2008 September

Archive for September, 2008

Mediation Process – The Preparation of Documents

Mediation – Preparation of Documents – An opinion from a Texas ethics committee found that a lawyer acting as a mediator who also prepared the ancillary documents for both parties was in violation of that states rules of professional conduct.  The opinion noted that while acting as a mediator did not constitute the practice of ...

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Massachusetts Same Sex Marriage

Same Sex Marriage – In a decision that may have some relevance to the manner in which the length of marriage is measured in a same sex divorce, the Supreme Judicial Court held that a same sex partner of a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action could not assert claims for loss of companionship since ...

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