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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Court: 'Hyperbole,' not slander, in Fox News monolog about Cohen 'catch and kill' payment to protect Trump
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McDougal in 2007 ( Sam Posten III CC BY-SA 2.0 ) A defamation lawsuit by Karen McDougal , former Playboy model and alleged extra-marital c...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Court greats both cautioned us on NYT v. Sullivan
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I'm indebted to Trump Litigation Seminar student Kevin Burchill, who timely unearthed this interview with the late Justices Ruth Bader ...
Monday, September 28, 2020
Abolition of police qualified immunity in Colorado, accountable development lead in FOI Summit topics
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Transparency and accountability in contexts including police reform and economic development were on the agenda at the (virtual) annual sum...
Sunday, September 27, 2020
UMass Dartmouth settles Title IX suit to tune of $70k; tax liability momentarily muddles settlement
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In a case that wrapped up in July, UMass Dartmouth (my employer) settled a pro se lawsuit by a former male student who challenged disciplin...
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Mary Trump sues President, family, alleges three decades' fraud in oversight of her father's estate
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Author of Too Much and Never Enough (2020), Mary L. Trump on Thursday sued her uncle, the President, and her aunt, retired federal judge ...
Friday, September 25, 2020
Boston Bar panel surveys landscape of privacy law, data protection policy, class action litigation
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Attorneys Melanie Conroy, Marjan Hajibandeh, and Matthew M.K. Stein We had great fun yesterday, as lawyer fun goes, talking about privacy la...
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Ryan, '18, joins government practice at R.I./Mass. firm
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Mike Ryan The law firm of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC , with offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida, has hire...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Court rejects deep-brain-stimulation patient's contract, IIED claims against Boston nonprofit hospital
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A patient dissatisfied with deep-brain stimulation (DBS) to treat her depression could not prevail against her nonprofit hospital, the Massa...
Monday, September 21, 2020
Man may sue police in tort, civil rights for violent beating, despite his conviction for resisting arrest
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" Defund the police " has been a rallying cry in recent protests. ( Photo at BLM encampment, New York City, June 26, 2020, by Fel...
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Communication education makes people better
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Preparing for my Trump Litigation Seminar next week, I just re-read the final chapter of James Zirin 's Plaintiff in Chief . Variously...
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