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Texas Lawyer

Dallas Lawyer Involuntarily Committed Hopes to Defeat Respondents' 'Health Care' Defense

The petition for review, if accepted by the high court, could curtail the common use of the Texas Medical Liability Act in some cases to defeat claims brought under the Texas Mental Health Code and/or the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
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Law.com

Mental Health Centers Agree to Pay $940K for Allegations of False Claims for Services by Improperly Supervised Clinicians

"As we urgently address the mental and behavioral health crisis facing our state, our office will continue to enforce the highest possible standards of care among mental health providers to ensure vulnerable residents are receiving these critical health care services from trained professionals," said Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Highly Stressed Lawyers 22 Times More Likely to Consider Suicide, Study Finds

"Work overcommitment is in many ways highly rewarded behavior in the legal profession—we want people who are all in for their clients," said study co-author Patrick Krill.
4 minute read

International Edition

Law Has a Race Problem and Too Few People Care

Added to the widespread apathy is a growing resistance to change, and Black lawyers are noticing, writes The London Lawyer.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Wellness at the Top of Mind, Law Firms Expand Support Resources

Big Law firms continue to build out and refine wellness programs, including programs that provide support to the families of those working at the firms.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Cause of Action: 5th Circuit Asked to Expand ADA Precedent

"If there is any hole in the evidence here, it is the state's doing by denying her the basic service of preserving the evidence," Holt M. Lackey wrote.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Chronicling the Journey 'From Junkie to Judge'

Retired Administrative Law Judge Mary Beth O'Connor last week discussed her newly published memoir dealing with trauma and substance abuse.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Standing Trips Mental Health Groups' Bid to Block NYC Mayor's Involuntary Hospitalization Plan

U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty denied the motion for a preliminary injunction without prejudice, ruling that he did not have standing over the mental health organizations or the individual plaintiffs, who together filed an amended class action suit against the city in December 2021.
3 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie 'Very Sorry' After Ex-Belgium Lawyer Raises Racism Concerns

It is not the first time that the behaviour of the firm's people has come under fire.
2 minute read

Law.com

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