A defendant in a patent infringement case had to produce all communications relating to the non-infringement legal opinion it claimed it received, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. One of the defendant’s employees had disclosed during a deposition that ...
Read More »Noncompete reform in state loses traction
After gaining momentum in recent years during the administration of former Gov. Deval L. Patrick, noncompete reform in Massachusetts appears to have been back-burnered. With an advocate in the Corner Office — Patrick went as far as to support a ...
Read More »Treble damages limited to interest in Wage Act suit
An employer that failed to pay an employee for all accrued wages and unused vacation time on the date of his termination, but paid everything in full before the employee filed a Wage Act lawsuit, was liable for treble damages ...
Read More »For ACC, summertime, an’ the livin’ is easy
The Northeast chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel hosted a rooftop networking reception at law firm Holland & Knight’s Boston office on July 9.
Read More »Kamee Verdrager suit against Mintz Levin heads to SJC
The Supreme Judicial Court has allowed Kamee B. Verdrager’s application for direct appellate review of the summary judgment dismissal of her discrimination suit against Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Chairman R. Robert Popeo and others. The case will ...
Read More »Cybercrime stats reveal ubiquity of threat
Sony, Target and Home Depot are some of the household names associated with recent high-profile data breaches. But recent statistics strikingly reveal that cybercrime is an equal opportunity threat. The number of records compromised by data breaches grew from 93 ...
Read More »Loss of overtime no basis for bias lawsuit
A railroad worker could not sue for racial discrimination based on his claim that he received fewer opportunities for overtime hours than some of his colleagues, a U.S. District Court judge has held. The defendant employer, Amtrak, argued that its ...
Read More »Injured player can bring suit against coach, school
A field hockey player can sue her coach and school for failing to respond in a “reasonably prudent” manner after she suffered head injuries on the field, a Superior Court judge has decided. Citing Supreme Judicial Court precedent, the defendants ...
Read More »MCAD: college retaliated against bipolar chemist
An MCAD hearing officer has found that Boston College unlawfully retaliated against one of its professors by refusing to reintegrate the faculty member into the school’s chemistry department following his mental-health-related medical leave. The complainant, William F. Armstrong, had sent ...
Read More »Directory of New England In-House Counsel 2016-2017
Welcome to the 2016-2017 Directory of New England In-House Counsel, sponsored by Goulston & Storrs. We are proud to provide you the most comprehensive catalog of its kind, and we hope you find it a valuable reference tool.
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