Originally posted in The Florida Bar Journal, May/June 2021, Vol 95, No.3 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused increased stress, anxiety, and depression for many people, but particularly those suffering from preexisting mental illness. A variety of factors may play into such individuals not obtaining the help they need to succeed…
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The 21st Century Cures Act is a bipartisan-backed law passed in 2016 and implemented by rules in 2020. It is designed to give patients safe and secure access to health data so they can better manage their care and make more informed healthcare decisions. The Act’s goal is to make…
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When a business suffers a data breach, the business not only is victimized by the breach, but also might be sued if any personal or other confidential information was exposed. If the business can show it acted reasonably in protecting the information and suffered the breach anyway, however, the business…
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Mentoring, like everything else during this pandemic, is hard. I serve as one of the chairs of my firm’s mentoring program. Pre-pandemic, I took my mentees to lunch once a month, and regularly stopped by their offices to chat and check in. We also had a quarterly lunch where all…
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On March 29, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation protecting certain business entities, educational institutions, governmental entities, religious institutions, and individuals from liability for claims related to COVID-19. The law is designed to curb the threat of unknown and potentially unlimited liability to such entities and institutions, some of which…
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On March 29, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation protecting certain business entities, educational institutions, governmental entities, religious institutions, and individuals from liability for claims related to COVID-19. The law is designed to curb the threat of unknown and potentially unlimited liability to such entities and institutions, some of which…
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