"Governor Healey nominates first woman to lead Massachusetts Appeals Court," The Boston Globe (Sept. 26). MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy discussed Gov. Maura Healey's nominee for chief justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, Hon. Amy L. Blake, who serves on the Massachusetts Law Review Editorial Board.
"'Limitless': Worcester Bar president-elect Adrian Angus, 39, mourned across state," Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Sept. 24). Colleagues and friends remembered MBA member Adrian Angus, a former winner of the MBA Access to Justice Defender Award, who passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 18. Among those quoted in the article were MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, MBA Past President Hon. Valerie A. Yarashus, MBA Executive Management Board member Anthony J. Benedetti, MBA Criminal Justice Section Council Vice Chair Sabrina E. Bonanno, MBA Real Estate Law Section Council member Ryan P. Avery, and MBA members Hon. Timothy S. Hillman (ret.), Hon. Serge Georges Jr., Arnie L. Stewart and Leonardo A. Angiulo.
"‘Eggshell skull’ rule applies to drug addiction," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 23). MBA Development and Construction Law Practice Group member Bridget A. Lopez commented on a Superior Court judge's decision that defendants allegedly responsible for a car accident could be liable for the fatal drug overdose of a passenger who had to stop taking medication that controlled his narcotics addiction when he needed surgery for injuries sustained in the crash.
"District Court appellate panel finds retention bonus not a wage," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 23). MBA members David E. Belfort, Rebecca G. Pontikes and Jeffrey A. Dretler discussed a District Court appellate panel decision that an employee's retention bonus for remaining in good standing through a certain date does not constitute a wage under the Wage Act.
"Personal injury attorneys eye Airbnb for recovery," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 23). MBA member Rebecca L. Thomas was quoted in an article about the rise in premises liability suits against Airbnb and other rental companies to compensate clients for injuries suffered as a result of allegedly hazardous conditions on host properties.
"Mayoral bid triggers transition in Boston firm’s leadership," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 23). Massachusetts Law Review Editorial Board member Marc A. Laredo discussed his campaign for mayor of Newton and the accompanying leadership transition underway at his Boston firm. The article also quoted Massachusetts Law Review Book Review Editor Matthew A. Kane, who will succeed Laredo as managing partner at the newly rebranded Laredo, Smith & Kane LLP. MBA member Payal Salsburg will join Kane on the firm's management team.
"‘A tradition worth keeping’: courtroom civility from the perspective of judges," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Sept. 23). MBA Tiered Community Mentoring Program Co-Chair and founder Hon. Angela M. Ordoñez and MBA members Hon. Jennifer Ginsburg and Hon. Christopher K. Barry-Smith wrote an article about the importance of civility in the courtroom. The article is part of a civility series from the MBA Lawyer Well-Being Committee.