"Trump diversity order sparks pushback from attorney groups," Reuters (Jan. 23). MBA President Victoria M. Santoro was quoted in an article about a new executive order that seeks to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion programs at bar associations and in other industries. The article also appeared in U.S. News & World Report, in the Colorado Springs Gazette, and on AOL.com and MSN.com.
"Bar: SJC’s ruling on ‘high-low’ agreement offers useful instruction," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Jan. 20). MBA members Anthony E. Abeln and Kimberly E. Winter commented on a Supreme Judicial Court decision that a trial judge properly denied a medical malpractice defendant's request to cross-examine a co-defendant about alleged bias arising from a "high-low" settlement agreement.
"Judge foils bank’s effort to ‘pick off’ class action plaintiff," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Jan. 20). MBA member Nicholas B. Carter discussed a Superior Court judge's decision allowing a purported class action to proceed after the defendant attempted to "pick off" the named plaintiff.