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Lawyer reprimanded for feeding deposition answers to vulnerable client who had to be hospitalized afterward

A Massachusetts lawyer who said he whispered deposition answers to a client out of concern for her well-being has received a public reprimand.

Nov 16, 2023 3:11 PM CST

Proskauer settles suit claiming 1 contract clause caused client’s $636M loss

Proskauer Rose has settled a lawsuit claiming that a clause that the law firm added to a contract in a “botched cut-and-paste” caused a client’s losses of around $636 million.

Sep 27, 2023 11:21 AM CDT

Failure to euthanize suffering dog isn’t animal cruelty, appeals court rules

An animal cruelty law does not reach a dog owner who ignored a veterinarian’s recommendation to euthanize her suffering, terminally ill dog, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled.

Sep 19, 2023 8:57 AM CDT

Who’s at fault when engagement ends? Appeals court considers issue in suit for return of $70K ring

A man who called off his engagement is entitled to the return of a $70,000-plus engagement ring and a wedding band, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in a 2-1 decision.

Sep 14, 2023 10:48 AM CDT

Top court in Massachusetts permits use of shock devices on institutionalized patients

The top court in Massachusetts has ruled that a school for developmentally and intellectually disabled people can continue to use electric skin shock therapy as permitted by a 1987 consent decree.

Sep 11, 2023 9:00 AM CDT

Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions

A former assistant attorney general who oversaw the investigation and prosecution of a drug-using chemist at a Massachusetts crime lab has been disbarred for failing to disclose the full extent of the worker’s potential misconduct to affected drug defendants.

Sep 5, 2023 9:07 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS asked to hear high school admissions case over race; utility company faces suit after Hawaii wildfires

Supreme Court could hear high school admissions case involving race The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was asked to hear a Virginia high school admissions case over race. The Coalition for TJ, a group of parents and students, filed the petition for writ of certiorari in response to the Fairfax…

Aug 25, 2023 2:09 PM CDT

What state has the best work-life balance? New report explores

Aspiring lawyers will find the best work-life balance in these top three states, according to a new report from presettlement loan company Uplift Legal Funding.

Aug 23, 2023 9:35 AM CDT

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart has announced job cuts affecting about 5% of its employees.

Aug 14, 2023 12:04 PM CDT

Harvard legacy admissions challenged in Education Department complaint

Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a complaint with the federal government Monday that challenges Harvard’s practice of giving a boost in admissions to children of alumni and wealthy donors.

Jul 5, 2023 1:26 PM CDT

Lawyer’s racist and anti-Muslim rants on social media entitle defendant to new trial, court rules

The top court in Massachusetts has granted a new trial to a Black, Muslim defendant whose appointed lawyer expressed “vitriolic hatred” and racism in social media posts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court granted a new trial for Anthony J. Dew in a June 15 opinion. Dew was represented by court-appointed…

Jun 16, 2023 4:10 PM CDT

Lawyer reprimanded for feeding deposition answers to vulnerable client who had to be hospitalized afterward

Proskauer settles suit claiming 1 contract clause caused client’s $636M loss

Failure to euthanize suffering dog isn’t animal cruelty, appeals court rules

Who’s at fault when engagement ends? Appeals court considers issue in suit for return of $70K ring

Top court in Massachusetts permits use of shock devices on institutionalized patients

Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS asked to hear high school admissions case over race; utility company faces suit after Hawaii wildfires

What state has the best work-life balance? New report explores

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Harvard legacy admissions challenged in Education Department complaint

Lawyer’s racist and anti-Muslim rants on social media entitle defendant to new trial, court rules

Lawyer once named most eligible bachelor acquitted on rape charges

3M faces trial over ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam in ‘bet-the-company’ litigation

Genetic genealogy leads to arrest of lawyer in series of rapes

Chicago’s refusal to allow ‘Hail Satan’ city council invocation violates First Amendment, suit says

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