Suit against firm tests limits of anti-bias statute

October 7, 2011 Comments Off on Suit against firm tests limits of anti-bias statute

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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Hearsay

October 7, 2011 Comments Off on Hearsay

A contentious employment lawsuit involving a major Boston law firm and a client’s child pornography collection has been quietly put to rest in court.

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Encouraging pro bono efforts by in-house counsel

October 7, 2011 Comments Off on Encouraging pro bono efforts by in-house counsel

In a novel effort to support the provision of pro bono legal services by in-house counsel, the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission, co-chaired by Justice Ralph D. Gants and David W. Rosenberg, convened the In-House Counsel Pro Bono Forum at ...

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Employer cannot extend non-compete agreement

October 7, 2011 Comments Off on Employer cannot extend non-compete agreement

An employer could not extend a non-competition agreement with a former employee beyond the agreed-upon duration, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided.

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Block on NLRB nominees a headache for attorneys

October 7, 2011 Comments Off on Block on NLRB nominees a headache for attorneys

For the National Labor Relations Board, 2012 could be déjà vu all over again.

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Supreme Court refuses to ease invalidity test

October 4, 2011 Comments Off on Supreme Court refuses to ease invalidity test

Intellectual property lawyers throughout the 1st Circuit say a recent decision out of the U.S. Supreme Court firmly establishes that the clear and convincing evidentiary test continues to be the appropriate standard of proof in patent invalidity claims.

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