By Greg Vanden-Eykel The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a “final rule” that long term care facilities are permitted to use pre-dispute, binding arbitration agreements. Effective September 16, 2019, a facility may utilize arbitration agreements, but…
Month: October 2019
Eve Brown in Washington Post article on Monster Energy v. Thunder Beast trademark case
Eve J. Brown was recently noted in The Washington Post article, “A D.C. root beer company, an energy drink behemoth and an ugly trademark fight.” The article highlights the difficult impact of the trademark infringement case on Eve’s client, Thunder…
Twelve Barton Gilman Attorneys Named 2019 New England Super Lawyers
Twelve Barton Gilman attorneys have been selected as 2019 New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, a directory of leading attorneys who are evaluated on various measures of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers John J. Barton, Professional Liability…
Chiulli named president of the Justinian Society of Rhode Island
C. Alexander Chiulli was recently named President of the Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island. The Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island provides a forum to its members to uphold the image of Italian-Americans, improve the administration of justice, to…
Angela Carr speaking on Title IX panel
On November 15, 2019, Angela Carr will be participating in an in-depth, day-long panel discussion, “Adjudicating Sexual Misconduct on Campus: Title IX and Due Process in Uncertain Times” at the Roger Williams University School of Law. Full details of the…
Charter School Alert: Override of “Janus” Bill Veto Impacts Massachusetts Charter Schools
On September 19, 2019, the Massachusetts Legislature announced an override on Governor Baker’s veto of the “Janus” bill. As it stands today, the new law applies, in part, to certain Commonwealth charter schools, but may impact others in the future….