The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued an important decision (Lynch v. Crawford) involving a volunteer board member’s invocation of immunity from liability for claims made under the Massachusetts Wage Act.
The basic facts of the case are
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Cool Tech — Hot Mess: Tempnology a Year After SCOTUS Argument
In February 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal from the January 2018 decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC (In re Tempnology, LLC). …
Supreme Court Set to Tackle Key IP/Insolvency Issue
In the fall of 2018, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review the January 2018 decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC (In re Tempnology, LLC). In Tempnology,…
Trade Creditor Strategies
I was pleased to join Adrienne Walker from Mintz and Lindsay Zahradka Milne from Bernstein Shur on a business panel yesterday hosted by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Our focus was on strategies for trade creditors to obtain (and keep)…
Building Resilient Businesses — Fall 2018 Collaborations
As noted on the About page, this blog focuses on essential aspects of building resilient businesses: protecting assets, navigating change, solving problems, and getting deals done effectively.
Key components of resiliency are awareness and openness to change. Denial is absolutely not a…
Developments in Blockchain and the Law
Three years ago, The Economist ran a cover story called “The Trust Machine” focused on the possibility of the blockchain technology behind bitcoin transforming the economy. The article provided an excellent discussion of the distinction between bitcoin and…
Filing Urges Supreme Court To Decline Review of Case Involving Trademark Rights After License Rejection
Although there has been much attention on the Supreme Court this week, a filing made earlier today will draw little popular notice. Yet, the filing could have significant impact on whether the Court decides to accept a case this term…
A Visionary for Financial Literacy
Last week, I had the privilege of joining with other volunteers to help provide financial literacy training for a group of high school students interning this summer with the judicial branch.
Those students followed in the footsteps of thousands of…
All Inn
The Pine Street Inn recently held a graduation ceremony to honor individuals who have completed the Inn’s job training program. Both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald captured photos. The Inn has been offering the training program for 20 years…
Paying it Forward: Helping Veterans Build Successful Small Businesses
Lee Goldberg is a former Army Officer who served in Vietnam. He is also an experienced business executive who has guided hundreds of companies through a variety of financial, operational and governance issues. Because Lee understands the value of a professional network, decades
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