Steve Riden Supplements Guide to Law of Damages
Steve Riden has written the first supplement to his chapter in the book Damages, Interest, and Attorney Fees in Massachusetts Litigation. The chapter, supplemented in 2017, is titled “General Law of Damages in Massachusetts.” The book was edited by Tara J. Myslinski, Esq., of O’Connor, Carnathan, and Mack LLC, in Burl...
Nicole Daly to Chair Panel Presentation on Employee Handbooks
On July 20, 2017, Nicole Daly will be chairing a panel of attorneys at a presentation titled "Fortifying & Scrutinizing Employee Handbooks & Policies." The program is sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. According to MCLE's description, the program will cover practical strategies for dra...
Beck Reed Riden LLP in Le Monde
Russell Beck was quoted by Le Monde in a recent article about noncompete agreements. The article is titled "Des clauses de non-concurrence imposées aux employés," which translates to "Non-competition clauses imposed on employees." The story focuses on the proliferation of noncompete agreements for workers across the i...
Supreme Court Specifies Limits on Personal Jurisdiction
n June 19, 2017, the United States Supreme Court in Bristol-Myers Squib Co. v. Superior Court of California, issued an 8-1 decision clarifying the bounds of specific jurisdiction over multi-state corporations. Following the trend established by the Supreme Court in its 2014 Daimler AG v. Bauman decision, the Court applie...
Russell Beck Speaks At Trade Secrets Protection Briefing
On June 14, 2017, Russell Beck was a panelist at Charles River Associates' briefing on trade secrets protection and litigation. The title of the program was "How to Respond Effectively When A Company Becomes A Victim of Intellectual Property Theft." Charles River Associates describes the briefing as follows: Invitati...
Lauren Corbett Selected for Boston Bar Association’s Public Interest Leadership Program
Lauren Corbett has been selected to join the Boston Bar Association’s Public Interest Leadership Program class of 2017-2018. Lauren was chosen based on her demonstrated dedication to public service. She now joins a small group of her professional peers, representing a variety of practice areas, to engage in the 14-month...
Hannah Joseph Quoted in The Boston Globe
Hannah Joseph was quoted by the The Boston Globe in a recent story about the President's ability to trademark his infamous neologism: "covfefe." The story is titled “Can you trademark ‘covfefe’? These people and companies are trying.” The article discusses various attempts to trademark the word covfefe after the Presi...
Massachusetts Court Warns Employers Not to Coast on Forum Selection Clause
he Business Litigation Session of the Massachusetts Superior Court recently dismissed a noncompete case against a California employee on the basis of forum non conveniens, notwithstanding a Massachusetts forum selection clause and a Massachusetts choice-of-law provision in the defendant’s employment agreement. The case i...
Russell Beck Quoted in The New York Times
For the second time in a month, Russell Beck was quoted by The New York Times. Russell recently appeared in an article about Uber's termination of one of its engineers who stands accused of stealing trade secrets from Google. The story is titled “Uber Fires Former Google Engineer at Heart of Self-Driving Dispute.” The ar...
Matal v. Tam: SCOTUS Brings a New Slant to Disparaging Trademarks
On June 19, 2017, the United States Supreme Court in Matal v. Tam struck down the Lanham Act’s disparagement clause, which prohibits the registration of disparaging trademarks, finding that the provision violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. 582 U.S. __, No. 15-1293, 2017 WL 2621315 (U.S. June 19, 2017)...
Russell Beck Speaks at Noncompete and Trade Secrets Symposium
On June 13, 2017, Russell Beck was a panelist at the 9th Annual Symposium on Non-Compete Agreements and Trade Secrets in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Bar Association sponsored the Symposium. The Symposium featured discussion and debate about the legal landscape of noncompete agreements and the protection of tr...
On Point Features Russell Beck
A recent episode of On Point featured Russell Beck, who was invited to appear as a guest on the nationwide radio program. The episode, titled "Sign Here, And Stay Here," focused on the proliferation of noncompete agreements across various industries. The summary of the program, prepared by On Point's guest host Jessic...
Chambers USA Ranks Russell Beck
Russell Beck‘s experience with noncompete matters is lauded in the 2017 Chambers USA Guide. According to Chambers: "Excellent attorney" Russell Beck of Beck Reed Riden LLP is a "terrific noncompete specialist," according to industry commentators. He is a skilled litigator with experience representing clients rangin...
Russell Beck Quoted in The New York Times
The New York Times recently featured Russell Beck in an article about noncompete agreements. The story is titled “Scrutiny on Worker Non-Compete Deals.” The article, which appeared on May 13, 2017, was written by reporter Conor Dougherty. The story focuses on the rising use of noncompete agreements for workers across...
Shannon Lynch to Speak on Wrongful Termination Claims
Shannon Lynch will be a panelist at a Boston Bar Association event titled "Unfair v. Unlawful: Representing Clients in Wrongful Termination Cases." The presentation will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at 16 Beacon Street in Boston. Registration information is here. Shannon's presentatio...
Shannon Lynch Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features Shannon Lynch in an article titled "Counterclaim in trade secrets case isn't SLAPP suit." The article covers a recent decision by the Massachusetts Appeals Court in an action titled The Gillette Company v. Provost, et al. According to the article, "defendant S...