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Duty to defend doesn’t extend to counterclaim – New England In-House
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Duty to defend doesn’t extend to counterclaim. Duty to defend doesn’t extend to counterclaim. By: Eric T. Berkman. June 9, 2015. An employer’s liability insurer had no obligation to prosecute a counterclaim the employer brought against an ex-employee who had charged it with age discrimination, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. Additionally, the employer contended, its insurer had an obligation to pursue any counterclaim that could defeat or offset liability in the underlying discrimination claim.
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$45M judgment over stock demand reversed – New England In-House
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45M judgment over stock demand reversed. 45M judgment over stock demand reversed. By: Eric T. Berkman. June 9, 2015. A corporate executive who accepted money from a friend’s charitable foundation to purchase company stock for himself, with the understanding that he would sell it at some point and share the proceeds with the foundation, did not commit bad faith by declining to sell upon his friend’s request, the Appeals Court has found. In 2011, a Superior Court judge found that though Meyers did not brea...
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Co.’s trucks barred from trespassing – New England In-House
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Co’s trucks barred from trespassing. Co’s trucks barred from trespassing. Claim of prescriptive easement is rejected. By: Thomas E. Egan. June 9, 2015. The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a trial judge’s decision that prevents a commercial business from using an abutting diner’s parking area to make deliveries. The plaintiff diner, arguing trespass, sought a preliminary injunction to preclude delivery trucks from passing over its property. Defendant A.R. Bilodeau rented its property on Doug...The d...
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Timothy A. Pratt – Boston Scientific Corp. – New England In-House
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Timothy A. Pratt – Boston Scientific Corp. Timothy A. Pratt – Boston Scientific Corp. August 25, 2014. How is it that one of the nation’s top products liability attorneys would choose to go in-house when he candidly admits that trial work is in his DNA? Boston Scientific Corp.’s Timothy A. Pratt says it was all about the challenge of taking on an unfamiliar role involving new responsibilities. Q How significant was it for Boston Scientific to win the first vaginal-mesh trial? A We were pleased with the j...
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Commentary – New England In-House
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Can damaging internal emails be kept from the jury? August 16, 2016. Your company is embroiled in a contentious commercial fraud case. A former customer claims that the company intentionally misrepresented its global expertise in order to secure a contract it knew it did not have the capability to perform. Unfortunately, comments . Read More ». Pay equity law: what lawyers and employers need to know. August 16, 2016. Read More ». Vermont latest in continued expansion of sick-leave laws. August 16, 2016.
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A word with … Judith R. Sizer – New England In-House
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A word with … Judith R. Sizer. A word with … Judith R. Sizer. May 6, 2014. After serving 22 years as in-house counsel for Brandeis University, Judith R. Sizer recently moved on to her career’s next act as senior counsel at Rose, Chinitz and Rose in Boston. New England In-House’s Matt Yas asked Sizer about the legal ins and outs of the educational environment and her decision to leave behind university life after more than two decades on campus. In addition, remember that university faculty members operat...
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Cyber risk: Is it the new end of the world? – New England In-House
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Cyber risk: Is it the new end of the world? Cyber risk: Is it the new end of the world? By: Stephen M. Honig. June 9, 2015. It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine). We enter now into the mature phase of considering cyber risk. We have seen the costly devastation most recently caused by cyber hacking of movie companies (Sony), retailer credit card records (Target) and health care records (Anthem). The Framework lists five functions for companies to address (identify risk, protect against...
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How to respond to employee requests for accommodation – New England In-House
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How to respond to employee requests for accommodation. How to respond to employee requests for accommodation. By: Robert G. Young II. June 9, 2015. Having been on the books for nearly a quarter-century, the Americans With Disabilities Act is well known to employers and employees alike. Legalities aside, when an employee comes in and says he has a disability and needs some type of assistance to do his job, the employer’s initial reaction generally is one of compassion and a desire to help. The following a...
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News – New England In-House
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1st Circuit sets standard for sex harassment, bias claims. August 16, 2016. A plaintiff alleging sex discrimination and sex harassment must present only sufficient circumstantial evidence from which a jury could find in her favor, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided. The plaintiff employee filed suit against her former . Read More ». Judge allows tort claims over rescinded job offer. August 16, 2016. Read More ». Consumer bar hails move to curb forced arbitration. August 16, 2016. Lawyers i...
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In House With… – New England In-House
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In House With… /. In House With…. In House with … Susan H. Alexander of Biogen Inc. August 16, 2016. Biogen Inc.’s shifting fortunes over the past 18 months have included a restructuring to cut 11 percent of its workforce, an 11 percent revenue increase in 2015, and a constant stream of deals, including acquisitions and licensing arrangements. With the . Read More ». In-House With… Christopher C. Land, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. May 18, 2016. Read More ». March 1, 2016. Read More ». How is it ...
