice and, particularly, the search for truth

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May 17, 2012 at 8:49 am

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*All Posts,Alimony,Appeal,Child-support,Litigation

When reviewing decisions denying applications to modify alimony and child support, as well as motions for reconsideration of such orders, the appellate court examines whether, given the facts, the trial judge abused his or her discretion

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May 17, 2012 at 8:46 am

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*All Posts,Attorney-client-relationship,Legal Malpractice

Attorneys owe a duty to their clients to provide their services with reasonable knowledge, skill, and diligence

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May 17, 2012 at 8:43 am

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*All Posts,Evidence,Expert Testimony,Litigation,Net Opinion Rule

While the trial judge must determine whether the expert’s training and experience are sufficient to permit the expert to state an opinion, it remains the jury’s function to determine the worth of that opinion

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May 17, 2012 at 8:41 am

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*All Posts,Evidence,Hearsay,Litigation

Medical opinions in hospital records should not be admitted under the business records exception where the opponent will be deprived of an opportunity to cross-examine the declarant on a critical issue such as the basis for the diagnosis or cause of the condition in question

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May 17, 2012 at 8:38 am

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*All Posts,Counsel Fees,Last Will & Testament,Probate,Will & Testament

Courts will normally allow counsel fees to both proponent and contestant in a Will dispute

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May 17, 2012 at 8:35 am

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*All Posts,Last Will & Testament,Probate,Will & Testament

Handwritten additions and excisions to a Will

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May 17, 2012 at 8:33 am

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