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Bill Would End Nursing Home Practice of Mandatory Arbitration

Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would end the practice of nursing home residents signing away their right to a trial before any actual dispute with the facility has arisen.

Attorney Suspended for Assisting Direct Mail Estate Planning Marketer

The Supreme Court of Ohio suspends an attorney for two years for preparing estate planning documents for clients solicited by a company that uses direct-mailings to market estate planning services in Ohio and other states. Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Jackel (2008-Ohio-1981, May 1, 2008).

Nursing Home Call Girls?

A male resident at the Kildegaarden nursing home in Denmark recently made an indecent sexual proposal to a member of the staff. In a U.S. nursing home, this behavior would have been ignored or rebuked. But at Kildegaarden, the response of the facility's director, Inger Marie Kristensen, was to tell a nurse to telephone for a prostitute.

10 Tips for Helping Families with Special Needs

This article examines the unique planning requirements of families with children, grandchildren or other family members (such as parents) with special needs. There are many misconceptions in this area that result in costly mistakes in planning for these special needs beneficiaries. It is therefore incumbent upon us - the client's advisors - to ensure that clients understand all of their options.