... least 120 of these victims were not properly restrained at the time of their deaths 42 motorcycle deaths-a drop from the 62 Massachusetts motorcycle rider fatalities in 2007 75 pedestrian deaths Nationally, the US Department of Transportation reported a 9.7% ... 2008 Data, NHTSA 2008 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment- Highlights (PDF) You need to contact a Boston personal injury law firm immediately to explore your legal options. There is evidence that must be looked at as soon as possible. Witnesses ...
July 3, 2009 12:52 pm
... charged with a Fifth Offense OUI and the case will be heard in the Milford District Court. A fifth offense OUI is a felony in Massachusetts and carries with it a minimum mandatory jail sentence of two years and a lifetime license loss. Further, the Commonwealth ... will also have to convert the hospital blood alcohol level to fit within the requirements of Massachusetts General Laws 90 Section 24. Massachusetts OUI case involving blood alcohol evidence from hospital records can often defensible as ...
July 3, 2009 11:34 am
... Naturally, eyewitness accounts will factor heavily into this equation. I would be interested in learning more about the facts that support the district attorney's theory of this case. The Law Offices of Stephen Neyman has been defending all types of criminal cases for over twenty years. If you have been charged with a crime in Massachusetts please call us at 617-263-6800 to discuss your case. You may also contact us online.
July 3, 2009 06:08 am
... possible. In this case, it appears that the Commonwealth will have to proceed against Young under the theory of joint venture. In Massachusetts, the test relative to whether a defendant is a "joint venturer" is whether the defendant was (1) present at the scene of the crime, ... to be charged with a crime you need an experienced Lawrence Massachusetts trial attorney on your side. Attorney Kathleen M. McCarthy has been specializing in criminal law for over twenty years and vigorously fights for the ...
July 3, 2009 06:08 am
... 8:30-10 a.m. at ASIL's Tillar House headquarters, 2223 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. The program features accomplished professionals in law practice and academia, who will discuss their career paths and offer ... opportunities. The panelists include our own IntLawGrrl Kristine A. Huskey, National Security Clinic, University of Texas School of Law, as well as: Laura Black, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for International Affairs at the Treasury Department; Andrea J. Menaker, ...
July 3, 2009 03:00 am
... looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines would raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage. Under the federal legislation, families would pay higher penalties than individuals. Called "shared responsibility payments," the fines would offset at ...
July 3, 2009 01:30 am
... bribe-taking involved a wastewater treatment contract between Synagro Technologies Inc. and the City of Detroit. Unlike Monica Conyers, former Massachusetts state senator Dianne Wilkerson has pleaded not guilty to public corruption charges. I first wrote about Diane Wilkerson in ... 10345 mentions, Dianne Wilkerson is accused of violating 18 U.S.C. §1951 ("the Hobbs Act") and other federal laws. The government is also seeking the forfeiture of Ms. Wilkerson's assets, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §981 (a) ( ...
July 2, 2009 10:00 pm
... of drug companies bearing gifts to doctors a number of times (here, here, here) so when laws to ban such practices in Massachusetts and Vermont went into effect on Wednesday, we thought it was reason to celebrate (in spite of the wistful Streisand/Diamond-like ballads that will no doubt linger in the ... is no relation to our buddy John, so far as we know), have organized opposition to the new laws-but recent history has not exactly been supportive of such efforts. As we've noted ...
July 2, 2009 09:00 pm

MA and VT Ban Gifts to Doctors

(Health Law Attorney Blog)
... your free vacations, mugs, and even pens you get from pharmaceutical companies. If you live in Massachusetts or Vermont, the state has passed regulations banning physicians from receiving gifts from pharmaceutical companies. In Vermont, ... to keep drug companies from inducing physicians to prescribe their pharmaceuticals, thus cutting costs in prescription drugs. In Massachusetts, applicable companies will be required to disclose any payments made to physicians and hospitals for research aimed at ...
July 2, 2009 06:39 pm
By Justin Silverman It's not the sexiest topic. It's usually mentioned in the same breath as school boards and bureaucratic wrangling. It doesn't elicit the same passion as other media concerns because its legal victories simply open the door to the municipal meetings and committee conversations few people would attend anyway. But open government is important. In [...]
July 2, 2009 04:47 pm
... the country are examining corporate policies and contracts to determine whether fired employees are receiving all of the compensation they deserve. The Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ruled earlier this month that fired workers are entitled, under state wage law, to compensation for unused vacation time. The decision comes after Attorney General Martha Coakley challenged the decision of ...
July 2, 2009 03:51 pm
... column that appears today on FindLaw, discussing the Supreme Court's recent decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. The Court held in Melendez-Diaz that prosecutors should not have been allowed to introduce scientific certificates into ... this rather straightforward application of our holding in Crawford." Dissent: "Now, without guidance from any established body of law, the States can only guess what future rules this Court will distill from the sparse constitutional text."; "It is difficult ...
July 2, 2009 10:40 am
... bothered to ask about electricity before now. Bereft of any relevant Massachusetts caselaw, the court reluctantly resorts to actual science. After (presumably) dispatching a law clerk for a field trip to the Museum of Science's Van de Graaf generator ... question one hundred years ago," and "the defendant is correct that this precise issue has never been addressed in Massachusetts": …it is a well-established legal principle that electricity and gas are personal property that may be the subject of ...
July 2, 2009 09:30 am

New Cases In The North Carolina Business Court: June 2009

(North Carolina Business Litigation Report)
... . RICO, and to pierce the corporate veil. Related to the Shareff case, below. BB&T BOLI Plan Trust v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. (Forsyth)(Diaz): alleged mismanagement of $55 million securities investment by BB&T, which BB&T claims was ... )(Jolly): alleged misrepresentations to induce plaintiff to invest in limited liability companies, claims under North Carolina Securities Act and North Carolina Investment Adviser Act and for common law fraud. Related to the Berton case, above.
July 2, 2009 09:12 am

NEW CASES

(No-Fault Paradise)
... . Cos. (90 NY2d 195 [1997]). The commonly held belief among many who are involved in no-fault law and litigation is that Chubb provides that a defendant will not be precluded from raising the defense of a "staged" accident despite having ... with the uncertified "affidavit" by Ms. Teixera, which was sworn to before a notary of our sister state of Massachusetts, in addition to the affirmation of the moving attorney, should certainly constitute a "founded belief" that this claim is not covered by the ...
July 2, 2009 08:48 am

New Sites of Note, 7.2.09

(Robert Ambrogi's LawSites)
... that. [Hat tip to Colette Vogele.] PublicInterestLawJobs. A new career site from Incisive Media that focuses on job opportunities and career management in public interest law. Legal Current. A new blog from Thomson Reuters that presents information and commentary on the business and practice of law. The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog. News and commentary from Richard D. Vetstein, a lawyer in Framingham, Mass.
July 2, 2009 07:48 am
... larceny… in one way or another. "Larceny" is basically another word for "theft" under the Massachusetts General Laws. According to Chapter 266of such laws, anyone " Who steals, or with intent to defraud obtains by a false pretence, or whoever unlawfully, ... guilty of what the other did as well as what they did. Aside from that, however, they have violated the larceny laws to differing degrees. This is because of the value of the things stolen. While Tommy may simply be prosecuted for "shoplifting" ...
July 2, 2009 06:46 am

Healthy Families Act of 2009 Re-Introduced

(Washington Employment Law Blawg)
... economic climate. Paid sick leave legislation has been passed in three cities-San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee, WI-and is being introduced in Philadelphia, PA and New York City, NY. Paid leave bills are also pending in some states, including Connecticut and Massachusetts. Related posts: Washington Law Updates for May 2009
July 2, 2009 06:00 am
... as a liberty interest, childrearing autonomy is rooted in the right to privacy. See Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158, 166, 64 S. Ct. 438, 442, 88 ... Somerville 08876 and Watchung 07069, New Jersey. Legal services include family law, divorce, child support, litigation, arbitration, mediation, child custody and visitation, ... as provider of protection to those unable to care for themselves," such as children. Black's Law Dictionary 1144 (8th ed. 2004). The doctrine has deep roots. Scholars trace ...
July 2, 2009 04:56 am

New York Law Journal: State and Federal Decisions July 2, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... wanton disregard of the maintenance and cure obligation remain available as a matter of general maritime law". Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts CRIMINAL PRACTICE â€" CONFRONTATION CLAUSE "Admission of certificates of state laboratory analysts, stating that material ... L.C. BANKING â€" PREEMPTION â€" state sovereignty "Comptroller of the Currency regulation purporting to pre-empt state law enforcement against national banks is not a reasonable interpretation of the National Bank Act." Horne v. Flores ...
July 2, 2009 01:23 am
 
 

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