Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly articles from September 2003

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly archives from September 2003

Mass. Lawyers in the News: September 1, 2003.(Brief article)
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers New Associations Laurence D. Shind, formerly of Hale and Dorr in Boston, has joined the Wellesley law firm of Kertzman & Weil as a partner. He specializes in real estate and...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Long- Term Disability Benefits - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Where, on Sept. 3, 1999, a defendant employer terminated the long-term disability benefits of a plaintiff employee...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Search And Seizure Backpack - Patfrisk Where (1) police officers, investigating a report that two men were attempting to break into a building in Brockton, found the defendant sitting on...

Mass. Superior Court Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.(Brief article)
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Damages Emotional Distress - Legal Malpractice Where a defendant attorney and codefendant law firm, charged with legal malpractice in connection with the plaintiff clients' bankruptcy...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Waiver - Sentencing - Withdrawal Of Motion Where (1) a defendant reached a plea agreement calling for a 135-month sentence, (2) he then filed a motion seeking to have that...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.(Brief article)
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Charitable Corporation - Gift Where (1) a decedent's will contained a bequest of money "to be used to provide a bed for indigent patients" at a hospital operated by a...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Pickup Truck, Car Collide Near Off-Ramp At Dusk.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $2,000 Verdict This action arose from an accident that occurred on April 9, 1997 on Grove Street in Newton. Just prior to the accident, the 74-year-old defendant had exited Route 128, trying...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Kitchen Fire In Restaurant Causes $600K In Damage.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense Verdict On April 14, 1998, the plaintiff's restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall sustained significant damage as a result of a fire. The plaintiff alleged that fire started in the...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Plumber Threatened, Beaten For Pace Of Work.(Brief article)
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $67,500 Settlement The plaintiff, a plumber, was the defendant police sergeant's brother-in-law. The plaintiff was doing a plumbing job for the defendant sergeant, who, allegedly dissatisfied...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Doctor Fails To Respond To Epidural Hematoma.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $750,000 Settlement The plaintiff consulted with the defendant orthopedic physician as a result of a work-related injury, which caused a herniated disc at L3-4. After conservative treatment...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: U-Mass Student Hit By Rental Car, Requires Surgery.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $200,000 Verdict This case arose from a motor vehicle accident involving the plaintiff, a student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and three defendants: defendant #1, the driver...

Law Firm of Stevenson & Lynch in Hingham: Cry Babies Need Not Apply.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The job market may be tough for new grads, but not as tough as getting a job at Stevenson & Lynch. Just read the Hingham firm's recent job posting on Suffolk University Law School's online job...

Free Radical: Sister of Judge Michael Boudin, 1st U.S. Circuit Court.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The recent decision to free Kathy Boudin, paroled after 22 years behind bars for her role in a 1981 armored car heist that left two police officers and a guard dead, was widely reported in the news...

Mass. Appeals Court Rules Manufacturer To Get Expected Price For Its Ruined Product.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Jason Scally A coffee-manufacturing company was entitled to be reimbursed by its insurance company for the intended selling price of coffee that was destroyed in an industrial accident, the Appeals Court has ruled. The...

Mass. Appellate Division of District Court Rules Insurer Gets Jury Trial In Suit For PIP Benefits.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno An insurance company was entitled to a jury trial in an action for personal injury protection benefits filed by a chiropractor who had treated an insured motorist, the Appellate Division of the District Court has...

Mass. Superior Court Rules No 'Distress' Damages For Legal-Mal Plaintiffs.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Jason M. Scally Plaintiffs suing their former attorneys for malpractice could not introduce evidence of emotional distress suffered due to a delayed home sale, a Superior Court judge has ruled. The plaintiffs claimed that the...

Dorchester attorney John E. Tevnan Sr. dies at 82.(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 1, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Dorchester attorney John E. Tevnan Sr., a veteran who advocated for the rights of the poor, died of complications from lung surgery, according to The Boston Globe. He was 82. The Brighton...

Commentary: Overcoming Juror Bias With Focus Groups.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Douglas K. Sheff Today's jurors receive more information than any in history. Newspapers, television and the Internet are filled with spin and inaccuracy. Special interest groups promote views in the media in order to affect public...

Commentary: How Far Should Elective Share Estates Be Augmented?
September 1, 2003... Byline: Jeffrey A. Baskies A recent decision by the Supreme Judicial Court highlights a new and potentially far-reaching expansion of the elective share estate. In the case, Bongaards v. Millen, the SJC chose not to augment the...

Mass. Lawyers in the News: September 8, 2003.(Brief article)
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers New Associations Lowrie, Lando and Anastasi in Cambridge hired the following attorneys: Gary S. Engelson, of counsel, and associates Elias del Rosario Domingo, Aaron W. Moore,...

Mass. Appellate Division Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.(Brief article)
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Auto Damage Claim Where a decision was entered for a defendant insurance company on a plaintiff's suit contending that the defendant violated G.L.c. 93A and 176D by rejecting...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... 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. Land Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.(Brief article)
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Zoning Variance Lapse Where the defendant zoning board upheld a building commissioner's denials of the plaintiffs' applications for building permits, the defendant's decision must be...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.(Brief article)
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Teacher Displacement Where (1) arbitrators ruled that the plaintiffs, two instructors for a federally funded program, were not "teachers" eligible for "professional teacher...

Mass. Superior Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Lifetime Parole - Child Rape Where a defendant, who pled guilty to child rape and indecent assault and battery, has filed a motion asking this court not to impose lifetime parole...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Conspiracy - Narcotics Distribution Where a defendant has appealed his conviction for conspiring to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, between one-half and...

Mass. Deptartment of Industrial Accidents Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Medical Evidence - Vocational Analysis Where an injured employee was awarded incapacity benefits, a remand must now be ordered because of numerous mistakes by the...

Mass. Commission Against Discrimination Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Sexual Harassment - G.L.c. 151B Where a hearing commissioner (1) dismissed a sex discrimination and harassment complaint filed against a respondent company under G.L.c. 151B...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Nondischargeability - Stockbroker's Defalcation Where plaintiff investors allege that the defendant, a stockbroker who has declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy, failed to follow the...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Motion To Amend Complaint Where the plaintiffs in a securities fraud class action have moved to amend their complaint following this court's dismissal, for lack of...

U.S. Magistrate Judges Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Miller Act - Limitations Where a plaintiff subcontractor filed a Miller Act suit against a defendant surety to recover on a payment bond, the defendant should be awarded summary...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Inadequate Trial Record Where a defendant has sought to appeal a trial court's denial of his motion for a required finding, we hold that the appeal must be dismissed in light of...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Compound Fracture Site Is Not Properly Cleansed.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $200,000 Settlement On June 5, 1997, the minor plaintiff, a 10-year-old who weighed 100 pounds, fell off a trampoline onto the grass and dirt, landing on her left forearm. She was brought to...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Worker Struck By Wire, Suffers Vision Loss In One Eye.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $155,000 Settlement On March 10, 1999, the defendant entered into a contractual agreement with the plaintiff's employer as a subcontractor to perform demolition and removal of debris services...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Dredge Falls, Pinning Seaman's Leg.(Brief article)
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $775,000 Settlement The plaintiff was a 49-year-old seaman who was working on a scallop vessel on July 31, 2002, when a dredge crashed to the deck and pinned his left leg between the dredge...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Scissor Lift Tips, Throws Drywall Installer Onto Concrete.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $438,000 Settlement The plaintiff, a drywall installer, brought suit against the general contractor of the construction project on which he was working when the scissor lift he was on tipped...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Intravenous Solution Seeps Into Patient's Hand.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.6 Million Settlement This case involved a failure to timely and appropriately attend to an IV infiltration in the plaintiff's hand, resulting in acute compartment syndrome and permanent...

Commentary: Lessons From The Bar-Advocate Crisis In Mass.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The crisis is over. But is it really? Most of the state's court-appointed lawyers who refused new cases are returning to work after Gov. Mitt Romney pledged to sign legislation paying them $15...

Interview with William T. Hogan III - Boston Attorney.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff William T. Hogan III, who recently assumed the chairmanship of the American Bar Association's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, envisions a busy year for what he calls "the fastest...

Baghdad Bound: Mass. School of Law graduate-turned-law-enforcement-officer.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Baghdad probably isn't the safest place to be come Sept. 11, but for attorney Roy E. Melnick it's a dream destination. The Massachusetts School of Law graduate-turned-law-enforcement-officer...

No Reservations: Author and Westford real estate attorney.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff David S. Brody's new work of fiction may be too close to reality for the comfort of some Cape Cod residents. In his latest legal thriller, "Blood of the Tribe," the Westford real estate...

Notice Of Hearing At Mass. Division Of Insurance.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation DIVISION OF INSURANCE One South Station * Boston, MA02110-2208 (617) 521-7794 * FAX (617)...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Mulls Lawyer Conflict Issue In Partnership Dispute.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Lisa Bruno The Supreme Judicial Court was scheduled to hear arguments last week on a case that could determine whether an attorney may continue to represent plaintiffs suing a limited partnership where the partnership's general...

Changes To Medicaid Law Mean Headaches For Lawyers.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno Recent changes to the state Medicaid law that expand the commonwealth's ability to recoup health care costs will result in uncertainty and complication in the planning of estates and the transfer of assets, attorneys...

Bar Waits For Answers In 'Jury Vs. Mass. Commission Against Discrimination' Issue.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Jason Scally Employment lawyers say that cases now on appeal may finally clear up questions regarding an employer's right to a jury trial in a discrimination case -- almost five years after the Supreme Judicial Court's landmark...

Massachusetts Homestead Act Creating Uncertainty For Lawyers.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Jason M. Scally Amid confusion over the Massachusetts Homestead Act, experts suggest that lawyers handling mortgage refinances should record a homestead declaration even if the client already recorded one in the past. ...

On The Move . . . Joanne D'Alcomo: Joins Jager Smith In Boston.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Joanne D'Alcomo, a longtime partner at the litigation firm of Schneider Reilly, has joined Jager Smith in Boston. As a partner in the firm, D'Alcomo will practice in the areas of business...

Lawyers And Asylum: Boston Attorney Lawrence K. Kolodney.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Jeanne Greeley Mary was just 16 years old when rebels stormed her home in the African nation of Sierra Leone, murdered her mother and two younger siblings before her eyes, and gang-raped her because of her father's affiliation with...

Commentary: Court-Appointed Work: Bang Without The Bucks.
September 8, 2003... Byline: David L. Yas Hi, I'm Bernie D. Attorney, a sole practitioner in Acushnet, Mass., and I've been asked to say a few words about the fine bar-advocate program our state offers, a program in which I proudly participate. Bar...

Radiohead: Wellesley attorney Laurence D. Shind.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Feeling "Kind of Blue"? Need to find "A Love Supreme"? Then look no further than Wellesley attorney Laurence D. Shind, who is spinning jazz records for WGBH's weekday jazz show "Eric in the...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Mason Falls 30 Ft. From Scaffolding.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $358,000 Verdict The plaintiff sued the general contractor for injuries sustained when he fell approximately 30 feet to the ground when a scaffolding plank broke in two. He was not wearing his...

Mass. Lawyers in the News: September 22, 2003.(Brief article)
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers New Associations Edmund J. Walsh has been named counsel at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, where he will join the Boston firm's electrical and computer technologies group. Most...

Mass. Appellate Tax Board Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Real And Personal Property Tax Assessment Where plaintiff owners of land in Hyannisport have challenged the assessment of their real and personal property, we find no basis on...

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... 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. Land Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Petition To Approve Plan Where a plaintiff has filed a petition for approval of a real estate plan, I hold that a certificate upon which the plaintiff's petition relies was...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff BBO Public Reprimand No. 2003-10 IN RE: THOMAS P. LEWIS, JR. BBO Public Reprimand No. 2003-10 IN RE: THOMAS P. LEWIS, JR. Last known office address: P.O. Box 123 Millis, MA 02054 ...

Mass. Labor Relations Commission Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Labor Prohibited Practices - Suffolk County Where two unions have filed prohibited practice charges against Suffolk County, we find that the County did violate G.L.c. 150E, Sect....

Mass. Probate CourtMass. Labor Relations Commission Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Domestic Relations Alimony - Retirement Where the defendant, a 59-year-old divorced man, wishes to retire, he should be permitted to do so at the age of 60, at which point the plaintiff,...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Petition Under G.L.c. 211, Sect. 3 - Finality Of Appeals Court Single Justice's Ruling Where a petition sought relief pursuant to G.L.c. 211, Sect. 3 from a Probate & Family Court...

Mass. Superior Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Conflict Of Interest - Criminal Defense Attorney - Investigator Where a defendant was convicted of rape, he should be granted a new trial in light of a conflict of interest on...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Removal To Federal Court - Dismissal With Prejudice Where a case was properly removed from state court to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sect. 1446, we hold that a U.S....

Black Boxes And Privacy Concerns in Massachusetts.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Massachusetts has long been a leader in the area of consumer protection, with Chapter 93A a strong device for aggrieved plaintiffs and other more subtle nuances in the law (like strict standards...

Bunch Of Bull: Ad seeking advice on injuries received from riding mechanical bull.(Brief article)
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff A western Massachusetts man decided to throw caution to the wind and grab the bull by the horns. The mechanical bull, that is. Doing his best John Travolta impersonation and likely trying...

Engineer A Key Witness In Defective-Saw Trial Victory.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Lisa Bruno Attorneys for a plaintiff who won a $750,000 products liability case after he severed a finger on a table saw that had been switched off say that a keeper-of-records deposition allowed them to track down a key witness:...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Homestead Exemption Claim Where a debtor owns a beneficial interest in a trust which owns a remainder interest in certain real property in which the debtor resides, I hold that...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Copyright Musical Composition Where (1) plaintiffs have sued, for copyright infringement, defendants whom they allege copied a distinctive part of the plaintiffs' musical composition,...

U.S. Magistrate Judges Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.(Brief article)
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Negligence Contributory Negligence - Safety Statute Violation Where a jury found an employer 55% negligent and an employee 45% negligent for an accident, I find that the jury's verdict...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Car Swerves To Avoid Truck, Hits Other Vehicles.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $114,555 Settlement The plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle operated by a friend on Route 93 in Stoneham. The defendant vehicle moved into the right lane, where a truck was in his path. The...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Infant Suffers From Asphyxia During Delivery.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.8 Million Settlement The minor plaintiff's mother was 28 years old and expecting her first child in April 1997. Her prenatal course was uneventful. At 41-plus weeks gestation, she was...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Student Is Suspended For 'Anti-Semitic' Website Posting.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $35,000 Settlement The 17-year-old plaintiff was a senior at a suburban high school who was named "High School Student of the Month" in 2003. A publicly accessible website had been created...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Thrombosis Goes Undiagnosed, Man Dies Of Embolism.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.6 Million Settlement The plaintiff's decedent underwent a left anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, which was performed successfully and his prognosis for recovery was...

Efficiency Of Business Court in Mass. Continues To Impress Bar.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Jason Scally Attorneys tell Lawyers Weekly that Massachusetts' improved ranking in a business organization's survey of state legal systems may be a direct result of the continued lawyer-friendly efficiency of the Superior Court...

Cop's Actions Race-Based; Evidence Of Drugs Nixed in Mass. Superior Court.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno Evidence of illegal drugs could not be admitted against a defendant who demonstrated that the stop was based on the race of the vehicle's occupants and not on the underlying traffic violation, a Superior Court judge...

Mass. Superior Court Denies Easement Due To Lack Of Specificity.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Jason M. Scally A man who routinely crossed over a neighbor's property to get to a main road could not obtain a prescriptive easement where he did not establish a definite location of the path, the Appeals Court has ruled. A...

Boston Lawyer At Home In Courtroom ... And Souvenir Shop.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Jeanne Greeley One of Andrew M. D'Angelo's offices is your standard legal suite with its strewn file boxes, nondescript conference rooms and views of downtown Boston. The other is lined with stiff baseball lids, Garciaparra...

Massachusetts FBI agent, Neil Cronin, dies at 50.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The FBI agent who was best known for his work on the 1990 art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Neil Cronin, died in a car accident in Wrentham. He was 50. In the art heist at the...

The New Bar Leaders In Mass., Face To Face.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Jeanne Greeley New Boston Bar Association President Renee M. Landers and Massachusetts Bar Association President Richard C. Van Nostrand raise their clenched fists to one another, almost as if on cue, looking ready to head into the...

Commentary: And You Can Quote Me On That.
September 22, 2003... Byline: David L. Yas Today, tired of using my own words (and quietly fearing that you're tired of reading them), I call upon the wisdom of others to wax poetic about our great legal system. I have an affectation for memorable quotes....

Hallowed Ground: Victims' families want permanent memorial of 9/11 terrorist attack.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff It's been two years since the horrific events of Sept. 11, but many of the victims' families have yet to receive their loved ones' remains. Unfortunately, most never will -- which is why many...

Back On Track: Former Boston-based Hill & Barlow attorney returns to N.H.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Those who know Peter D. Callahan would not be surprised at his ability to adapt to change. The former Hill & Barlow associate, whose search for work in a bleak market was recently profiled in...

Out Of Bloom: Robert S. Bloom, deputy admin. assistant, Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, retiring.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Looks like we'll all be heading out to catch "Gigli" and renting copies of "The Wedding Planner" now that Robert S. Bloom is not around to keep us up to date with his favorite movie selections....

Mass. Appeals Court Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 29, 2003... 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. Land Court Case Summaries: September 29, 2003.(Brief article)
September 29, 2003... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Relocation Of Easement Where a plaintiff seeks a declaration that it possesses the right to act unilaterally to move a defendant's deeded easement in certain cartways now...

Commentary: Curing Title Defects ... Inexpensively And Forever.
September 29, 2003... Byline: William V. Hovey When an owner of a large parcel of registered land who wanted to give a portion to one of her children and the balance to another asked me if she could avoid the engineering expense of $50,000-$60,000 to prepare...