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Top 3 Tips for Meet and Confer Success
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If electronic discovery is the vehicle through which lawyers conduct business, the meet and confer is the pre-purchase inspection. Federal Rule of Civil...
Five Things to Know About First Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez
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Here at FindLaw, we understand the pressures of being a legal professional - most of us are recovering lawyers - so we want to help by tossing you that...
X-Ray Anal Cavity Search Doesn't Violate Fourth Amendment Rights
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What lawyer can resist an anal cavity search? A cavity search case, that is. This week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in a civil...
$100,000 in Attorneys' Fees on $7,650 Damages Award OK: 1st Cir.
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When opposing counsel turn a deaf ear to your settlement desires, pointing them to Diaz v. Jiten Hotel Management Inc. might help: an employer had to pay more...
Creepy Shoulder Touching By Boss Not Sexual Harassment: 1st Cir.
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A female former sales manager claimed that her male supervisor twice reached around and placed a hand on her shoulder while driving her to a hotel after work....
It's Been 10 Years Since Massachusetts Legalized Gay Marriage
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On November 18, 2003, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts propelled the state into making history: Massachusetts became the first state to legalize...