New England Biz Law Update

A copyright suit pending in federal court in Boston bears a striking resemblance to an IP case playing out on the West Coast, though the amounts at stake are worlds apart.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2011 issue

If capturing the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic icon Ted Kennedy was challenging for Scott Brown, proving to the voters of Massachusetts that he deserves to keep it may be even more so.

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The vast majority of publicly accessible properties – including hotels, stores, banks, movies theatres, doctors’ offices and barber shops – will be affected by new accessibility rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act governing public accommodations.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2011 issue

Employment lawyers fear that a recent decision from the U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board broadening whistleblower protections under Sarbanes-Oxley may create new burdens for employers.

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A ruling involving the largest institutional fund management company in the world allows employees to rely more safely on advice they receive from in-house counsel, according to several lawyers familiar with the Securities and Exchange Commission case.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2011 issue

A worker who was injured while commuting from his home to a construction site was not entitled to workers’ compensation even though the job required him to travel to a different location every day, a reviewing board of the Massachusetts ...

Tagged with: Sept. 2011 issue

When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, some predicted that the decision allowing the phone carrier to bar class proceedings in its consumer arbitration contracts would bring an end to consumer class actions ...

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A schizophrenic employee who was removed from his job despite medical evaluations pronouncing him fit to work could sue his employer pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

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The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the dismissal of a False Claims Act complaint against a medical supplier accused of committing a nationwide kickback scheme.

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Ariel Ayanna was not seeking to create new law when he sued his employer, a Boston law firm, for disability discrimination.

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