Recent posts on Jewish Legal Perspectives- Fundamentals of Mesirah
- Decision on liability for unauthorized autopsy
- Appellate Court Affirms Decision Allowing Disinterment
- Seminar: To Be or Not to Be: The Convergence of Halacha, Law and Medicine in Matters of Death and Dying
- Delegating credit matters to employees may obligate business owners
- When Being Lubavitch is Not Enough
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Testamentary capacity and undue influence in criminal proceedings
Should the Brooke Astor case be a criminal proceeding, or is it better off as a routine will contest? Continue reading
An Alzheimer’s program addressing “sundowning”
The New York Times published an article last week on ElderServe at Night, a night program run by the Hebrew Home at Riverdale for people suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. Quoting from the article: Nighttime can be treacherous for people with … Continue reading
Estate planning basics
A CNN Money/Fortune Magazine article published yesterday gives a basic overview of some estate planning fundamentals. See How to avoid the ‘death tax’ by Janet Morrissey, 6/4/09. As we’ve mentioned, although the estate tax is set to expire at the … Continue reading
The free lunch seminar trap
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Jennifer Levitz reported that financial scams targeting seniors are on the rise, and states are responding by increasing penalties on scammers. Seizing on fear of stock-market turmoil, sales people and fraudsters are hawking … Continue reading
