Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly articles from June 2007

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly archives from June 2007

The Timepiece: June 1, 1992, June 5, 1995, June 4, 2001.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The Timepiece is an occasional Hearsay feature that goes back in time to recall events in the Massachusetts legal-judicial community, as reported in previous issues of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly....

An affinity for Obama.(Barack Obama)(lawyers involved in presidential campaigns)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Former President Bill Clinton is due in Massachusetts later this week for a June 6 fundraiser to benefit the presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. But it may not be attended by a...

Boston attorney John J. Gardner honored by Suffolk University.(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Considering that Boston attorney John J. Gardner and his law school alma mater, Suffolk University, are both celebrating their 100th birthdays this year, it seemed only fitting that Suffolk, from...

Criticism of CJC does 'disservice' to judges, public.(Letter to the editor)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: The representatives of HALT presented no evidence that the Commission on Judicial Conduct is "badly broken," as they claim (Opinion: "It's time to judge the judges," May 14)....

Response of prosecutor in case was 'admirable'.(Letter to the editor)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: I want to thank Lawyers Weekly for the May 21 article concerning a criminal case in which I was one of the defense lawyers ("Seldom-used federal rule allows lawyer to prevail in...

A fond farewell to Probate Court Judge Boorstein.(Letter to the editor)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: An exceptional judge possesses superior intellect, great compassion and due respect. She is valued for being both scholarly and practical, true to the law and diligent in its...

Mass. Bar Assn. panel rules lawyer must keep e-mail from prospective client confidential.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Eric T. Berkman A lawyer who received unsolicited information from a prospective client via an e-mail link on his law firm's website would be required to hold the information in confidence even if the attorney declined...

Massachusetts. Court of Appeals rules security deposit must be held in Massachusetts. banks only.(Taylor v. Burke)
June 4, 2007... Byline: David E. Frank A recent Appeals Court decision puts landlords on notice that they can no longer place their tenants' security deposits in banks outside of Massachusetts -- even if those banks have local branches. The landlord...

Massachusetts. Court of Appeals rules policyholder has no duty to provide updated information.(Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Quisset Properties Inc.)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Eric T. Berkman An insurance company could be obligated to indemnify and defend a commercial policyholder in connection with a traffic accident even though the policyholder had never informed the insurer that he had dissolved his...

Notices from the Mass. Courts: June 4, 2007.(Public notice)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Supreme Judicial Court seeks amicus briefs SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT FOR THE COMMONWEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED...

Commentary: Judicial conduct system may not be perfect, but it works well.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Robert Guttentag The policy matters raised by Suzanne M. Blonder and Emily Werth ("It's time to judge the judges," May 14) are matters of legitimate public debate. That debate should, however, be informed by an accurate...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments affirmed Wilson v. Commissioner of Correction, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-472-07) (1 pages) (challenge to a dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint) (No. 05-P-693)...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff BBO Public Reprimand No. 2007-5 IN RE: JOHN H. PERRONE Last known office address:86 Summer StreetHaverhill, MA 01830 Special Hearing Officer's Memorandum of Decision and Recommended...

Commentary: Avoiding a 'real' identity crisis.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff What's in your wallet? By 2010, the answer to that now-familiar commercial pitch will have to be more than just a credit card if a controversial federal law requiring national identity cards...

Commentary: A day in court.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Noah Schaffer 'Quiet' federal court in Worcester shares some of the concerns of its better-known counterpart in Boston His case concluded, an attorney who usually practices in Boston walks toward the elevator on the fifth floor...

Commentary: Tales of the temple-like court and a Jew jailed on Shavuot.
June 4, 2007... Byline: David Yas Another installment in my quest to visit 100 Massachusetts courthouses before the year is out It's a picturesque Wednesday morning as I drive through downtown Palmer (by "downtown Palmer," I mean, "I saw a traffic...

Massachusetts governor signs bills: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff 39.An act further regulating the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. App. May 7, eff. April 10, 1 page. 40.An act establishing the Marlborough 2010 Corporation. App. and eff. May...

Mass. Bar Assn. Ethics Committee Case Summaries: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Unsolicited e-mail - Website Where (1) a prospective client contacted an attorney through an e-mail link on a law firm web site and (2) the attorney declined to represent the...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals G.L.c. 211, Sect. 3 petition Where a petitioner claimed before a single justice that his rights were violated in connection with his federal drug prosecution, the petition was...

Mass. Superior Courts Case Summaries: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Non-solicitation clause - Confidentiality Where a plaintiff company seeks preliminary injunctive relief based on allegations that (1) a defendant former employee violated...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil rights Political discrimination - Puerto Rico Where plaintiff employees brought political discrimination claims, a judgment for the defendants must be affirmed, as salary deductions...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Disparate pay claim - Title VII The statute of limitations on a disparate pay claim begins to run when the original decision on salary is made -- there is no new violation each...

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New associations Mary E. Windham has joined Ruberto, Israel & Weiner in Boston as an associate. Mary Clare Decker has been named chief legal officer and director of human resources at...

Leverage just part of 'big business'.(lawyer compensation)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Edward Poll Lawyer compensation remains a hot topic. The furor over $160,000 average annual pay for new associates (which we considered in a recent column) had barely died down before one of the nation's 10 largest firms gained...

Hire Calling: Job prospects for newly graduated law school students.(Interview)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Hire Calling is a feature about hiring decisions and related employment matters. This week reporter Noah Schaffer speaks with Samuel Stonefield, associate dean for external affairs at Western New...

Commentary: Dealing with writer's block.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Julie A. Baker Write On provides guidance on writing memoranda and briefs that will lead to the results their authors -- attorneys -- are hoping for from readers of those legal documents. Everyone struggles with writer's block...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Motorist denies running over pedestrian's foot.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense verdict The plaintiff pedestrian alleged that while he was crossing Morton Street, at the intersection of Leston Street, in Dorchester the defendant motorist, who was backing up, ran...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Woman alleges 'defective' cesspool cover caused fall.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense verdict The 60-year-old plaintiff tripped and fell over an allegedly defective cesspool cover on the defendant's property. The plaintiff fell into the cistern, injuring her knee to...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Patient, complaining of constipation, dies from septic shock.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $350,000 settlement The decedent was a healthy, active, self-sufficient widow prior to entering a nursing home in September 2000 for short-term rehabilitation therapy for a compression...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Woman suffers perforated colon during hysterectomy.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $350,000 award The 76-year-old plaintiff alleged that during the performance of a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy on April 16, 2002, the defendant, a...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Youngsters sustain lead poisoning in rented property.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $525,000 settlement The minor plaintiffs, who lived in rental property owned by the defendants, suffered lead poisoning between 1985 and 1986. Neuropsychological testing revealed that one...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Patient dies of cancer despite early complaints to physician.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $625,000 settlement The decedent was 54 when he began treating with the defendant primary care physician. Between April 1995 and May 2001, the man had 21 documented patient encounters with the...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Young man's stroke misdiagnosed as migraine headache.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1 million settlement The 19-year-old plaintiff presented to the hospital on Nov. 9 and Nov. 12, 2000, complaining of a severe headache, nausea, vomiting and visual disturbances, and was...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Urologist fails to follow up.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $750,000 settlement The plaintiff patient alleged that in November 1996 he sought treatment from the defendant urologist for symptoms of sexual dysfunction, increasing urinary frequency and...

Verdicts & Settlements June 4, 2007: Borrower, guarantors liable.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $10.77 million verdict On March 14, U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young issued an opinion supporting a bench ruling the previous October that followed a nine-day bench trial involving...

Commentary: Leverage just part of 'big business'.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Edward Poll Lawyer compensation remains a hot topic. The furor over $160,000 average annual pay for new associates (which we considered in a recent column) had barely died down before one of the nation's 10 largest firms gained...

Founder of Newton-based entertainment law practice forms new band.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Local attorney-turned-rock-star-turned-attorney David A. Herlihy is back on stage. Herlihy, who started a Newton-based entertainment law practice following the demise of his band, O Positive,...

Wi-Fi access awaits at law libraries.(Letter to the editor)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: If lawyers are looking for Wi-Fi access while waiting in the courts, come to one of the 17 Trial Court law libraries, which all have Wi-Fi ("Wi-Fi in courts: a strike against...

Reader disagrees with some advice in real estate column.(Letter to the editor)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: William V. Hovey provides an interesting discussion of all the important issues as to when an offer to purchase real estate ought to be binding and when it ought to expressly...

Lawyer reacts to 'attack' on ex-MBA exec.(Letter to the editor)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: As counsel to Abigail Shaine, former executive director of the Massachusetts Bar Association, I was shocked by Lawyers Weekly's May 14 article about a settlement agreement...

Slavitt owes members of bar apology.(Letter to the editor)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: On behalf of the Board of Bar Overseers, I am responding to the extraordinary attack on the disciplinary process to which Lawyers Weekly saw fit to devote an entire page in the...

Justice was served in case of suspended lawyer.(Letter to the editor)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: As former members of the Board of Bar Overseers who now actively represent lawyers before it, we found Evan Slavitt's op-ed ("J'accuse: A Lawyer's Parting Words," May 28) so...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court OKs stock swap despite low value.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Eric T. Berkman A biotech company's directors did not breach their good-faith obligation to a shareholder by announcing an exchange of stock at a time that was not favorable to the shareholder, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled....

Massachusetts employment bar debates summary-judgment trend.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Noah Schaffer Employer-side attorneys are refuting a federal judge's claim that a rise in summary-judgment decisions in employment cases is threatening the system of judicial protections for civil rights. The keynote speaker at...

Massachusetts defense attorneys discuss strategies for overcoming emotional aspect of civil suits.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Barbara Rabinovitz One year ago, at the start of a civil rights trial in federal court in Boston, the outlook for defense attorney Douglas I. Louison's client, the City of Quincy, was not good. A young man arrested on a...

Massachusetts Appeals Court ruling allows auditor to avoid lawsuit over failed investment.(Imprimis Investors and Wexford Spectrum Investors file suit against KPMG Peat Marwick LLP)
June 11, 2007... Byline: David E. Frank Investors who lost money in a failed dental company could not proceed with their lawsuit against an independent auditor who had prepared a report of the company's financial statements, the Appeals Court has found....

Boston Herald libel verdict upheld.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The Boston Herald is not entitled to a rehearing in a libel suit brought by a Superior Court judge, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The SJC on May 7 upheld a multi-million-dollar jury...

Boston attorney cleared in assault case.
June 11, 2007... Byline: David L. Yas Attorney Stephen T. Kunian, a partner at the Boston law firm of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, has been cleared of all criminal wrongdoing after he had been accused of forcing open the jacket of a woman during the...

Bar Exam Passers.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following individuals passed the Massachusetts bar exam, which was held on Feb. 28 and March 1. Aanavi, Joan, New Bedford Abair, Jesse W., Boston Adams, Jesse Michael, Northampton...

Verdicts & Settlements June 11, 2007: Landlord claims citations from fire department were unclear.(Tian v. Somerville Fire Department)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Waiver of municipal fines In July 2006, the defendant fire department issued to the plaintiff landlord violation notices for failure to keep means of egress clear, failure to maintain fire...

Commentary: Beware 'dark urges' in the gay-marriage debate.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Ignorance reaps its revenge when citizens give in to "dark urges." So warned Austrian political scientist Joseph Schumpeter. Were Schumpeter around these days (he died in 1950), he'd be...

Commentary: Rights, passions collide: Is Muslim mosque case Boston's Skokie?
June 11, 2007... Byline: David Yas In the late 1970s, members of the National Socialist Party of America, part of the American Nazi Party, planned a march in Skokie, Ill. The very thought of a swastika in a Jewish neighborhood stirred powerful...

Governor Signs Bills.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff 43.An act relative to the maximum age requirement for police officers for the City of Boston. App. and eff. May 18, 1 page. 44.An act relative to the sale of land by the Massachusetts Water...

Boston prosecutor featured in space industry documentary.(John P. Zanini )
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff As chief of the appellate unit at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, John P. Zanini is used to staging his arguments before the cast of the Supreme Judicial Court. But Zanini...

New Worcester County DA Joseph D. Early Jr. dismisses 11 staffers upon taking office.(district attorney)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff It is a familiar tale: A new district attorney is elected, a number of longtime public servants are promptly shown the door and hard feelings ensue. But a number of assistant district...

Notices from the Mass. Courts: June 11, 2007.(Public notice)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC committee seeks comments on Rules of Civil Procedure NOTICE The Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure Invites Comments on Proposed...

Commentary: Why I oppose the anti-gay-marriage amendment.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Rep. John H. Rogers In 2002, I worked with former Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti to form a coalition of lawmakers and others to enact meaningful reform for same-sex couples and their families. Our intent was to draft a...

District Court/BMC Appellate Division Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(First Select Corporation v. Mastromattei)(Hatch Hoyt McDonald v. Saia)(Doddy, trustee, v. Jannini )
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil practice Motion to vacate default - Service of process Where a judge denied a defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment, a judge erred in denying the motion, as service of...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Massachusetts)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative DMR - Transfer Where a judge awarded summary judgment to the defendant Department of Mental Retardation in a suit filed by plaintiff parents challenging the legality of the...

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Re: Conley, Kenneth George)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Objection to discharge Where a plaintiff filed a complaint (1) alleging a fraudulent transfer of assets by the defendant debtor in 1999 and (2) objecting to the defendant...

Mass. Department Of Industrial Accidents Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Re: Lefebvre, Susan L.)(Garcia Drywall Inc. v. American Zurich Insurance)(Re: Haines. William P.)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' compensation Benefit denial - Hip injury Where an administrative judge denied an employee's claim for workers' compensation benefits, we hold that the benefit denial should be...

Mass. Housing Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Gluscevic v. Estate of Alice Russell )(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Landlord and tenant Quiet enjoyment - Illegal eviction Where (1) a plaintiff graduate student lived in a private home as part of a program under the auspices of the University of...

Mass. Labor Relations Commission Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Labor Motions to intervene Where, after a union filed a petition seeking to represent a bargaining unit of all full-time and regular part-time clerical workers employed by the city of...

Mass. Land Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Cornell v. Crowley)(Mehr v. Board of Appeals of the Town of Hinsdale)(Bicalho v. Ottavani)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Zoning Variance - Lapse Where a plaintiff did not exercise a variance within one year of the date on which it was granted (March 7, 2002), I hold that it lapsed. Summary judgment to...

Other Mass. Agencies Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Massachusetts)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Conflict of interest DMR - Human Rights Committees Where the Department for Mental Retardation has Human Rights Committees for its state-operated programs, such Human Rights Committees...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007. .(Massachusetts)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Discipline - Standing Where a petitioner sought judicial review of an order by a member of the Board of Bar Overseers upholding Bar Counsel's decision not to pursue any...

Mass. Superior Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Contingency fee agreement - Damages Where a defendant has breached a contingency fee agreement with the plaintiff law firm, the plaintiff will be awarded damages in the amount...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Child support Where a debtor claims that his child support obligations are dischargeable, that argument must be rejected based on 11 U.S.C. Sect. 523(a)(5). "... The...

1st U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Banks and banking Sale of 'gift certificates' - Preemption Where New Hampshire passed a statute restricting the sale of "gift certificates," including stored value giftcards issued by...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil rights Arrest - Probable cause Where a plaintiff alleges that the defendant police officers violated the plaintiff's rights in investigating a bank robbery, I find that the...

U.S. Magistrate Judges Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Habeas corpus Right to remain silent Where a petitioner's first-degree murder conviction was upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the petitioner is not entitled to habeas...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fees - Preliminary victory A plaintiff who won a preliminary court order but ultimately lost her First Amendment claim isn't entitled to attorney fees for the initial victory....

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: June 11, 2007.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New associations Scott N. Semel has been named chief legal officer at Teleatlas, a digital map data company. Steven D. Weatherhead has joined Bello, Black & Walsh in Boston. Vincent...

Boston law firm's hospitality and recreation group carves niche for itself.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff As Boston booms with new hotels and restaurants, a major downtown law firm is feasting on a good portion of their legal business. Goulston & Storrs' hospitality and recreation group has carved...

Seller's Market: June 11, 2007.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Seller's Market offers practitioners information about marketing their skills and services as attorneys. This week, Lawyers Weekly's Jason Scally, who often serves as a photographer for the paper,...

Commentary: Don't get snowed-in by everyday disasters.(Column)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Edward Poll When I began these columns in the fall of 2005, the Hurricane Katrina disaster was still uppermost in our minds. One of my first efforts was on disaster recovery, and carried this message: "Disaster for any law firm...

Verdicts & Settlements June 11, 2007: Man hit by drunk driver seeks damages from bars.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $727,800 settlement What began as a $20,000 motor-vehicle bodily injury claim turned into a dram-shop case involving a 21-year-old who was struck head-on by a drunk driver on Jan. 27, 2001,...

Verdicts & Settlements June 11, 2007: Two die instantly after speeding car strikes tree.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.1 million settlement On Oct. 27, 2006, a car was traveling down a residential street in Needham between 80 to 100 miles per hour when the driver lost control and struck a tree on the side...

Verdicts & Settlements June 11, 2007: Employee: relationship with supervisor led to termination.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $88,000 settlement An initially consensual romance between a high-level employee and the supervisor/owner of a business led to a sexual harassment claim. The employee alleged that the...

Verdicts & Settlements June 11, 2007: Laborer slips, injures shoulder at Logan construction site.
June 11, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $508,000 settlement While working on the construction of the new Logan International Airport MBTA station in May 2002, the 41-year-old plaintiff laborer slipped and fell in a pile of concrete...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: June 18, 2007.
June 18, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC No. BD-2006-064 IN RE: MICHAEL E. ANDERSON Last known address: 28 Martel Road Chichester, NH 03258 S.J.C. Order of Term Suspension entered by Justice Cowin on May 29, 2007 SUMMARY...

Commentary: Jury duty: Everybody in the pool?
June 18, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff It's mid-June, the weather is warming, and it's time to start thinking about weekend trips to the beach. Unfortunately for some, it's also time to start thinking about the possibility of an...

Commentary: Passing thoughts as Tony's lawyer prepares a defense ...
June 18, 2007... Byline: David Yas Thoughts while wondering whether there were any onion rings left for Meadow I think our pals in Rhode Island may have the wrong idea when it comes to jury duty. It seems that Rhode Island Jury Commissioner Eugene...

Former GM of Boston Red Sox wins case in Land Court.(Dan Duquette)(Brief article)
June 18, 2007... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff It's not exactly a World Series win, but former Red Sox General Manager Dan Duquette has scored a decisive legal victory in a Land Court match-up with an angry neighbor. The judge's ruling --...