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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
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"Legislators seek ban on pot billboards,"
The Eagle-Tribune
(Dec. 17). MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer
Martin W. Healy
was quoted in a story about legislative efforts to enact a statewide ban on billboard advertising by recreational and medical marijuana companies. The article also appeared in other publications within North of Boston Media Group.
“Blind-side hockey hit not reckless, panel says,”
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(Dec. 16). MBA member
Peter V. Bellotti
commented on an Appeals Court panel decision finding that a high school hockey player whose blind-side hit resulted in permanent injury to an opponent did not engage in reckless conduct.
“Tech company can sue competitor over ‘biased’ white paper,”
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(Dec. 16). MBA member
Tory A. Weigand
discussed a U.S. District Court judge’s ruling, which found that a software company could pursue statutory false advertising claims over disparaging statements made in a white paper on the website of a competitor that had commissioned the study.
“Summary judgment motions: How often are they meritorious?”
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(Dec. 16).
Hon. Douglas H. Wilkins
, an MBA member and a Superior Court judge, co-wrote a column explaining why summary judgment motions should be filed only after careful consideration by counsel.
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