Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts DEFAMATION TOP 10 Guiding Principles of Negative Communications That Result In Image and Reputation Damage TASA ID: 2156 In its simplest definition, defamation is defined as “the action of damaging the good reputation of someone.” Defamation results from some form of negative communications, whether written (libel) or verbal (slander). Negative communications are extremely powerful and in most instances, difficult to counter or overcome – mainly because of human nature and psychology. When some person, business or entity is defamed, there are factors that come into play that generally are irreversible. To fully understand how defamation impacts the image and reputation of the recipient, it is important to know some guiding principles of negative communications: Read more
Category: Articles, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Protect Yourself From Medicolegal Risk TASA ID: 1466 This article was originally published by Review of Optometry, https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/protect-yourself-from-medicolegal-riskGetting sued for malpractice is a no-win situation. Even if you’re not at fault, you still lose your time and suffer from the emotional toll and overall distraction. Fortunately, malpractice payments on behalf of optometrists are rare; on average, there are less than 34 cases nationally each year, and half of them are less than $50,000. But for each malpractice payment, there are even more claims. In ophthalmology, from 1985 to 2007, for every malpractice indemnity payment there were roughly four claims. Over the course of a 35-year career, 95% of ophthalmologists will have one claim against them, and more than half can expect two or three. While optometry may never incur the same level of risk, ODs must remain diligent as practitioners provide more and more medical services.To read the full article, select the download option below. Read more
Category: Articles, Insurance, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts HEALTH CARE VS HEALTH INSURANCE TASA ID: 3656 Politicians speak of health care and most individuals think of health care in terms of whether or not they have health insurance. Hence there is heightened panic expressed in the news media about the recent removal of the individual and employee mandates and the anticipated millions of additional people without health insurance. The message generated is that all those people will be without health care. Read more
Category: Articles, Custody, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Parental Alienation in Child Custody Litigation TASA ID: 54 When marital discord evolves into hatred, many couples are quick to see divorce as their best option. Divorce may be an easy way out for the couple; but it often wreaks havoc on the children. Family Court judges welcome mental health professionals to guide them in determining the future best interests of the children. These “guides” are called Custody Evaluators. When the Custody Evaluator correctly identifies Parental Alienation (PA), the evaluator can recommend a particular strategy that best serves the interests of the child. Read more
Category: Articles, Construction, Resources for Attorneys Humility in Construction Newsletter TASA ID: 3647 We have continued to work on more detailed risk evaluations on our projects, trying to use Monte Carlo simulation methods that our friends in industrial projects have used to quantify the variations in total schedules that affect their financial outcomes. You might remember the summary chart of how good our master schedules were over several years. I have taken out the small projects from the figure below, which makes it look even worse.To read the full article, select the download option below. Read more
