Category: Psychology/Psychiatry When Choosing a Forensic Psychiatric Expert . . . The difference between treating clinicians and forensic psychiatric experts TASA ID: 2437 Many psychiatrists who are neither forensically trained nor board certified in forensic psychiatry continue to offer themselves to attorneys as psychiatric "experts." Too oftenm such untrained "experts" do not have clear uynderstanding of the signifcant role disctinctions between functioning as treating clinicians and as independent forensic psychiatric experts. Read more
Category: Record Fraud Identifying Record Fraud TASA ID: 383 A considerable portion of the work of auditors, inspectors, investigators and consultants may require the review of records. Records provide the ability for individuals in those various disciplines to look at the basic functioning of a company. Through records review, one can also look at historical activities without the necessity of being present or on-site at any particular moment in time. The concerns with a specific activity are usually after the fact, and records provide the ability to look back. Read more
Category: Regulatory Issues Using the Federal Register to Understand Regulatory Issues TASA ID: 383 If you have ever worked a case that involved federal regulatory issues, this article is intended to make your life easier as you review and digest a typical federal regulation. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic, Real Estate, Resources for Attorneys Pros and Cons from a Mortgage Professional: Should You Make an “All Cash” Offer TASA ID: 4349 Let’s say you’ve started looking for a home. At some point, your realtor may say, “If you really want the house, you should make an all cash offer!” What does that mean – you come to the closing with a giant stack of bills? You tap the trust fund and write a big check? No – it means you waive your mortgage contingency. Read more
Category: Resources for Attorneys Survey Research to Support Litigation (third edition) TASA ID: 2383 Survey research is used to provide greater levels of understanding in a wide variety of disputes. Issues such as consumer confusion, misleading advertising claims, disparagement, copyright infringement and trademark disputes can be better assessed as a result of developing and executing survey research. The purpose of this monograph is to aid attorneys in understanding what research standards and guidelines might be relied upon in their use of survey research. Read more
