The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that Uber’s notification of its “terms and conditions” during the registration process for its app did not provide “reasonable.
A Middlesex Superior Court judge on Tuesday dismissed Connecticut resident Tamara K. Lanierâs lawsuit against Harvard alleging that the University unlawfully possesses and profits from historic photos she says depict her enslaved ancestors.
Lanier plans to appeal the decision, she and one of her attorneys told The Crimson Wednesday.
Lanierâs suit, which she filed against the University in March 2019, centers on the daguerreotypes of two enslaved people named Renty and Delia, which scholars believe to be some of the oldest images of slaves. According to Lanier, they depict her great-great-great-grandfather Renty and his daughter Delia.
Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz commissioned the photos in the 19th century as part of a racist study to prove the biological superiority of white people. Lanier requested in the suit that Harvard turn the daguerreotypes over to her, relinquish any profit made through using, reproducing, or licensing the images, and pay her punitive damages
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first in a month-long series about noteworthy women in Everett, taken from vignettes written by former City Clerk Michael Matarazzo in his book ‘They Came from Everett.’ The histories of many female residents of Everett might surprise readers, as many of their stories have never been fully told. Matarazzo’s book is available at bookblues.com.
There was nothing in Clara Louise Power’s demeanor or personality that would suggest that she would be a trailblazer. She was, self-admittedly, a quiet, humble and reserved individual. She was also, however, intelligent, inquisitive and determined.
Kafker
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Deciding whether something was a “substantial factor” in causing harm, a favorite method of plaintiffs lawyers, is too confusing, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled.
Justice Scott Kafker and his colleagues ruled Feb. 26 to instead instruct courts to use the “but-for” test for causation in negligence lawsuits, rejecting pleas by medical malpractice lawyers in a lawsuit that resulted in a defense verdict.
The case drew the attention of both the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. The plaintiffs in it argued negligent treatment, including the use of a progesterone cream blamed for blood clots, led to a pulmonary embolism that killed Laura Doull, but the jury found that negligence was not a cause of it.
Mar 2, 2021
Emilie S. Piper passed away on Monday, Feb. 15, after a period of declining health. A longtime resident of Pittsfield, MA, she spent her last months in comfort at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Geoff and Leslie Piper in Rochester, MA. Her passing, in the company of her children, was peaceful. She was 90 years old.
The daughter of Ralph and Edna Starke, Emilie was born on June 28, 1930, in East Orange, NJ. The family later moved to Pittsfield, MA, where her father was a Sr. Vice President for Berkshire Life Ins. Co. She was an active participant in school activities and sports at Miss Hall’s School, and an excellent swimmer, skater, and sailor. She was honored to be elected the Pittsfield Winter Carnival Queen.