Malingering: A Result of Trauma or Litigation?

Software Patents: Innovation or Litigation?

The Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions recently approved by the European Parliament may have significant implications for the software industry, public policy and patent protection. In this paper, we summarize the scope of patent protection in the European Union, the United States, and Japan. We examine the patentability of computer software under E.U. and U.S. pa...

Subprime Transitions: Lingering or Malingering in Default?

When a mortgage borrower becomes seriously delinquent (i.e., defaults), the lender initiates a time consuming and complex recovery process that may or may not result in foreclosure and eventual disposition of the real estate collateral (REO). This research studies this transition process for a unique sample of subprime mortgages that were seriously delinquent on September 30, 2001. Eight months...

Trauma or Tumor? The Nail Splay Sign

Globe tenting as a result of head trauma.

Ocular tenting in the setting of acute trauma, inflammatory processes, or carotid cavernous fistulas is reported to be associated with a poor outcome with respect to visual acuity. Therefore, acute decompressive intervention is recommended for these patients. We report a case of acute posttraumatic ocular tenting with acute visual compromise that resolved over 4 days with conservative managemen...

A Case of Malingering