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Perspective

Sep. 27, 2016

Does it really say that?

Perhaps because we read so many documents, most of us engage in some form of speed reading. By David M. Balabanian

David M. Balabanian

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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By David M. Balabanian

LESSONS LEARNED

Perhaps because we read so many documents, most of us engage in some form of speed reading. Once we understand the thrust of a document ? or think we do ? we tend to gloss over the rest of it, interpreting it in light of that understanding.

In the process we often overlook details that could support a very different understanding, or create inconsistent rig...

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