MBA Executive Management Board member Peter Elikann appeared on NBC10 Boston on May 16 and May 20 to discuss witness testimony and other developments in the murder trial of Karen Read.
"As third novel publishes, judge reflects on 30 years on bench," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 20). U.S. District Court Judge Michael A. Ponsor, an MBA member, discussed his long career on the bench and the recent publication of his third novel, Point of Order.
"Bloomingdales’ tracking of web visitors doesn’t trigger jurisdiction," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 20). MBA members Faith D. Kasparian and Paul M. Kessimian commented on a First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that a federal court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state operator of a retail site based on an allegation that the company violated state privacy law through its tracking of web visitors.
"‘Johns’ can’t be charged under human trafficking statute," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 20). MBA member Ryan P. Sullivan discussed an Appeals Court decision that five men who sought paid sexual services by responding to advertisements posted as part of a State Police sting operation could not be prosecuted under the Massachusetts human trafficking statute.
"Plaintiffs’ firm sued for breach of robocall settlement," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 20). MBA member Nicholas B. Carter commented on a disability advocacy company's lawsuit accusing a class action firm of breaching a confidential settlement to resolve robocall claims brought under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.