New England Biz Law Update

A 7-Eleven franchise operator accused of fraud could not continue to use the chain store’s trademarks while contesting the termination of her franchise, a U.S. District Court judge has found. According to the plaintiff, 7-Eleven, Inc., a preliminary injunction was ...

A Canadian company was subject to personal jurisdiction in Massachusetts even though its direct contacts with the state essentially consisted of emails and phone calls to the plaintiff in the breach of contract suit, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of ...

A swanky Nantucket yacht club recently lost its bid to end a lawsuit brought by the club’s former fitness director, who claimed that her dream job ended up becoming a nightmare of sexual harassment and retaliation. Massachusetts Superior Court Judge ...

Sometimes there’s a surprise waiting after you’ve climbed the mountain and met all those career goals you set for yourself years ago. It’s in the form of an opportunity that pops up and makes you recognize you’re actually prepared to ...

A building contractor that entered into a “Construction Manager at Risk” contract for a public construction project could not obtain indemnification from the project owner for cost overruns allegedly due to design errors and changes, a Superior Court judge has ...

A defendant company involved in a zoning dispute did not waive the attorney-client privilege when it shared confidential information with a real estate advisor who was consulted in the company’s acquisition of the disputed property, a Massachusetts Land Court judge ...

A business development director who lost her job three months after disclosing her pregnancy could not pursue a Title VII discrimination claim against her employer, which asserted the position had become obsolete due to changing market conditions, a U.S. District ...

When in doubt, employers should proceed with caution and consult with their lawyers if they want to avoid being slapped with a suit for violating Rhode Island’s tough new social media privacy law. That’s the advice of employment and social ...

How is it that one of the nation’s top products liability attorneys would choose to go in-house when he candidly admits that trial work is in his DNA? Boston Scientific Corp.’s Timothy A. Pratt says it was all about the ...

Few lawyers can honestly say they wound up precisely where they wanted to be when they embarked on their legal careers. Gretchen Wagner is one of the fortunate few. In February 2013, Wagner realized a dream when she became vice ...