Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Franchise Litigation Continues to Grow TASA ID: 11532 The franchise relationship between franchisor and franchisee is becoming fraught with problems leading to increased litigation in recent years. Two legal theories that have come to the forefront in the franchise litigation arena are “joint employer” and “vicarious liability.” Read more
Category: Articles, Resources for Attorneys F.A.C.E. Time with Settlements TASA ID: 3877 SYNOPSIS: Lawsuits settle. Most lawsuits settle. Most lawsuits should really settle, and the sooner the better. The trick of a settlement is to get paid on time and without a "lot of pushing and shoving." A settlement is a good settlement when money is in hand. A magic settlement is when the defendant pays on time. A settlement is a bad settlement when the plaintiff walks away totally and completely skunked. Read more
Category: Articles, Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys A Case of Abrupt Onset Sexual Predatory Behavior with Minors TASA ID: 1650 In legal cases involving the apparent abrupt onset of illegal sexual behavior with minors, prosecutors and defense attorneys should be alert to the possibility of behavior-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTLD) as a causation factor in young adults where there is no prior history. While the signs and symptoms of this brain dysfunction are generally seen in individuals age 50 and older, they can occasionally appear as early as age 20. The relevant signs of bvFLTD are... Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts PLAYING THE “MEDIA CARD” An Invaluable Weapon Often Critical to Litigation Success TASA ID: 2156 It is six weeks until the five year anniversary of the filing of a $14 million construction defect lawsuit and the plaintiff’s law firm has run out of legal options. The presiding judge of a Los Angeles Superior Court branch has put out the word that he will let the suit “die” because he didn’t have a courtroom large enough and wasn’t going to tie up a judge for six months. Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Autism, Behavioral Treatments, Medications, and the Law TASA ID: 11342 According to federal law, a functional behavior assessment and a behavior intervention plan should be considered for any student (up to age 21) that has a behavior that interferes with learning.1 An effective behavior assessment needs to examine the antecedents and consequences of a behavior to find out why the behavior is occurring. Different behaviors can have different functions and each functional behavior assessment needs to examine behaviors separately. For example... Read more
