New England Biz Law Update

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently determined that a higher burden of proof applies to employees suing company officials for interfering with their employment status – ruling that an “actual malice” standard is required. A chief financial officer had sued ...

National employers could be affected

While lawyers struggle with the new electronic discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, state courts are facing similar problems. To date, few states have rules in place that directly address e-discovery, and the handful that have adopted ...

The next wave in employment law ... or a misguided effort to legislate niceness?

Employer has burden of showing lack of

Ensconced squarely at the intersection of business and law, in-house attorneys do much more than just direct traffic. The job can be exhilarating, but quite demanding. The balls in the air at any given time are many: Business strategist. Legal ...

New England In-House is proud to introduce its new Board of Editors. These individuals have graciously offered to assist In-House in meeting its editorial mission of providing the most current and useful information to in-house lawyers and corporate counsel throughout ...

Achieving success at mediation often requires an understanding of how the process really works.

Feuds have been, and probably always will be, a fact of human existence. They always involve competing interests and a clash of cultures and personalities. England vs. France. Or the Red Sox vs. the Yankees. Feuds go on in business ...

Patent injunctions are still alive and well in the wake of the Supreme Court's decison.