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Where a jury convicted a defendant of illegally trafficking in sperm whale teeth and narwhal tusks, his appeal must fail, as (1) the jury instructions were not erroneous and (2) the convictions are...
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Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge dismissed a creditor’s complaint to revoke the chapter 7 discharge of a debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §727(d), the complaint was untimely and as a consequence the...
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Where a defendant seeks release from his term of imprisonment for a probation violation pursuant to G.L. §12-19-18(b), the statute cannot stand as written and must be deemed unconstitutional as it...
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Police could rely on the consent of a child pornography defendant’s former girlfriend to review his email account, a Superior Court judge has ruled. Finding it significant that the defendant had...
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court could remedy a Chapter 7 debtor’s wrongful concealment of non-exempt assets by imposing a surcharge against the value of otherwise exempt assets, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of...
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I find it rare when an important legal issue remains unresolved after 30 years. Regulation of the so-called “finder” is such an issue. It now is refocused following an April meeting between an American...
View ArticleBaseball arbitration isn’t just for baseball
By Jeffrey S. Stern In 1966, Marvin Miller, a labor economist with various unions, became the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, serving in the position until 1982. No...
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Benefits Package contains advice about benefits that law firms might want to offer their employees. Critical illness insurance is becoming increasingly popular. It pays for the big out-of-pocket...
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Law firms, like the players in any other economic sector, have a life cycle. There are law-firm startups, as new lawyers hang out their shingles in a solo or small-firm practice. There are firm...
View ArticleCriminal – Whale teeth – Narwhal tusks
Where a jury convicted a defendant of illegally trafficking in sperm whale teeth and narwhal tusks, his appeal must fail, as (1) the jury instructions were not erroneous and (2) the convictions are...
View ArticleBankruptcy – Discharge – Revocation – Limitations
Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge dismissed a creditor’s complaint to revoke the chapter 7 discharge of a debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §727(d), the complaint was untimely and as a consequence the...
View ArticleCriminal – Probation – G.L. §12-19-18(b)
Where a defendant seeks release from his term of imprisonment for a probation violation pursuant to G.L. §12-19-18(b), the statute cannot stand as written and must be deemed unconstitutional as it...
View ArticleEmails admissible absent a warrant
Police could rely on the consent of a child pornography defendant’s former girlfriend to review his email account, a Superior Court judge has ruled. Finding it significant that the defendant had...
View ArticleSurcharge allowed on debtor’s assets
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court could remedy a Chapter 7 debtor’s wrongful concealment of non-exempt assets by imposing a surcharge against the value of otherwise exempt assets, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of...
View ArticleAug. 10 – 20
Aug. 10 Jones v. Providence, et al. Docket No. 1:2012cv00574 Civil rights suit Simarra v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al. Docket No. 1:2012cv00573 Foreclosure suit Aug. 14...
View ArticleFinding the law of finders proves to be SEC mystery
I find it rare when an important legal issue remains unresolved after 30 years. Regulation of the so-called “finder” is such an issue. It now is refocused following an April meeting between an American...
View ArticleBaseball arbitration isn’t just for baseball
By Jeffrey S. Stern In 1966, Marvin Miller, a labor economist with various unions, became the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, serving in the position until 1982. No...
View ArticleCritical illness insurance a valuable offering
Benefits Package contains advice about benefits that law firms might want to offer their employees. Critical illness insurance is becoming increasingly popular. It pays for the big out-of-pocket...
View ArticleTechnology at forefront of law-firm life cycle
Law firms, like the players in any other economic sector, have a life cycle. There are law-firm startups, as new lawyers hang out their shingles in a solo or small-firm practice. There are firm...
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