Mar 16, 2014 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 47
How is it possible to turn brown to green? Think back to elementary school when you learned about the color wheel, and with great determination, you would mix colors together to get the exact hue needed for your painting. It was easy to mix the wrong colors and end up...
Mar 16, 2014 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 47
The fundamental goal of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Federal Rules), as set out in Rule 1, is “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” Prior to the adoption of the Federal Rules, both state and federal courts...
Mar 15, 2014 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 47
Recent sentiments toward businesses, particularly in response to the 2008 crash of the U.S. housing market, have dramatically changed consumer attitudes about primarily profit-driven business practices, and steered sales toward more socially minded companies. Revolt...
Mar 15, 2014 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 47
Consumers in Massachusetts have been protected from acts of unfair and deceptive trade by chapter 93A of the Massachusetts General Laws (93A) since 1967. Liability occurs under 93A only when the defendant is engaged in trade or commerce. To date, courts have held that...
Mar 15, 2014 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 47
As of April 2012, 12.5 million Americans were unemployed and the domestic economy remained stagnant. While the U.S. economy struggles to pull itself out of a recession, perhaps taking a lesson from history, Congress has focused on small-business job creation as a...
Mar 15, 2014 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 47
A trademark is a symbol that allows a consumer to distinguish a good from similar goods sold by others. As such, a trademark is a legally recognized form of intellectual property that exists solely as a manifestation of the goodwill engendered by a company or product....