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With increasing attention focused on abuse and neglect of the elderly in domestic and institutional settings, nearly every state has passed legislation to protect these vulnerable adults. While the legal system has become involved at the trial court level, the appellate courts have not yet been very active. Only ten reported cases in the United States during 1981-1993 were appealed to a higher court. This article documents these few cases and explores the reasons for their ultimate dispositions.

Expert Opinion ; Legislators and litigators alike hoped that revisions to the discovery rules would stop trial by ambush by mandating disclosures by each party to a case. Unfortunately, there are still many who either do not generate required disclosures or who simply disclose that they "rely on the claims set out in pleadings." How can you access more records that might impact your case? (from Introduction)

Expert Opinion ; Pipes can spring leaks even if they overlap. If a coupler joint fails, a bit of sealant can fix the leak. So too with legislative gaps, especially when they impact jurisdiction and standing, and sublime distinctions between the Texas Family Code and the Texas Estates Code. These issues were presented in Moody v. Moody. The case also involves a disagreement between certain members of the decedent's first and second families, notwithstanding the fact that William Lewis Moody, IV had been married to his secondwife for 50 years.

Article ; In addition to vetoing SB 1458, the governor vetoed 20 other bills that had been passed during this year's legislative session—the fewest vetoes since 2005.