The recent discussion about LCs being in danger of law suits, touching, renting pumps, etc reminded me of the very useful resource called "Legal Considerations and the Lactation Consultant-USA," wriiten by Priscilla Bornman, J.D. as Unit 3 of the first Lactation Consultant Series. You may wish to consult this document as it is quite helpful in explaing terms and giving examples that we can understand. It is important to distinguish between information that is given due to ignorance of the topic, misunderstandings of correct information, and broadside hits against the IBCLC designed to further fragment this profession. This publication was written in 1986 so it is somewhat dated but does go through a section on how to avoid professional liability, etc. Makes for good reading. Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC Weston, Massachusetts