Online Video Gives Advice On How to Write Your Living Will
MARCH 1 , 2010 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 7 Everyone should sign a living will and (perhaps more importantly) a health care power of attorney. You knew that already, right? But how should one go about preparing a living will? The answer is deceptively simple. Forms are widely available online, from health care providers and from […]
Court Refuses Permission For Withdrawal Of Feeding Tube
AUGUST 13, 2001 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 7 Twice before we have told the unfolding and tragic story of Robert Wendland. Fate and the California Supreme Court have now written the final two chapters in the saga. You may recall that Robert Wendland was injured when his truck rolled over in 1993. Mr. Wendland had been […]
Appellate Court Ruling May Allow Feeding Tube Removal
MARCH 6, 2000 VOLUME 7, NUMBER 36 Just over eighteen months ago Elder Law Issues reported on the tragic story of Robert Wendland (“Lack of Advance Directives Contributes to Family Tragedy,” August 10, 1998). Last week the California Court of Appeals added a new chapter to the Wendland story, and may have completely changed the […]