by Staff | Nov 20, 2015 | Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Trial Attorney |
by Philip N. Beauregard, Esq. In re Female Marines Lawyers savvy on the subject of illegal discrimination in the form of “profiling” should be curious about a recent Marine Corps study comparing all male combat units to those that are mixed, i.e. “integrated” with...
by Staff | Sep 17, 2015 | Accident Claims, Car Accident, Civil Litigation, Ethics, Rules of Professional Conduct, Trial Lawyering |
By Michael Franco, Esq. I have noticed a disturbing increase in the number of unsolicited letters and telephone calls being made by law firms to accident victims. These law firms review police blotters to look for auto accidents, and then reach out to accident victims...
by Editor | Sep 8, 2015 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Contracts, Real Estate, Settlement |
By Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume, Esq., You don’t need a signed document to have a binding settlement agreement. This was always a concern that needed to be considered with oral negotiations, which can amount to enforceable, oral contracts. But with the age...
by Staff | Aug 28, 2015 | Civil Litigation, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law, Legislation |
by Richard E. Burke, Esq. Massachusetts has enacted a new sick time law and regulations effective July 1, 2015. The new law, Mass.G.L. c. 149, §148C, allows all employees in Massachusetts to earn sick time. Significantly, the law includes full-time, part-time,...
by Staff | Jun 4, 2015 | Civil Litigation, Conflict Resolution, Consent, Consumer Complaint, Criminal Penalty, Dispute Resolution, Legislation |
A FRIENDLY PSA REGARDING VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDINGS by Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume It seems as though every other day the media is inundated with coverage of a new instance of a civilian exposing police misconduct via recording taken by the civilian. In most...
by Staff | Jul 10, 2014 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Settlement |
“Don’t take the law into your own hands: you take ’em to court.” We have all heard that familiar catch-phrase from the TV show People’s Court. But, People’s Court was not actually a “court” – it was a binding arbitration between the...
