"Ex-Globe exec denied bid for Wage Act treble damages," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Feb. 19). MBA member Erica E. Flores commented on a Superior Court judge's decision that the former president of Boston Globe Media Partners cannot pursue treble damages under the Wage Act over amounts that he was allegedly due under a profit-sharing agreement.
"SJC gets crack at interpreting Prompt Pay Act," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Feb. 19). MBA members Bradley L. Croft and Robert T. Ferguson Jr. discussed a Supreme Judicial Court case pertaining to the application of the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act.
"SJC’s first female clerk recalled as ‘woman ahead of her time,’" Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Feb. 19). MBA member Tracey A.L. Ingle was quoted in an article about the trailblazing career of Jean M. Kennett, the first female clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, who died in December at age 93.
"Defense lawyer questions investigation of affair allegations vs. judge," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Feb. 19). MBA Criminal Justice Section Council member D. Christopher Dearborn discussed the potential ramifications of an alleged affair between a judge and a prosecutor in a criminal case.