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Environment: Alert - November 18, 2009

Environmental justice – a mix of environmental and civil rights law and policy – is receiving in­creased attention in the Obama Administration, bringing with it challenges and opportunities for municipalities, facilities and others operating in low-income and minority communities. This alert discusses various aspects of environmental justice and the implications for the Obama Administration. Federal agencies, including the DOJ and EPA, have concluded that low-income and minority communities bear a greater environmental risk than the general population. Now is the right time to take stock of your environmental justice situation and take any prudent proactive steps.

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Intellectual Property and Technology: Alert - November 17, 2009

Governor Patrick’s Office of Consumer Af¬fairs and Business Regulation announced on November 4, 2009, that it has filed the final Massachusetts ID Theft Regulation, also known as 201 CMR 17:00. The goal of Regulation 201 is to help combat the loss of personal information; the most significant change is a require¬ment that covered entities amend existing agreements that they have with third-party service providers to include language requiring these providers to implement and main¬tain “appropriate” security measures for the protection of personal information.

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The Most Important Person, Rule 2: “Always Remember you are Making a Record”
 

Litigation Commentary & Review

September 1, 2009
 
Daniel I. Small- Boston

Litigation partner Dan Small, an expert in the critical area of witness preparation and author of the ABA manual, Preparing Witnesses, presents the second installment of his “The Most Important Person” series in Litigation Commentary & Review, September 2009. In this article, “Rule 2: Always Remember You Are Making a Record,” Mr. Small notes how critical it is to insist on the “discipline of clarity,” explaining how the most important person in the room is the one making the transcript or taking the notes. To read this full article, please click on the link below.

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