Filming the police: what to focus on after ‘Glik’
A year after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ landmark decision in Glik v. Cunniffe, 655 F.3d 78 (1stCir. 2011), which held that the First Amendment protects the right to video and audio-record...
View ArticleThree nominated to District Court
Gov. Deval L. Patrick has nominated Emily A. Karstetter, Matthew J. Machera and Michael J. McCarthy for District Court judgeships in Malden, Chelsea and Southern Berkshire, respectively. Karstetter has...
View ArticleNeff named CJC’s executive director
The Commission on Judicial Conduct has selected staff attorney Howard V. Neff as the agency’s new executive director. He replaces Gillian E. Pearson, who retired in August. Prior to joining the...
View ArticleMusic download award is upheld
A U.S. District Court judge in Boston has upheld the $675,000 damages award that a Boston University graduate must pay after he “willfully infringed” upon copyrights owned by five major recording...
View ArticleAppliance co. sues Julia Child group
A California appliance company has sued a foundation set up by the late Julia Child after being accused by the establishment of using the famous chef’s name in its advertisements without permission....
View ArticleCoakley clarifies open-meeting law
Selectmen and school committee members will have a tougher time claiming they did not know better after running afoul of the open-meeting law, as new finalized regulations laid out by Attorney General...
View ArticleBLS issues two orders
The Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court has issued two new procedural orders. The first order relates to partial dispositive motions. The objective is to ensure that each motion and its...
View ArticleSuit vs. JetBlue not preempted by federal law
A passenger in a wheelchair who was hurt while boarding a plane at Logan International Airport could proceed with a personal injury suit against JetBlue Airways, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled...
View ArticleDownloading verdict illustrates need to revisit copyright statute
A U.S. District Court judge’s recent decision upholding a $675,000 verdict in a music downloading case should prompt Congress to step in and review the governing statute. The defendant in the case is...
View ArticleJurors on patent case not the usual suspects
Any attorney who has tried an intellectual property case knows that presenting the evidence in a way that jurors fully comprehend is no simple task. Adding to the challenge for trial lawyers in state...
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