AALS Aging and the Law Listserv September 25, 2011

MEMBER NEWS: Sally Balch Hurme (Attorney and Senior Project Manager with AARP Education and Outreach (Health) has recently published a book with the American Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Division entitled The ABA Checklist for Family Heirs - available at http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5460208

 1. New Antidepressants Can Increase Risks for Elderly, Study Suggests: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802184544.htm

 2. The World Will be More Crowded – With Old People: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/08/15/the_world_will_be_more_crowded_with_old_people

3. The Cost of Ageing: http://www.economist.com/node/18959074/print

4. The Greying of The Baby Boomers - A Century-Long View of Ageing in European Populations: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-023/EN/KS-SF-11-023-EN.PDF

5. Increase in Bankruptcies Among the Elderly: http://knowledgebase.findlaw.com/kb/2011/Jul/371773.html

6. Mickey Rooney's Suit Against Stepson Alleges Theft: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140523300

7. UK - Millions to Lose 'Up to 75 Per Cent of Retirement Income' After Pension Changes: http://www.globalaging.org/pension/world/2011/pensions%20uk.html

8. World Alzheimer Report 2011 - The Benefits of Early Diagnosis and Intervention: http://www.globalaging.org/health/world/2011/Alzheimer%202011.pdf

9. 2011 MacArthur Fellows: Marie-Therese Connolly, Elder Rights Lawyer: http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7730829/k.6709/MarieTherese_Connolly.htm

10. Eavesdropping on the Nursing Home Staff: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/eavesdropping-on-the-nursing-home-staff/

11. The Health Industry Case For Raising Medicare’s Eligibility Age: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-health-industry-case-for-raising-medicares-eligibility-age/2011/09/14/gIQAJJ8sRK_blog.html

12. When Will the Supreme Court Consider the Health Care Law: http://www.aarp.org/health/health-care-reform/info-09-2011/health-care-law-ruling-timetable.html

Ann Murphy

Professor

Gonzaga University School of Law

WEBSITE OF THE AALS SECTION ON AGING AND THE LAW:

http://aals.law.gonzaga.edu/