
- "Trials may resume with fewer jurors; panel urges that first cases involve civil disputes, minor criminal charges," The Boston Globe (Aug. 4). MBA President-elect Denise I. Murphy commented on recommendations issued by the Supreme Judicial Court's Jury Management Advisory Committee that will guide the resumption of jury trials in Massachusetts state courts.
- MBA Criminal Justice Section Council member Peter T. Elikann appeared on WBZ NewsRadio's Nightside with Dan Rea on Aug. 3 to discuss last week's 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision overturning the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. With Dan Rea on vacation, the segment was guest-hosted by Jordan Rich, a long-time WBZ host who is also the regular host of the MBA’s MassBar Beat podcast.
- "Bankruptcy trustee’s fee award affirmed," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Aug. 3). MBA members Steven Weiss and Donald R. Lassman commented on the significance of a recent U.S. District Court decision affirming a bankruptcy trustee’s fee award in a Chapter 7 case.
- "Trade secret misappropriation judgment reversed," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Aug. 3). MBA members Russell Beck and Christine K. Bush discussed a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which found that a tax consultant should not have been found liable for misappropriating trade secrets after he allegedly used his ex-employers's strategy to provide tax services to its former clients.