Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly articles from June 2005

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly archives from June 2005

Hiring the right help important for lawyers going it alone.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright When Chicopee attorney Eileen Z. Sorrentino left her firm three months ago to hang her own shingle, she quickly realized she needed some help. "It's the technology stuff that's driving me crazy," she exclaims....

Interview with solo practitioner, Frank J. Kautz II.(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff FRANK J. KAUTZ II Woburn Age: 39 Years in practice: 6.5 Years as solo: 2.25 Law school: Widener School of Law, Harrisburg, Pa. Practice areas: Personal injury...

Start-up costs for lawyers going out on their own.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Initial Office Rental Costs$1,500-$9,000 (first, last and security deposit) (Varies significantly based on location, size, whether space-sharing, etc. Can be as little as $500 to $750 for...

Superior Court Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Consumer Protection G.L.c. 93A - Reliance Damages Where a plaintiff, in connection with a failed real estate development project, violated G.L.c. 93A, the defendant's recovery on its c....

Expert says discipline is the key to successful retirement planning for solo practitioners.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright Lexington solo George E. Foote isn't contributing anything to his retirement account right now. "I have two kids in college," says the 56-year-old, a sole practitioner since 1981. That's not to say that Foote...

Interview with solo practitioner Carolyn M. Mitchell.(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff CAROLYN M. MITCHELL Worcester Age: 40 Years in practice: 13 Years as solo: 3.5 Law school: Vermont Law School Practice areas: Family law and family mediation * *...

MA solo practitioners share money-saving tips and warn of pitfalls.(Massachusetts)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Jason M. Scally While starting a solo practice can be a risky financial undertaking, there are smart ways to cut costs. But the key is to make sure you're cutting them in the right places. Lawyers Weekly asked some Bay State solos...

Interview with solo practitioner Stephen D. Silveri.(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff STEPHEN D. SILVERI Dedham Age: 30 Years in practice: 1.5 Years as solo: 1.5 Law school: Suffolk University Law School Practice areas: Residential conveyancing, family...

MA solo practitioners detail numerous benefits of space-sharing for attorneys.(Massachusetts)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Alyssa Cutler Space-sharing. Many solos swear by it, calling it a social, intellectual and economical recipe for success that has helped them take advantage of the legal community, act as referral services for one another, lend...

Interview with solo practitioner Inna Shtivelband Landsman.(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff INNA SHTIVELBAND LANDSMAN Cambridge/Arlington Age: 32 Years in practice: 7 Years as solo: 3 Law school: Boston University School of Law Practice area: Patent law *...

Supreme Judicial Court rules Fall River's ordinance banning public nudity cannot be enforced.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Apparently public nudity isn't such a bad thing after all. At least not in Fall River, anyway. The Supreme Judicial Court recently held in Mendoza v. Licensing Board of Fall River that the...

The Big Picture: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Lisa Bruno Over the last 10 years the Boston legal landscape has been the most chaotic in the country, according to national legal consultant Jeff Coburn. How firms have navigated the market's turbulent waters was the topic under...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff IN RE: CARLTON J. DASENT IN RE: CARLTON J. DASENT Last known address: 27 School Street Suite 400 Boston, MA 02108 Judgment of Disbarment entered by Cowin, J., on May 13, 2005 This...

MA Lawyers in the News: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New Associations David L. Woronov has joined Posternak, Blankstein & Lund in Boston as a partner in the corporate department. Woronov focuses his practice on domestic and international...

Attorney Salvatore A. diCiero dies at his home in Chelmsford, MA following a long illness.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Salvatore A. diCiero, a former National Labor Relations Board attorney, died May 14 at his home in Chelmsford following a long illness. He was 74. Raised in Baltimore, diCiero served in the...

Attorney Robert E. Neville dies at Mass. General Hospital; he was 75.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Robert E. Neville, a former civil trial lawyer, died May 19 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 75. Neville grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Georgetown University before serving...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: Worker injured when he slips in puddle at job site.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $560,000 Settlement The plaintiff was working as a union millwright at a construction site where at least two major projects were ongoing. As the plaintiff was walking away from his work area...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: Co.'s defective heating system spurs class action suit.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $320 Million Settlement Homeowners in the six New England states had homes or other applications containing an allegedly defective radiant heating hose manufactured by the defendant Fortune...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: Despite MRI, hip fracture not diagnosed immediately.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $400,000 Settlement The 44-year-old plaintiff had the onset of right hip pain in October 1997. An MRI in December 1997 was interpreted by the defendant as normal. After months of physical...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: Baby dies of asphyxiation while napping in his crib.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $700,000 Settlement The plaintiffs brought a products liability action against the manufacturer and retailer of a fitted crib sheet alleging that the sheet was defectively designed and...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: Man suffers brain injury during finger surgery.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $750,000 Settlement The plaintiff's decedent was a 48-year-old man who had a past medical history significant for insulin dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure and coronary...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: 'Good Samaritan' hit, injured by drunk driver.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $100,000 Settlement On Aug. 19, 2003, while assisting a stranded motorist, the 39-year-old plaintiff suffered serious injuries after being struck by an allegedly heavily intoxicated...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: Hand surgery leaves dentist unable to practice.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $750,000 Settlement The 50-year-old plaintiff, self-employed in general dentistry for 23 years, was involved in strenuous recreational activities and was a guitar player. As a consequence...

Supreme Judicial Court rules arbitration board may hear Big Dig dispute.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Jason M. Scally An arbitration review board could make its own decision to hear a monetary dispute brought by a Big Dig construction company, even where the board's contractual appointment as arbitrators had not been renewed, the...

MA Appeals Court rules company can sue over rival's statements to reporter.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright A telecommunications company could be sued for defamation by a competitor over allegedly harmful statements made to the press, the Appeals Court has ruled. The defendant company argued that the statement, made to a...

Verdicts & Settlements-June 6, 2005: $3.2M brain injury award won after lawyer voir dire.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno Extensive attorney-conducted voir dire and efficient use of trial presentation software were the tools that contributed to a $3.2 million verdict returned by a Suffolk County jury last month, according to the lawyers...

MA Superior Court rules insurance co. must defend against damage suit.(Massachusetts, Eastern Casualty Insurance Company, Home Store Inc.)
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff A pollution-exclusion clause did not relieve an insurance company of its duty to defend a manufacturer of modular homes against a suit brought by homeowners who sustained damages from an oil leak...

Workers to be temporarily relocated before asbestos cleanup of Middlesex court begins.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Occupants of the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse in Cambridge finally got a definitive word that help is on the way for their beleaguered building. Chief Justice for Administration and...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Poll 'trivialized' BBO proceedings.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Some casual readers doubtless found amusing Lawyers Weekly's "Should they be disbarred?" online "poll" and the report of its results ("Lawyers Support Order To Disbar," May...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Those on front lines of justice deserve increased compensation.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Bar advocates, the private attorneys who take court appointments, face bankruptcy, working a non-legal "second job" of putting off paying taxes as they are self-employed and...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: SJC's attitude toward criminal defendants' rights unchanged.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: I read with great interest the guest article written by Harvey A. Silvergate and Dan Poulson about what great steps the Supreme Judicial Court has taken recently in its...

Commentary: Federal judges shouldn't be cloaked in red or blue.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Joan A. Lukey Color phobia permeates our political lives. Maps of the United States, once encompassing all the colors of the rainbow, now sport a broad swath of red bounded by an upside-down horseshoe of blue. Red and blue have...

MA governor signs bills: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following bills have been signed into law by Gov. Mitt Romney. The anticipated effective dates are listed but are subject to change. The full text of statutes may be ordered from Lawyers...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Constitutional First Amendment - Statement About Attorney An injunction ordering a client to refrain from making any statements about his former attorney in a public forum is an...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Rooker- Feldman Doctrine Where an appellant, who unsuccessfully moved to dismiss an unfair labor practices grievance in Puerto Rico, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Sentencing - Heterotopic Ossification Where a defendant has pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, I find that he suffers from a rare and painful physical...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy False Representation Where plaintiffs filed a complaint against a debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Sect. 523(a)(2)(A), judgment must enter for the debtor on the ground that the...

MA Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration 'Big Dig' Contractor - Unexpected Construction Problems Where an arbitration panel, while adjudicating disagreements between a contractor and the public agencies overseeing the...

MA Appeals Court Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... 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...

MA Appellate Tax Board Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Personal Income Taxes - Bad Debt Deduction Where the appellee Commissioner of Revenue ruled an appellant not entitled to a bad debt deduction on his personal income taxes for tax...

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Race, Color, National Origin Discrimination - Mental Retardation Worker Where a Black woman from Haiti who is employed by the commonwealth as a mental retardation worker...

MA Department of Industrial Accidents Case Summaries: June 6, 2005.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Average Weekly Wage Where an administrative judge adjusted an injured employee's average weekly wage, a remand must be ordered because it is unclear whether the...

Coming Attractions: Paul R. McLaughlin Memorial Golf Tournament Finale.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Paul R. McLaughlin Memorial Golf Tournament Finale Monday, June 20, 12 p.m. Ponkapoag Golf Club, Canton More info: Judy Graham, (617) 288-7120 Just as it has every year for...

Commentary: Peering down at a $40M parchment.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff There's a scene in the film "True Romance" where a retired cop (the great Dennis Hopper) is being shaken down by a gangster (the equally great Christopher Walken). At some point Hopper realizes...

Interview with Judge Terry M. Craven.(Interview)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff After nearly three decades of working in the Juvenile Court system, Judge Terry M. Craven can say, with confidence, that she wouldn't have it any other way. As a 24-year-old probation officer in...

Single purpose entities can help commercial lenders, borrowers.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Robert K. Rowell During the economic downturn of the early 1990s, a number of financial institutions were badly burned when loans secured by commercial real estate went sour. Some borrowers went bankrupt, dragging the security down...

Carol G. Fubini, cancer patient advocate, dies.(Obituary)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Carol G. Fubini, a cancer patient advocate, died May 21 at her home in Topsfield after battling breast cancer. She was 55. Fubini grew up in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut....

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: June 13, 2005.(appointments and awards)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New Associations Eliza J. Minsch has joined the Boston firm of Petrucelly & Nadler as an associate. She focuses her practice in civil litigation. Jeffrey W. Goldman has joined the Boston...

Superior Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Disqualification - Witness Where defendants in a suit involving a condominium complex have moved for disqualification of the plaintiff's attorney, the motion should be allowed...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Passenger's arm severely injured when driver flips car.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.6 Million Verdict The plaintiff was a passenger in the defendant's two-seat Corvette on April 12, 2002. They were in the North End when the plaintiff received a phone call from her...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Chelation Therapy leaves two with infections.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $200,000 Settlement Between Oct. 3 and Oct. 6, 1997, the two male plaintiffs underwent intravenous infusion of a chemical compound manufactured by the defendant pharmaceutical manufacturer,...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Cyclist killed in collision at intersection.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $250,000 Settlement On June 10, 2003, the plaintiff's decedent, an 18-year-old college freshman from Newton, set out with his 20-year-old brother on their daily bike ride. As the plaintiff's...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Hockey player hits opponent in eye; blindness results.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $677,808 Arbitration Award On July 14, 1999, the 31-year-old plaintiff was a participant in an indoor roller hockey game in an evening league for adults, sponsored and run by the defendant...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Condo tenants evicted for excessive smoking.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Summary Process Granted The landlord of a rented condominium unit at Dockside Place near Fort Point Channel in Boston brought a summary process action to evict a tenant. The tenant and a...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Bystander injured during bar scuffle.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $47,500 Settlement On Feb. 13, 2004, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the 37-year-old plaintiff entered a bar on Newbury Street in Boston. After about 15 minutes, a disturbance broke out inside...

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Neurological deficits blamed on 'slow' delivery.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $900,000 Settlement On Nov. 17, 1995, at 41 weeks' gestation, the plaintiff's mother was seen at Quincy Hospital at 1:30 p.m. for an ultrasound BPP and non-stress test. The BPP was...

The juggling act continues in lawyers' lives.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Natalie A. Herron When Sheila Statlender first started as a guidance counselor at Harvard Law School 16 years ago, female students asked her whether they should remove their engagement rings before interviewing at large law firms....

Verdicts & Settlements: June 13, 2005: Housekeeper falls, develops carpal tunnel syndrome.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff worked in housekeeping for a number of years and had an average weekly wage of $294. The incident occurred on May 26, 1997, when the plaintiff fell down a set of stairs. She...

Bar leaders: Training will improve judiciary.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright A new judicial enhancement training program which has been under attack in certain judicial circles will improve the state court's performance in a system that demands both independency and accountability, bar leaders...

Fraud claim by buyer OK despite purchase and sales disclaimer, Superior Court says.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno A buyer of real estate could bring claims of fraud and misrepresentation against the seller's brokers, despite disclaimer clauses contained in the purchase and sale agreement she executed, a Superior Court judge has...

Boston jury finds tenants can be evicted for smoking in unit.(Harwood Capital Corp. v Carey)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Jason M. Scally In a case that appears to be the first of its kind in the country, a Boston Housing Court jury allowed a landlord to evict a tenant for cigarette smoking in her rented condominium unit even though it was legal to...

Ask The Judge: When will a judge let a lawyer out of a case?
June 13, 2005... Byline: Edward M. Ginsburg This column offers readers an opportunity to ask a former judge with 25 years of experience on the bench questions that are of interest to lawyers. To ask Judge Ginsburg a question, e-mail SeniorLawyers@aol.com....

Standing order addresses opportunities for 'relatively inexperienced' lawyers.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CENTRAL DIVISION STANDING ORDER RE: COURTROOM OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS SAYLOR, J. ...

Commentary: Appeals Court makes ruling on sexual harassment and volunteers.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff It was not a case that made huge headlines, but the recent Appeals Court decision in Lowery v. Klemm took a significant step in extending sexual harassment protections when it decided that...

Commentary: Updated laws needed after Milton Academy case.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Times have changed. I remember 5 cent subway fares and Gilchrist's, but what I can't remember is a moral fabric so over the edge that it invites public outcry and a media...

Commentary: Addressing the cross-cultural needs of probate & family court litigants.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner This article is a follow-up on cultural considerations issues for Massachusetts lawyers brought to the forefront in 2003, against the backdrop of recent attention paid to the lack of diversity in the...

Gov. Romney signs bills.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following bills have been signed into law by Gov. Mitt Romney. The anticipated effective dates are listed but are subject to change. The number preceding the title of each bill (i.e., the...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Cruise Ships - ADA Disabled passengers who took cruises on foreign ships embarking from U.S. ports may be able to sue for disability discrimination under the ADA. ...

1st U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Homestead Exemption - Undervaluing Of Property Where a debtor's request to amend his homestead exemption was denied, that order should be upheld because the bankruptcy judge...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Pleading Requirement - Defamation Where question exists as to what pleading requirement exists for defamation claims brought in federal court in Massachusetts, I find that...

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Student Loans - Hardship Where a bankruptcy judge has determined that a debtor's student loan obligations are dischargeable, the judgment must be reversed because the judge's...

Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals G.L.c. 211, Sect. 3 - Waiver Of Fees Where (1) a petitioner in three separate cases sought a waive of docketing fees on the ground of indigency, (2) a single justice in each case...

Appeals Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... 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...

Land Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Zoning Title - Wilbraham Lot Where a dispute has arisen as to who holds title to a certain Wilbraham lot, I find from the evidence that the lot is not a "way," that the plaintiffs...

Housing Court Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Zoning Special Permit - Appeal - Counsel Fees Where a plaintiff (1) has succeeded in its appeal challenging a special permit grant to the defendant and (2) now seeks attorney's fees and...

Appellate Tax Board Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Overvaluation Claim - Aquinnah Home Where the owner of an Aquinnah home has sought a real estate tax abatement for fiscal year 2002, we hold that his abatement request must be...

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals MCAD - Petition For Review Where a respondent filed a notice of appeal after a hearing officer issued a decision in favor of the complainant, the appeal must be dismissed because...

Department Of Industrial Accidents Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Retirement - Section 35E Where an administrative judge misapplied G.L.c. 152, Sect. 35E, the case must be recommitted. "This sixty-eight year old employee...

Other Massachusetts Agencies Case Summaries: June 13, 2005.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Bypass Vote - Fire Chief Position Where the Natick board of selectmen voted to bypass the appellant for a fire chief position and to offer that position to another candidate,...

MA Appeals Court Case Summaries: June 20, 2005.
June 20, 2005... 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...

Charlestown lawyer participates in roundtable on women's rights at Oxford University.(Martha R. Bagley)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff If you detect a hint of a British accent about Martha R. Bagley these days, it's because the Charlestown lawyer recently spent some time at Oxford University. "I was shocked when I got the...

Commentary: 1st Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya's Scrabble.
June 20, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Anyone familiar with 1st Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya's flowery decisions knows that it's handy to have a dictionary close at hand. Test your knowledge with this pop quiz the 6th one of its kind...

Malden attorney Edward W. Gorfine dies at 73 years of age.
June 20, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Edward W. Gorfine, a Malden attorney for 50 years, died June 6 at Massachusetts General Hospital following a long illness. He was 73. Born on April 25, 1932, the youngest and last remaining...

Lawyers Weekly ranks the biggest defense wins of the year.
June 20, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff At the end of each calendar year, Lawyers Weekly ranks the top plaintiffs' verdicts and settlements based on the millions of dollars the plaintiffs took home. But defense lawyers win "big"...