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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more
Thursday, April 15, 2021
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"1st Circuit kicks ex-employee’s race-bias claim to arbitration,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 12). MBA member
David E. Belfort
commented on a First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding the arbitrability of a discrimination claim filed by an insurance agent against his former employer based on treatment he allegedly endured as an independent contractor.
"AG: Nearly $1M spent defending Farak trio’s BBO cases allowed, justified,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 12). MBA members
Erin K. Higgins
and
Lisa M. Hewitt
were quoted in an article about legal fees spent by the Attorney General's Office in its defense of three former assistant attorneys general before the Board of Bar Overseers.
"Platinum Partners: Providing assistance with town government through land use permitting and consulting,"
New England Real Estate Journal
(April 9). MBA Real Estate Law Section Council member
Barry R. Crimmins
was featured in a profile of his land use permitting and consulting company, Platinum Partners LLC.
"From the Statehouse: Police reform moving forward,"
Belmont Citizen-Herald
(April 8). MBA Past President
Marsha V. Kazarosian's
appointment to the new Police Officer Standards and Training Commission was mentioned in an article written by State Sen. Will Brownsberger. News of her appointment was also covered by
The Haverhill Gazette
on April 8.
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