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Tsarnaev trial
"Jurors
take these responsibilities extraordinarily seriously."
MBA President Marsha V.
Kazarosian, WBZ NewsRadio 1030, April 8
Kazarosian provided her legal insight
on the high-profile trials of both Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and former New
England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez during a live interview on
WBZ NewsRadio 1030 with Joe Mathieu.
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"It's
fraught with danger for the defense. It's really like walking on a
tightrope and hoping for the best."
MBA Criminal Justice Section
Vice Chair Peter Elikann, Boston Herald, April 9
Elikann was quoted in a Herald story about the
possibility of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev taking the stand in the upcoming
penalty phase of his federal trial. "He would be available for
cross-examination about every step of the way, for everything he
had done. It would be an extraordinary gamble, but there's a small
chance it could work," noted Elikann.
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Criminal justice reform
"When you look at it, Massachusetts is lagging
behind even red states in dealing with the scourge of drugs in
society. A number of conservative states are dealing with it as a
drug rehabilitation issue rather than a crime issue."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, Boston Globe, April 8, 2015
Healy was quoted in a Globe story about proposed
criminal justice reforms outlined by Senate President Stanley C.
Rosenberg in a speech delivered at a Greater Boston Chamber of
Commerce event.
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Workers' compensation ruling
"This is very, very
helpful to all of us who practice in this area. The argument has
always been made that someone who retires is no longer an employee,
but this case makes clear that your employment is as of the time
you're hurt, not afterwards."
MBA Workers Compensation
Section Chair Deborah G. Kohl, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April
2
Deborah G. Kohl of Fall River was quoted in a Massachusetts
Lawyers Weekly story about a recent Appeals Court ruling
allowing "assault pay" for a corrections officer to continue after
retirement.
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