Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly articles from February 2002

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly archives from February 2002

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court considering proposal to let judges consult outside experts.
February 4, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham The Supreme Judicial Court is considering proposed revisions to the Code of Judicial Conduct, including one that would allow judges to make ex parte consultations with legal experts and another that would permit...

Massachusetts practitioners predict further erosion of the 'Fuller' rule.
February 4, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham Criminal-defense experts say that Massachusetts lawyers should expect courts in 2002 to re-examine the balancing of victims' rights against the defendants' rights, and look for further erosion of the Fuller and...

Commentary: Sox sale, trusts law and other riveting news.
February 4, 2002... Byline: David L. Yas Hello and welcome to "Sports and the Law," the dynamic radio show that explores the whiz-bang shotgun intersection of the sports world and the legal world. Today's topic? Wrapping up the sale of the Red Sox. The...

The tobacco litigation and the future of contingent fees.(Massachusetts)
February 4, 2002... Byline: Jeanne Greeley A law firm puts its collective neck on the line for four years. It fronts millions of its own money and innumerable man hours. It becomes absorbed in a case that, if successful, will not only benefit the firm...

Plaintiffs' bar rips 'wide range' jury charge.(Massachusetts)
February 4, 2002... Byline: Jason M. Scally Some plaintiffs' attorneys are at a boiling point over a common medical-malpractice jury instruction that they consider improper and blame for a high number of defense verdicts. The instruction, commonly...

Q&A with Judge Edward R. Redd, Roxbury District Court.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Judge Edward R. Redd says he feels privileged to preside in the same community where he lives. "I think it's one of the highest honors to sit as a judge and try to manage disputes within the...

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New Associations Michael A. Zeytoonian has joined the Wellesley Hills firm of Hutchings, Barsamian, Cross & Mandelcorn as a partner. He will practice employment law, negligence, personal...

Appellate Division Mass. Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Negligence Skiing Accident - Release Where a plaintiff, who was injured while skiing at the defendant's resort, filed a negligence action against the defendant, summary judgment was...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Commonwealth v. Colten (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-094-02) (4 pages) (larceny of property over $250; failing to turn fees over to a town treasurer; challenge to a denial of the defendant's motion for a...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Constitutional Governor's Power To Remove Turnpike Authority Members Where two plaintiffs have filed suit challenging the right of the defendant Acting Governor to remove them from the...

Massachusetts Superior Courts Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Court Proceeding - Immunity For Misrepresentations Where a plaintiff has brought suit alleging that the defendant attorney, while representing the plaintiff's ex-wife in a...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Late Filing Of Proof Of Claim - No Excusable Neglect Where a creditor's proof of claim against a debtor law firm was deemed untimely because it was filed four days after the...

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fees - Civil Rights - 'Prevailing Party' Status Where (1) a plaintiff initiated a civil rights suit seeking the return of documents seized by the police, (2) after the police...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: February 4, 2002.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration EEOC - Damages Even though an employee agreed to arbitrate all employment disputes, the EEOC can still sue for money damages on his behalf. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Verdicts & Settlements February 4, 2002: motor vehicle negligence.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Soft tissue damage in both plaintiffs, property damage Name of case: Charles et al. v. Hordon Court/case #: Somerville District Court, No. 00-10-CV-0641 ...

Verdicts & Settlements February 4, 2002: Motor vehicle negligence.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Head laceration, severe bruising over most of body, sprained knee Name of case: Costello v. Johnson Court/case #: Brockton Superior Court, No. 0100573 ...

Verdicts & Settlements February 4, 2002: Slip, trip & fall.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Rotator cuff impingement and tear, anterior glenoid tear Name of case: Withheld Court/case #: Withheld Tried before judge or jury: N/A...

Verdicts & Settlements February 4, 2002: Admiralty.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Death Name of case: Griffith v. Capiello, et al. Court/case #: U.S. District Court, No. 00-CV-11364-JLT Tried before judge or jury: N/A (mediated)...

Verdicts & Settlements February 4, 2002: Medical malpractice.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Death, conscious pain & suffering Name of case: Withheld Court/case #: Withheld Tried before judge or jury: N/A (mediated) Name of mediator:...

Commentary: The lawsuit over tobacco fees.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Last month the law firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer filed a lawsuit to collect the full amount of its fee due under a contingency agreement to represent the state in its litigation against...

Commentary: A lawyer with some lofty aspirations.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Jason M. Scally "How much do you weigh?" I was waiting in the office of North Shore Helicopter at the Lawrence airport, and that was the first question I heard from lawyer/pilot Andres L. Kerllenevich. More embarrassed...

Commentary: There's nothing defective about a grantor trust.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Alexander A. Bove Jr. and Melissa Langa The rage of the tax planning community over the past few years has been a technique involving an installment sale to an "intentionally defective grantor trust." What's it all about? And...

Lawyers predict increase for 'workout' deals; dips elsewhere.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Jason M. Scally For 2002, many real-estate practitioners in Massachusetts are predicting that the sagging economy will increase the business of lawyers who handle the "workout" types of transactions -- and that most residential...

Mass. Appeals Court fights delays as lawyers grow frustrated.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Mary K. Bedard While Appeals Court officials are forecasting a steady improvement in the expediency of the filing process over the next year or so, attorneys remain frustrated about the plodding nature of the court. Eleven new...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court distinguishes residential situation.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Jason M. Scally An insurance company for a building damaged by fire may bring a subrogation action against the commercial tenants of the building for their negligence, the Supreme Judicial Court has held. The tenants argued...

U.S. District Court judge: No need to prove sex-orientation bias.
February 11, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham An employee could sue for sex bias under Title VII where he claimed that his co-workers harassed him with "stereotypical" photos and cartoons mocking his masculinity, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. ...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff ADMONITION NO. 0187 The respondent settled a client's personal injury claim for $15,000.00 in August 2000. In early September 2000, the respondent received the settlement check and distributed...

Mass. Governor Signs Bills: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following bills have been signed into law by Gov. Jane M. Swift. The anticipated effective dates are listed but are subject to change. The full text of statutes may be ordered from Lawyers...

Appellate Division Mass. Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Subrogation - Settlement With Tortfeasor Where (1) an insurance company issued benefits to a policyholder injured in a car accident, (2) the policyholder later reached a...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments Affirmed The Appeals Court has affirmed, pursuant to Rule 1:28, judgments in the following cases. Although the decisions do not appear to address any substantive issues...

Mass. Bar Assn. Ethics Committee Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Husband And Wife Estate Co - Executors - Divorce Where a lawyer is representing a husband and wife who are co-executors of an estate in which they are beneficiaries of a...

Mass. Commission Against Discrimination Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Handicap Discrimination - Lifting Restriction Where a complainant was fired her from her position as a school cafeteria assistant on account of a back injury that precluded her...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Single Justice Order - Denial of Dismissal Motion Where (1) a District Court judge, sitting in a juvenile session, denied a petitioner's motion to dismiss the case against her with...

Mass. Superior Courts Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Petition For Commitment Where the commonwealth has petitioned to have the respondent committed as a sexually dangerous person, I find that the petition must be dismissed...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Costs - Priority Where appellants assert that costs awarded to them, in connection with their successful defense of actions initiated by the Chapter 7 trustee in U.S. District...

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Excessive Force - 'Serious' Injury Where a jury returned a verdict in favor of a defendant police officer charged with excessive force, a remand is necessary because of the...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: February 11, 2002.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Consumer Protection Alleged Violations of MCCRA And FCRA Where plaintiffs have filed suit (1) alleging that a defendant credit information service violated the Massachusetts Consumer...

What the jurors thought of the circus unfolding around them.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Jeanne Greeley A nun, a priest and a rusty stoplight. Not the normal "faces" you'd expect to see when scanning a jury. But then again, this was no normal trial. And after months of tense testimony in a legal malpractice case...

The twists and turns of the 'Picciotto' litigation.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Jeanne Greeley What exactly happened between the time Stefano Picciotto filed a toxic-tort case and the immense legal-malpractice trial that arose out of the case? It's a bit of a sordid tale of complex litigation, embittered...

A relentless litigant fails in A circus-like lawsuit against some of Massachusetts's top attorneys.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Jeanne Greeley Sixty-three days. That's how long it took to try what is being called a legal malpractice case for the books, one which wrapped up just last month. A brash, unwavering litigant named Stefano Picciotto had...

New piece to the pro se puzzle.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Probate & Family Court Judge Edward M. Ginsburg is on a mission. Ginsburg says he will personally launch a new attack on the persistent problems caused by a backlog of pro se litigants some...

New calendar system for Essex County Probate.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The individual calendar system adopted on Oct. 1, 2001, will be modified in certain respects to include a number of recommendations from the practicing bar and litigants as adopted by the sitting...

Massachusetts judges back plan to save budget; but crisis looms.
February 18, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham Despite judges' support of a drastic Trial Court plan to try to save Massachusetts courts from massive layoffs, the mood was bleak in courthouses last week as tensions continued to mount between judges and...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court finds 'indirect' buyers could sue for price - fixing.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Jason M. Scally Consumers who purchased products containing vitamins could sue the vitamin manufacturing companies for price-fixing violations under Chapter 93A, even though they were "indirect purchasers," the Supreme Judicial...

Shift in disability law key to $800K verdict.
February 18, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham A recent $847,000 discrimination award to a police officer with a hearing aid underscores the importance of an earlier ruling in the case -- where the Supreme Judicial Court found that Massachusetts law rejects...

Commentary: A lawyer's ride to the Super Bowl.
February 18, 2002... Byline: David L. Yas Have you read enough articles about the feel-good, one-for-all-and-all-for-one, only-introduced-as-a-team Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots? Humor me. Read one more. This one is different. When the...

Q&A with Judge R. Peter Anderson, Brighton District Court.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff As first justice of Brighton District Court, Judge R. Peter Anderson presides over the drug court sessions in both Brighton and Roxbury, a program whose praises he sings loud and clear. "A drug...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC No. 2001 - 076BD IN RE: ROBERT TATEL Last known office address: 240 Commercial Street Boston, MA 02109 Order of Term Suspension entered by Ireland, J., on January 3, 2002 This...

Commentary: A 'revolution' n the courts.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff As daily reports continue to unfold on the power struggle between the Legislature and the judiciary, it is more and more apparent that the courts are facing their worst crisis in recent memory. ...

Massachusetts lawyers head to Miami Beach for trial lawyers convention.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff With Boston's Leo V. Boyle currently serving as president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, it was no surprise to see a number of Massachusetts lawyers in attendance at ATLA's winter...

Panel of media veterans in Boston addresses freedom of press and Bush administration.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The United States will be waging war against terrorists for many years to come, according to President George W. Bush, which made a recent seminar at Hill & Barlow all the more timely and...

Newton entertainment lawyer's band plays benefit concert.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Clients aren't the only ones Newton entertainment lawyer David A. Herlihy likes to help out. Herlihy, a singer and songwriter for the Boston band O Positive and its spin-off, Toyboat, recently...

Recent merger of Boston's Brown, Rudnick with New York's Berlack, Israels going well.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The recent merger of Boston's Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer with New York's Berlack, Israels & Liberman already looks like a good move for the two firms. The newly reconfigured Brown,...

Child - support guidelines unchanged; Mass. Bar Assn. upset.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Jason M. Scally Reformists who wanted the state's child support guidelines to go easier on non-custodial parents and bar leaders who wanted a thorough, independent review of the guidelines were both disappointed last week when the...

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff On The Move... Christopher M. Tauro, Cetrulo & Capone Christopher M. Tauro has joined the Boston firm of Cetrulo & Capone, where his practice will focus on complex litigation. Tauro...

Massachusetts Legal Obituaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Samuel Hoffman Former Norfolk County Probate & Family Court Judge Samuel Hoffman died in Ellis Nursing Center. He was 92. Hoffman practiced law in Walpole and was appointed to the bench by...

Appellate Division Mass. Case Summaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Negligence Supermarket - Wrinkled Carpeting Where a plaintiff filed a negligence action against a defendant supermarket after she tripped and fell upon wrinkled carpeting upon entering...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments Affirmed The Appeals Court has affirmed, pursuant to Rule 1:28, judgments in the following cases. Although the decisions do not appear to address any substantive issues...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Religious Speech - Exclusion Of Women Where a plaintiff asserts that her civil rights were violated when she was denied admittance to a speech given by a defendant religious...

Mass. Superior Courts Case Summaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Impoundment - Sexual Misconduct Where a plaintiff newspaper wishes to inspect the records of impounded cases involving alleged sexual abuse by defendant members of the...

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit Case Summaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Agency And Partnership Trade Shows - Agreement Where a plaintiff corporation brought suit asserting the existence of a partnership between it and the defendant based on a 1974 agreement...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: February 18, 2002.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Legal Malpractice Claims - Property Of Estate Where a bankruptcy judge ruled that a debtor's legal malpractice claims must be prosecuted by the Trustee, that ruling was proper,...

Verdicts & Settlements February 18, 2002: Dram shop liability - drunk driver.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Unstable pelvic fracture, left tibia/fibula fracture, L4-5 compression fracture, right and left ischium and left pubic rami fractures, severe abdominal crush injury Name...

Verdicts & Settlements February 18, 2002: Elevator accident - malfunctioning door - leg trapped.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Meniscal tear, subsequent right leg atrophy Name of case: Simon v. Delta Elevator Service Corporation et al. Court/case #: Suffolk Superior Court, No....

Verdicts & Settlements February 18, 2002: Negligence & tort.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Right and left distal radial fracture, vertebral fractures from C1 to T8, sternal fracture, right iliac crest fracture and significant leg pain Name of case: ...

Verdicts & Settlements February 18, 2002: Motor vehicle negligence.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following report is being reprinted to reflect corrected information. Injuries alleged: Herniated lumbar disc, 13-percent permanent disability Name of case: Withheld ...

Verdicts & Settlements February 18, 2002: Employment.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Injuries alleged: Loss of employment, lost pay, emotional distress Name of case: Dahill v. Boston Police Department Court/case #: U.S. District Court, No. 98-11441-DPW ...

Securities arbitration: An emerging niche area for Massachusetts lawyers.
February 25, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham According to Massachusetts lawyers, a burgeoning niche lies in the area of securities arbitration, as a tumbling high-tech market has left many dot.com millionaires penniless and dissatisfied with their brokers....

Superior Court judge says witness' criminal history can be obtained to impeach.
February 25, 2002... Byline: John O. Cunningham A defendant in a civil negligence suit could obtain a key witness' criminal record for the purposes of impeachment through the Criminal History Systems Board, a Superior Court judge has ruled. The defendant,...

Commentary: Reformation of deeds vs. derelict fee statute.
February 25, 2002... Byline: William V. Hovey Michael Pill, the magnetic counselor from west of the Charles River, has again attracted an interesting issue and directed me to the firmly established proposition in our law that one should not be allowed "to reap...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC No. 2001 - 061BD IN RE: RICHARD P. BLAUSTEIN Last known office address: P.O. Box 1484 Boston, MA 02205 Judgment of Disbarment entered by Ireland, J., on January 24, 2002 [1] ...

Mass. Governor Signs Bills: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following bills have been signed into law by Gov. Jane M. Swift. The anticipated effective dates are listed but are subject to change. 21. An act authorizing the town of Ware to extend...

Boston lawyers pens limericks.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The "P.C." in Engel & Schultz, P.C., might as well stand for "pretty creative." The Boston law firm proudly lists a collection of limericks on its website, each tailored for a specific case or...

Former hockey player donates Olympic torch to Suffolk University.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The Winter Olympics are now officially over, but a piece of "The Games" will forever remain in Boston thanks to local hockey hero and future lawyer John Gilpatrick, who donated the Olympic torch...

Mass. lawyers concerned about Committee of Public Counsel Services budget.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff If you've been anywhere near a courtroom over the past few weeks, you know that concern (panic?) over the slashed nature of the judiciary's budget has reached a fever pitch. Meanwhile, over...

Q&A with Scott D. Spelfogel, The Berkshire Group.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff General counsel of The Berkshire Group, Scott D. Spelfogel has been with the Boston-based company for 13 years. Spelfogel joined The Berkshire Group -- once a major player in the real-estate...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court finds law firm ex-partner liable for back rent.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Paul D. Boynton A former partner of a law firm was liable for unpaid office rent even though the landlord knew of the partner's departure and took no steps to enforce the lease against him for nearly a year after his resignation...

Superior Court cuts law clerks' hours; delays in rulings feared.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Jeanne Greeley Court officials announced last week that the ongoing court-budget crisis has forced both layoffs and reduced hours for law clerks -- a development that has lawyers worried about both expediency and breadth in judges'...

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers New Associations Lawrence R. Robins has joined the Cambridge office of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner as a partner. Robbins will continue his practice in...

Massachusetts Legal Obituaries: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bob Clayton Attorney-turned-radio-personality Bob Clayton died in Burlington. He was 87. The Boston native graduated from Northeastern University School of Law and became one of Boston's...

Mass. Appellate Tax Board Case Summaries: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Real Estate - Hotel Property Where an appellant seeks abatements of real estate taxes paid for fiscal year 1998 on three lots containing a hotel and parking areas, we hold, after...

Appellate Division Mass. Case Summaries: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Damages Assessment Hearing - Denial Of Motion For Continuance Where (1) a default judgment was entered against a pro se defendant in an action filed by a plaintiff seeking repayment of...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments Affirmed The Appeals Court has affirmed, pursuant to Rule 1:28, judgments in the following cases. Although the decisions do not appear to address any substantive issues...

Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection Case Summaries: February 25, 2002.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Environmental Intermittent Stream Where evidence indicates that Rattlesnake Run, a stream in Cohasset, is intermittent, rather than perennial, it must be ruled not to be a river for...