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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more

Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022

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  • "Lawsuit on behalf of migrants has first ruling," Boston 25 News (Sept. 21). MBA Executive Management Board member Peter Elikann was interviewed about the legal fallout from the recent arrival of transported migrants on Martha's Vineyard.

  • "Local lawyers elected to leadership posts in bar association," The Patriot Ledger (Sept. 19). Grace V.B. Garcia was announced as MBA president and Michael H. Hayden as MBA treasurer for the 2022-23 year. 

  • "Flouting of e-discovery orders leads to rare sanction of default," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 19). MBA member Russell Beck discussed a federal trade secrets case in which the judge took the rare step of entering default judgments against the defendants on all the plaintiff’s claims.

  • "Appeals Court upholds sanctions against building contractor," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 19). MBA member Peter M. Mirageas commented on an Appeals Court decision that a builder violated the Home Improvement Contractors Act by failing to inform homeowners that their payments for a remodeling project would be used to fund his house-flipping venture.

  • "Pair of PI aces combine firms," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 19). MBA Past President Douglas K. Sheff and MBA Judicial Administration Section Council member Kathy Jo Cook spoke about the merger of their personal injury firms to form Sheff & Cook.

  • "Senators, DAs rally behind effort to make bar advocates eligible for student loan forgiveness," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 19). MBA Past President Denise I. Murphy, who co-chairs the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, and MBA Executive Management Board member Anthony J. Benedetti, chief counsel of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, discussed an effort to extend student loan forgiveness to bar advocates.

  • "Federal judge sets stage for insurers to omit PrEP coverage," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 19). MBA member Mark D. Hochberg wrote about how a Texas federal judge's recent order will likely impact the availability of a drug used to treat HIV.

  • "Police documents: NH family worried about safety days before triple murder," Boston 25 News (Sept. 16). MBA Executive Management Board member Peter Elikann was interviewed about a New Hampshire triple murder allegedly committed by a juvenile. 
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