The "Tug-Of-War" Over Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Balancing The Interests of Parents And Schools (And Don't Forget the Kids)
2008
Virginia Court of Appeals (1) Limits Application of "Settled Insanity" Defense to Instances Where Substance Abuse Leads to a Permanent Or "Fixed" State of Insanity, (2) Places Burden of Proof for Establishing Involuntary Intoxication on the Defendant
2008
Government Agrees to Compensate Family That Claims Childhood Vaccinations Caused Autism; Implications of Settlement are Contested (Poling V. Secretary of Health & Human Services)
2008
Texas Court of Appeals Holds That a Hospital had No Duty to Protect from Harm Three Individuals, Including an Ex-Wife, Who a Depressed, Paranoid, And Suicidal Patient Murdered After Leaving the Hospital
2008
Virginia Passes Legislation Intended to Expand the State's Ability to Mandate Involuntary Hospitalization and Out-Patient Civil Commitment for Individuals with a Mental Illness
2008
Compensatory and Punitive Damages are Imposed on Oklahoma State Officials Who were Found to have Violated the First Amendment when They Retaliated Against Private Mental Health Providers Who had Challenged Politically the Limited Availability of Funding for Their Services; Ruling Not Disturbed
2008