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R.I.P. off? Pre-need regulations have increased, but critics say not enough
By Kaija Wilkinson from gulflive.com JACKSON, Miss. -- Since Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann took office, his agency has seized five Mississippi cemeteries for mismanaging funds, a scenario that's playing itself out across the country. Critics of the pre-paid industry...
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"'They Keep it All Hid': The Ghettoization of Mental Disability Law and its Implications for Legal Education"
St. Louis University Law Journal, Symposium Issue, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2010 NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09/10 #16 MICHAEL L. PERLIN, New York Law School Email: mperlin@nyls.edu The Supreme Court has, since 1972, decided more than fifty cases...
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Published 2 days ago

Call for Papers: The Future of Elder Law
Call for Papers â€" Future of Elder Law Practice William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 37, Issue I (Fall 2010) The William Mitchell Law Review is proud to dedicate its first issue of the 2010-11 academic year to Elder Law in...
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NAELA Student Journal now online
The 2009 NAELA Student Journal is now available online. Click here to start reading the top eight papers submitted to the 2009 Student Writing Competition. Here’s what you’ll find: Its All About the Money: Potential Repercussions of Denying Disabled Veterans...
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Published 4 days ago

Elder law students and others assist Haitians
Students from the University of Miami School of Law’s Health & Elder Law Clinic and Florida International University are hosting other Spring Breakers from around the country who want to help Haitians gain Temporary Protected Status. This allows Haitians in...
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DOJ publication discusses rights of vets with disabilities
A new publication by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice outlines the rights of returning service members with disabilities under the ADA. Standards are different for vets and non-vets. Here's the intro: The ADA is a civil...
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Published 4 days ago

New on SSRN: Wills, Trusts and Estates Law Abstracts
WILLS, TRUSTS, & ESTATES LAW ABSTRACTS Sponsored by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Foundation Vol. 6, No. 6: Feb 25, 2010 ROBERT H. SITKOFF, EDITOR John L. Gray Professor of Law, Harvard Law School rsitkoff@law.harvard.edu Browse...
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Published 5 days ago

Registration Open for Stetson Special Needs Trust Administration Webinar
More info/register: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=81947 REGISTER NOW! The Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law presents The Fundamentals of Special Needs Trust Administration Half-Day Webinar for Special Needs Trust Trustees, Financial Planners,...
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Published a week ago

News of the Old: Skeletons found in mass grave are executed Vikings c. 1000 AD
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the group since they were discovered at Ridgeway Hill, near Weymouth, in June. Analysis of teeth from...
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A Pitch for Privacy Rights
By John T. Brooks, partner, and Samantha E. Weissbluth,senior counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, from "Trusts & Estates, the Journal of Wealth Management" Milwaukee pitcher Scott Schoeneweis is trying to keep prying eyes out of records detailing his dead...
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CMS issues sanction warning to Missouri re: Home health care restrictions in Medicaid
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy: The state of Missouri requires Medicaid beneficiaries to be "confined to the home" in order to receive home health services provided under its Medicaid program. While this so-called "homebound" rule has been required by...
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European Court of Human Rights Awards Damages to Mentally Disabled Man
MDAC welcomes last week's judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which ordered the Russian government to pay 25,000 EUR compensation to a man with mental health disabilities who was unlawfully deprived of legal capacity and arbitrarily detained in...
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