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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more
Thursday, May 12, 2022
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"1st Circuit reverses 31-year-old precedent on Clean Water Act citizen suits,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(May 9). MBA member
Jeffrey R. Porter
commented on a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision that a limitation on citizen suits over alleged ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act applies only to suits seeking civil penalties and not declaratory or prospective injunctive relief.
"SJC finds no coverage for fire damage to historic building,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(May 9). MBA member
Michael F. Aylward
discussed a Supreme Judicial Court decision that a general liability policy for losses related to a motel did not cover fire damage caused by workers renovating a different property that the policyholder was in the process of purchasing.
"Pain and suffering award for nursing home death vacated,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(May 9). MBA members
Kevin D. Withers
,
Joseph M. Desmond
and
Johanna L. Matloff
commented on a Superior Court judge's decision vacating an award for conscious pain and suffering by a resident in a long-term care facility who died of apparent head trauma because his personal representative brought the claim more than three years after his death.
Press Release:
"
MBA applauds Springfield courthouse settlement
," (May 11).
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Massachusetts Bar Association applauds Springfield courthouse settlement agreement
Hon. Joseph P. Kennedy III to keynote MBA Access to Justice Awards Celebration on June 15
MBA thanks Diversity Champion Sponsors of May 12 Welcome Back Reception
PVPA receives second place award for MBA's 2022 High School Mock Trial Program
Volunteer for the MBA Dial-A-Lawyer program on June 1
Mason and Klehm to join MBF Board at June 7 Annual Meeting
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