A glamorous evening of dinner and dancing set on the transformed theater stage for its third annual spring fundraiser.
PS&H Partner Drew Colby is among a panel of experts at the April 7 REBA Construction Law Section Meeting in Boston. Drew is joined by Joe Battaini and Jeff Hendricks of Marsh & McLennan Agency and will discuss the pros and cons of bonds verses subcontractor default insurance, including their relative costs and coverage differences....
CannabisClient AlertsTSA prohibition of medical marijuana in carry-on and checked baggage forces users to make difficult choices
April 5, 2017
The Marijuana Industry touches on so many people, and just as many industries. Earlier this month, the Transportation Security Administration updated its webpage to explain that passengers are allowed to carry marijuana on flights with them. That notice was not long lived, however as shortly after it was posted, it was modified to remove reference...
Proceeds from this event supported their Women’s Shelter and other programs that benefit women at Crossroads.
CannabisClient AlertsCommercial real estate booming where marijuana sales are legalized
April 1, 2017
Legalized marijuana is turning the commercial real estate market upside down, and creating opportunities for property owners to charge tenants in the business of marijuana premium rates. Some are paying above market rates for properties that meet the demands of this growing industry. The New York times highlights property in Quincy, MA in this article.
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn LLP Announces New Managing Partner and Other Firm Leaders
April 1, 2017
Partridge Snow & Hahn is pleased to announce that the firm has elected commercial litigation lawyer Howard Merten as its new Managing Partner. Merten replaces David Gilden who has served in the role since April 1, 2000, and announced his intention to step down this past October. Gilden, a commercial real estate and business lawyer,...
Client AlertsNew Supreme Court Decision Reminds Parties to Bankruptcies to Keep their Priorities Straight
March 31, 2017
In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court turned aside the efforts of a debtor and a group of creditors to make an end-run around the Bankruptcy Code’s priority rules by distributing assets to junior creditors ahead of objecting senior creditors via a “structured dismissal.” In doing so, the Court did not just close a...
Client AlertsBring it On! Copyright Protects Cheerleader Uniform Designs (And Other Designs that Appear on Useful Items)!
March 27, 2017
Last week, the United States Supreme Court found that designs on cheerleading uniforms can be protected by copyright. The Court held that designs that appear on useful items are covered by the copyright laws, so long as the designs: (1) can be perceived as a two-or-three dimensional work of art separate from the useful article...
Client AlertsEmployment & LaborLitigation & DisputesSupreme Court Decision On Arbitration Clauses Could Significantly Reduce Employer Exposure to Class Claims
March 16, 2017
By Alicia J. Samolis and Christopher M. Wildenhain Savvy employers always need to be on the look-out for ways to mitigate the ever-growing risks posed by increasingly burdensome state and federal employment laws. Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will have the chance to breathe new life into an old, but effective risk-mitigation tool...
Client AlertsLending Industry Take Note: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Scope of Right to Sue Under Federal Fair Housing Act
March 15, 2017
A city’s lawsuit against various banks under the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) to recover property tax revenues allegedly lost due to discriminatory lending practices has survived . . . for now. In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that municipalities are within the FHA’s “zone of interests” and can sue for such...
