Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Qualified Settlement Funds and Section 468b
Qualified Settlement Funds and Section 468b

Author: Robert W. Wood

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781558718289

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" ... describes the nature, uses, mechanics and pitfalls of using these funds for dispute resolution. They are authorized by Internal Revenue Code [section] 468B. Since that section was added to the Code in 1986, and especially since the Treasury Department expanded the concept materially in regulations issued in 1993, these dispute resolution mechanisms have literally exploded in growth"--Portfolio description sheet (p. iii).

Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments
Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments

Author: Daniel W. Hindert

Publisher: Law Journal Press

Published: 2023-10-28

Total Pages: 1914

ISBN-13: 9781588520371

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Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments is a complete reference work for attorneys, settlement planners, and insurance and annuity brokers

The Damages Lottery
The Damages Lottery

Author: P.S. Atiyah

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1997-05-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1847314279

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A man slips on a dance floor and breaks his leg. He recovers damages. A child has both legs amputated as a result of meningitis and is awarded nothing. The law's justification for awarding damages in the first case is that the man's injury was the fault of someone else, while in the second case damages are denied because nobody was at fault. In this searching critique of the present law and practice relating to damages, Professor Patrick Atiyah shows that this system is in fact a lottery. He contends that the public are paying far too much for an unfair and inefficient insurance system and that reform is long overdue. His conclusion is that actions for damages for injuries should be abolished and replaced with a new no-fault road accident scheme, and actions for other injuries should be dealt with by individual or group insurance policies.