http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-20T04:03:03-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/two_men_wrongly_identified_as_possible_suspects_in_boston_marathon_bombing/ Two man who say they were wrongly identified as possible suspects in an article on the Boston Marathon bombing have sued the newspaper that published it for libel. The suit, filed Wednesday in Suffolk County, Mass., Superior Court, names the New York Post, five individual reporters and an unidentified headline… Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Personal Lives, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Massachusetts Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:45:24 -0500 44514.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/man_being_questioned_about_boston_marathon_bombings_is_shot_to_death_by_fbi/ A man being questioned by authorities in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings was shot and killed in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday. Ibragim Todashev, 27, a Chechen who had previously lived in Boston before moving to Orlando, was shot to death by an FBI agent after, the FBI said, "[a]… Criminal Justice, States, Florida, Massachusetts Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:21 -0500 44304.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/reports_college_pals_of_boston_marathon_bombing_suspect_expected_to_face_ob/ Three college students who are friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect have been arrested and face federal criminal charges concerning their activities after explosive devices near the finish line killed three and injured approximately 250 people on April 15, authorities say. The Boston police department confirmed the arrest… Criminal Justice, Terrorism, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Wed, 01 May 2013 11:55:11 -0500 43993.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/unabomber_lawyer_judy_clarke_is_appointed_to_represent_boston_marathon_bomb/ At the request of Boston's federal public defender, a judge has appointed Judy Clarke, a top death-penalty defense lawyer, to represent accused Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Bloomberg reports. Prosecutors haven't said whether they will seek the death penalty in Tsarnaev's case, but “in light of the… Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Public Defenders, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:29:50 -0500 43978.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/top_federal_defender_is_representing_accused_boston_marathon_bomber_but_fur/ Being unable to afford an attorney, ironically, has helped the surviving suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombings get one of the country's top federal defenders assigned to his case. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, will be represented by Miriam Conrad, who is in charge of the Federal Public Defender Office in… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Public Defenders, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:53:02 -0500 43908.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_grad_g-man_helped_fbi_identify_suspects_in_boston_marathon_bombing/ A law graduate who heads the Boston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is among law enforcement officials being hailed as heroes after a suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombings was captured alive Friday. FBI special agent Richard DesLauriers, 53, is good with people, methodical and likes to… Criminal Justice, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, Massachusetts Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:37:53 -0500 43848.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fbi_releases_photos_of_two_suspects_sought_for_questioning_in_fatal_boston_/ The FBI on Thursday released photos and video footage of two suspects sought for questioning in the fatal explosions that occurred Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The FBI is seeking the public's help in identifying the two unknown men, who appear… Criminal Justice, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, Massachusetts Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:47:01 -0500 43817.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lack_of_property_damage_in_boston_marathon_bombings_could_eliminate_federal/ President Barack Obama called the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday that killed three people and injured over 170 others "an act of terror." But unless and until the secretary of the treasury, in conjunction with the secretary of state and the U.S. attorney general, certify that they agree, coverage won't… Criminal Justice, Insurance Law, Terrorism, States, Massachusetts Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:40:18 -0500 43803.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/at_least_2_dead._dozens_injured_in_boston_marathan_bombing/ Updated: At least three people died Monday and dozens more were injured as two explosions went off, beginning around 3 p.m. eastern time, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, before the remainder of the race was called off. The Boston Globe reported that at least… Criminal Justice, Terrorism, States, Massachusetts Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:32:07 -0500 43737.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/connecting_the_digital_dots_to_catch_the_craigslist_killer/ When police responded to the April 14, 2009 murder of a young woman in an upscale Boston hotel, they had little to go on. Besides the victim, who was found face down in the doorway of her room, her hands bound with plastic ties, with three 9-mm bullet wounds to… Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Criminal Justice, Privacy Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Massachusetts Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:40:55 -0500 43625.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/west_coast_litigation_boutique_markun_zusman_opens_office_in_boston/ An 18-attorney West Coast litigation boutique has opened an office in a Boston suburb. New name partner David Freniere, who focuses his practice on securities matters, will head the new Wellesley office of Markun Zusman Freniere & Compton, the Boston… Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, States, California, Massachusetts Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:20:04 -0500 43526.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/oops._bingham_cant_arbitrate_ex-associates_suit_because_its_own_contract_is/ A former associate has won a round in a disability discrimination case she filed two years ago against Bingham McCutchen. The law firm had sought to arbitrate a California complaint by Hartwell Harris that the firm didn't do enough to accommodate her unusual sleep disorder, But a trial-level judge ruled… Alternative Dispute Resolution, Contracts, Disability Law, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Associates, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, California, Massachusetts Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:24:45 -0500 43508.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/court_project_testing_social-media_reporting_shuts_down_as_funds_evaporate/ The first phase of a project to test reporting via social media in a Massachusetts courtroom has ended because of a lack of funding. The project, called OpenCourt, provided live streaming of court proceedings and WiFi access for reporters to blog and tweet from a designated part of the courtroom… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Judiciary, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Massachusetts Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:40:40 -0500 43388.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_bills_over_3500_hours_a_year_loses_license_for_4_years_it_will_take_/ A sole practitioner who claimed to have worked well over 3,500 hours annually while representing parents and children in juvenile court and guardianship matters during two fiscal years between 2007 and 2009 has lost his law license for four years. That is the amount of time it will take Derek… Contracts, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Family Law, Legal Ethics, States, Massachusetts Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:24:39 -0600 43107.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_jury_awards_50.9m_to_crime_writer_patricia_cornwell_her_ex-financia/ In a plot twist worthy of one of her Kay Scarpetta crime novels, best-selling author Patricia Cornwell was awarded $50.9 million Tuesday by a federal jury in Boston. She had sought tens of millions, contending that her former financial manager, Anchin, Block & Anchin, and its former principal, Evan H.… Contracts, Law in Popular Culture, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:35:21 -0600 42918.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/jury_awards_63m_in_motrin_suit_lawyer_says_drug_caused_reaction_like_having/ Jurors in Plymouth, Mass., have awarded $63 million to a teen and her family in a suit claiming Children’s Motrin caused a rare skin condition and blindness. Samantha Reckis, now 16, was only 7 when she had a severe reaction to the ibuprofen medication, the Boston Globe… Health Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, Massachusetts Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:41:33 -0600 42869.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_is_worlds_8th_ranked_woman_welterweight_boxer/ By day, Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes, 32, is seemingly simply a hard-working young attorney. But the New England Law School grad has another gig in addition to her work for Babanikas, Ziedman & King in Brockton, Mass., reports the Patriot-Ledger. Currently the eighth-ranked female welterweight in the world, according… Careers, Women in the Law, States, Massachusetts Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:51:50 -0600 42800.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/4_lawyers_exit_mccarter_for_boston_office_of_holland_knight/ Three partners and a special counsel have exited McCarter & English for the Boston office of Holland & Knight. Brian Leary, Diane McDermott and Jeffrey Stoler will all be partners at Holland & Knight; Richard Holtz, who had been at the 400-attorney northeast regional firm only about one year, will… Careers, Corporate Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Midsize Firm, Real Estate & Property Law, States, Massachusetts Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:45:17 -0600 42712.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_attorney_bullying_this_time_charge_is_lobbed_by_budget_motel_owner_who_f/ A U.S. Attorney under fire for her prosecution of an Internet activist is back in the news after a judge refused prosecutors’ bid to seize a family-owned budget motel. On Jan. 17, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz defended her office’s prosecution of 26-year-old “hactivist” Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide as he… Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Real Estate & Property Law, States, Massachusetts Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:00:03 -0600 42603.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/students_get_50k_after_claiming_lesley_u_meals_violated_ada_by_not_accommod/ There's no word on whether some Lesley University students with food allergies might be headed to law school. But they've clearly demonstrated an aptitude for for legal issues by spearheading an unusual civil rights case pursued as an administrative complaint by the U.S. Department of Justice. It resulted in a… Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Disability Law, Education Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 1st Circuit Court, States, Massachusetts Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:11:13 -0600 42298.abajournal.com