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The Massachusetts House has passed a bill (H.B. 4701) that would prohibit certain types of lawsuits. H.B. 4701 has come out of the Senate committee and awaits a full vote of the Senate. The law will preclude certain lawsuits related to retail sales and a retailer's practice of charging more than the advertised price for goods sold. This bill is anti-consumer and seeks to eliminate,...

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The Boston Herald reports today that an Essex County judge may have banned a book authored by a Methuen man who wrote about losing the custody of his son. The decision has not been released, but it would seem that First Amendment (Freedom of Speech) issues may be involved and that the decision is likely to be appealed. The Boston Herald Article has more information about the circumstances...

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Tom Lamb at drug-injury.com addresses the early release of Cardiologist Steven Nissen's article in the upcoming New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Nissen thinks the heart risks of ADHD drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are great enough to warrant a black-box warning for the drugs.Black box warnings are given to drugs that carry a significant risk of serious side effects. The warnings are...

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Ben Glass in Fairfax, VA discusses a premises liability case in Roanoke where the state Supreme Court ruled that the owner of a hotel had a dute to protect its guests from third-party violence.The case had previously been dismissed in a lower court. However, as Ben points out, hotel employees had called the police 96 times in the three years prior to the incident.As a result of these repeated...

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For the benefit of our clients and the communities that we serve we have developed this website as a legal and consumer resource. In addition, we have provided information about the Law Office of Kenneth N. Margolin, P.C. so that you can make an informed decision as to whether our experience and qualifications can assist you with whatever legal problem you might face.We bring a 5-part philosophy...

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Attorney Margolin has practiced law in Massachusetts since 1973. Since the start of his career in legal services, he has always represented the common person who has been injured by the improper practices or negligence of others and must confront well-financed corporate, government, or insurance interests, to obtain justice. His legal services career included precedent setting cases in state and...

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