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New York Court Rules Dead Man’s Statute Does Not Preclude Evidence of Written Consent in a Medical Malpractice Case

Prior to surgery, the physician performing the surgery will typically obtain the patient’s informed consent. The process of obtaining informed consent involves advising the patient of any potential risks to the surgery and asking if the patient understands the risks … Continue reading

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Family Matters: Can a Family Business Succeed Without a Written Exit Plan?

Continuing to deliberate about when and how to exit from his family business, Big Daddy Ernest Bux, 65, considers yet another task on his checklist: Determine Exit Strategy. He’s already Identified Successors and Decision Makers, and Planned for Contingencies. Yet to be tackled are … Continue reading

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This Site Detects Whether Text Was Written by a Bot

Futurism – Reassuringly, Futurism articles registered as being written by humans. “Last month, developers from OpenAI announced that they had built a text generating algorithm called GPT-2 that they said was too dangerous to release into the world, since it could … Continue reading

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“HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FINANCIAL ADVISOR”, was featured in the IBJ and written by our own Mark Maddox

Selecting a good financial advisor is one of the most important financial decisions life requires you to make. If you blow this one, it can cost you and your family lots of money and require you to work well into … Continue reading

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Medical Futility Cases – Importance of Written Decisions from California, Texas, and Virginia Appropriate Care Committees

I have repeatedly criticized the intramural resolution of medical futility conflicts as violating procedural due process. The most notable omissions are (1) a neutral decision maker, (2) appellate review, and (3) notice. But another missing element is a “written statement” of … Continue reading

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