Workers’ comp change creates private right of action

February 2, 2011 Comments Off on Workers’ comp change creates private right of action

An amendment to the state’s workers’ compensation statute that quietly went into effect in November for the first time gives employees, business competitors and others the power to sue a Massachusetts employer for failing to pay its workers’ comp insurance ...

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Method used to calculate damages in patent cases struck by Federal Circuit

February 2, 2011 Comments Off on Method used to calculate damages in patent cases struck by Federal Circuit

A rule that lawyers and judges in Massachusetts and beyond have been using to determine damages in patent infringement cases has been abolished by the Federal Circuit Court.

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Judge: confidentiality clause in arbitration award too broad

February 2, 2011 Comments Off on Judge: confidentiality clause in arbitration award too broad

A Massachusetts Superior Court judge recently shed some light on the secretive world of arbitration by lifting a blanket confidentiality clause that had veiled documents in a dispute between a Wall Street brokerage firm and a former employee.

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DOJ lawsuit could dampen future role of in-house counsel

February 2, 2011 Comments Off on DOJ lawsuit could dampen future role of in-house counsel

The U.S. Department of Justice’s controversial decision to file criminal charges against Lauren C. Stevens, a North Carolina attorney employed by drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, raises questions about whether lawyers working for companies are now firmly in the government’s enforcement crosshairs ...

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