- "Superior Court OKs ‘cell tower dump’ evidence," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 10). MBA member Jason Y. Chan commented on a case of first impression decided in the Superior Court, where a judge found that warrants sought for cell site location information from "cell tower dumps" to identify potential suspects for a series of crimes were not unconstitutional.
- "Citing res judicata, tobacco company seeks dismissal of punitive damages," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 10). MBA Civil Litigation Section Council member Andrew Rainer discussed a Supreme Judicial Court case involving whether principles of res judicata prevent a mass-tort plaintiff from pursuing punitive damages after a similar claim was resolved with a master settlement agreement.
- "Trade Secrets statute preempts confidentiality claims not based on trade secrets," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 10). MBA members Russell Beck, Barbara A. Robb and Mark M. Whitney commented on a Suffolk Superior Court judge's decision finding that the Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act preempts contractual claims seeking to protect economically valuable information that does not constitute a trade secret.
- "District Court pilot program tests virtual voir dire," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 10). District Court Chief Justice Paul C. Dawley and Judge William F. Mazanec III were quoted in an article about a District Court program piloting the use of virtual voir dire.
- A special section on the honorees for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's 2021 Excellence in the Law event featured WBUR's Deborah Becker, winner of the MBA-sponsored Excellence in Legal Journalism Award.