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program exploits the sloth of government officials to
increase the tax burden on workers and drag down the
quality of care for seniors. Medicare makes Democrats lust
for socialized medicine, while its imperviousness to reform
makes Republicans angrier and angrier. Most of all,
Medicare allows its ideological supporters to bleat and
preen their way to the heights of moral vanity.
In the style of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters, Hyman
writes that Medicare has “freed the self-interest of these
mortals from its natural restraints. As a result, the seven
deadly sins have blossomed.”
With epic political battles over Medicare and the future
of limited government looming just over the horizon,
Hyman uses satire to cast a critical eye on this mediocre
government program.
Richard Kaplan
Materials on Family Wealth
Management with seven coauthors,
Thomson/West published
in August 2005
The process of accumulating, managing
and transmitting wealth raises
issues of central importance for individuals
and families. Faced with an ever-expanding array
of financial instruments and investment choices, most people
of modest or substantial means recognize the desirability,
indeed the necessity, of achieving a basic level of financial
literacy. Often, however, that need goes unmet
throughout college and graduate school; far too many students
emerge from years of higher education with little
understanding of the financial facts of life. This volume
aims to help students become familiar with fundamental
principles and practices of personal finance and wealth
management, so that they can make intelligent and
responsible decisions for themselves and exercise sound
judgment in advising or assisting others. Professor Kaplan
wrote Chapter 9: Elder Law in this textbook.
Elder Law in a Nutshell, with Lawrence A. Frolik
Thomson/West 4th edition scheduled for
October/November 2005.
This reliable source provides expert narration on the
FEATURES
scope and diversity of elder law. The text addresses ethical
considerations and health care decision-making issues.
Discusses Medicare, Medigap, Medicaid, and long-term
care insurance. Looks into living arrangements, guardianship,
and benefits-Social Security, supplemental security
income, veterans benefits, and pension plans. Also
explores age discrimination in employment, elder abuse,
and neglect.
Jay Kesan
Intellectual Property in Business
Organizations: Cases and
Materials, with Richard S.
Gruner and Shubha Ghosh
(LexisNexis, 2006)
This casebook focuses on the legal
problems of businesses that develop
and utilize intellectual property as the businesses are
founded, financed, expanded, transferred to others, or terminated.
The text also addresses the distinctive roles
played by intellectual property at three stages of business
development: The startup phase (where intellectual property
often plays key roles in business formation and venture
capital financing); The mid-life phase (where intellectual
property is often an important factor in going public
or selling a business through a merger into a larger concern);
and The mature company phase (where successful
firms must deal with problems such as preventing abuses
of dominant intellectual property positions and remaining
competitive in complex high-tech markets despite being
innovators in only small components of those markets).
Intellectual Property in Business Organizations is
designed for law students in advanced classes concerning
intellectual property, basic and advanced business organizations
topics as encountered in connection with intellectual
property, and the law of science and technology. This
text would also be valuable in courses on technology
transfer and licensing, as well as in intellectual property
survey courses. It is also suitable for business school students
in classes with a substantial focus on legal problems
of developing businesses. A strong background in intellectual
property law is not assumed. Rather, background
material on important intellectual property standards is
provided in an appendix to the text. In addition, detailed
notes on particular intellectual property laws and legal
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