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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020
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"For SJC, Baker tends to favor smart, moderate judges,"
CommonWealth Magazine
(Sept. 16). MBA member
Peter Elikann
, former chair of the MBA’s Criminal Justice Section, and
Thomas Carey
, who chairs the MBA’s Amicus Curiae Committee, were quoted in an article about Gov. Baker’s opportunity to appoint two new members of the SJC following the unexpected death of Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants and the upcoming retirement of Justice Barbara A. Lenk.
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice
Ralph D. Gants
, a towering figure in the Massachusetts legal and political community, died unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 14, at age 65. In interviews with several media outlets, MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer
Martin W. Healy
remembered Gants as a highly gifted legal mind with a deep sense of compassion for all citizens. Healy was quoted in a
breaking-news story
and
follow-up piece
by the
Boston Globe
, in a
WBUR story
, and in a
Boston Herald
article
also published by the
Sentinel & Enterprise
and
Lowell Sun
.
"SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants dies,"
CommonWealth Magazine
(Sept. 14). The article featured several attorneys and judges speaking about the unexpected passing of SJC Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, including MBA past president
Robert W. Harnais
and MBA members
Susan M. Finegan
,
Lon F. Povich
, and
Anthony J. Benedetti
.
"Can parents be liable if their kids host/attend large gatherings during a pandemic?"
Boston 25 News
(Sept. 14). MBA Criminal Justice Section Council member
Peter Elikann
discussed the issue of liability for parents and students who host large gatherings in violation of local COVID-19 regulations.
"Judge: Remote-working exec doesn’t support jurisdiction,
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(Sept. 14). MBA member
John J. Tumilty
commented on a U.S. District Court judge's decision finding that Massachusetts courts have no personal jurisdiction in a contract dispute between foreign tech companies even though the New Hampshire plaintiff's chief operating officer worked remotely in Boston.
"Nixed organ transplant deemed sufficient injury,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(Sept. 14). MBA members
Elizabeth N. Mulvey
and
Peter M. Durney
discussed a Superior Court judge's decision finding that a man bypassed for a kidney transplant based on his possible exposure to slow-incubating bacteria during a previous surgery could proceed with a negligence claim against the manufacturer of a device used in the procedure.
"A new guideline for handling digital evidence,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(Sept. 14).
Hon. Peter W. Agnes Jr. (ret.)
, an MBA member, co-wrote an article outlining Section 1119 of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, which provides new guidelines for handling digital evidence.
This week's "People in the Law" section of
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
included an announcement that
Denise I. Murphy
has been elected president of the MBA for the 2020-21 association year, alongside President-elect
Thomas M. Bond
, Vice President
Grace V.B. Garcia
, Treasurer
Damian J. Turco
and Secretary
Victoria Santoro Mair
. Another announcement noted that MBA Labor & Employment Section Council member
Nancy S. Shilepsky
has been appointed to a three-year term as employee co-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law’s International Labor and Employment Law Committee.
"Lawrence Fire Department receives award named for victim of Merrimack Valley gas explosions,"
WCVB-TV
(Sept. 13). MBA Past President
Douglas K. Sheff
was interviewed after presenting a $5,000 donation to the Lawrence Fire Department in memory of a teenager who died on Sept. 13, 2018, during a series of gas explosions in Merrimack Valley.
"Business Briefs: Bond named president-elect of Mass. Bar Association,"
Hopkinton Independent
(Sept. 13). The
Hopkinton Independent
published an announcement that local resident
Thomas M. Bond
has been named president-elect of the MBA.
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