Category: Articles, Custody, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys The Alienated Child in the Midst of a High Conflict Divorce: A New Approach to Parental Alienation Syndrome TASA ID: 1385 The alienation of a child from a parent following separation and divorce has drawn significant attention in custody disputes. The clinical presentations of the child's adamant rejection of a parent, which is generally accompanied by strong resistance or refusal to visit with the parent, was originally described by Richard Gardner in the 1980's as Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS). Richard A. Gardner proposed parental alienation syndrome based on his clinical experience with the children of divorcing parents. Read more
Category: Articles, Automotive/Trucking, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Transportation MAP 21: The New Transportation Law Providing Penalties for Illegal Brokering TASA ID: 2109 Here, it comes to pass that MAP 21 requires the complete and utter legal separation of the businesses trucking from brokering according to the FMCSA (49 USC 13902 [6]). Motor carriers can no longer broker as they always operated when accepting more freight than equipment to handle. Motor carriers simply “brokered” the overload to other motor carriers without a license. Read more
Category: Articles, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys The Less Lethal Option for American Policing: Exploring Less Lethal Use of Force Whitepaper TASA ID: 3454 One of the most controversial policies regularly questioned in the public domain is police use of force. Through the news media, we are regularly apprised of situations in which police are alleged to have used excessive force during the apprehension of a suspect or an incident in which a suspect was killed as a result of police action. This essay is an attempt to enlighten the reader on various issues regarding police use of force and some of the choices police officers may face in which there is no desirable outcome but the use of force to preserve life. Read more
Category: Articles, Insurance, Medical & Healthcare How to Get Evidence Admitted or Re-admitted by Use of Rule 703: The Advantages of a Life Expectancy Using Life Insurance Underwriting and Life Settlement Methods in the Legal Setting Whitepaper TASA ID: 2409 The investigation and use of personal attributes and personal history in assessing mortality risk is standard practice in the life insurance and life settlement industries. Life insurers want to ensure that the premiums charged for a life insurance policy accurately reflect the mortality risk of an applicant. Life settlement providers similarly want to ensure that the calculated life expectancy accurately reflects the mortality risk of the insured seeking to settle (sell) his/her life insurance policy. Read more
Category: Articles, Food Safety and Production Food Safety Data Documentation For Legal Case Requirements Whitepaper TASA ID: 1926 This white paper has been written to pull the curtains back and provide attorneys insight into the reams of information available for use in (food processing/manufacturing/safety) litigation cases. Read more
