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Civil practice – Settlement – IOLTA committee
Where the Massachusetts IOLTA Committee was not provided with notice of a class-action settlement until more than two years after the settlement's final approval in Superior Court, the committee suffered no prejudice, as the record provides no basis to conclude that earlier notice would have altered the outcome.
Settlement valid despite untimely notice to IOLTA committee
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a settlement is valid despite the IOLTA Committee receiving untimely notice and upheld the final judgment.
IOLTA Committee claims collusion in class action
Supreme Judicial Court examines IOLTA's role in class action settlement over landlord fees and potential improper reversion of residual funds to defendants.
Beware of Rule 1.15: banks are dropping a dime on you
If you have an inactive IOLTA account, you may soon be receiving unwelcome mail from your bank.
IOLTA Committee wins battle over ‘unidentified’ client funds
Nearly $30,000 in unidentified client funds held by a disbarred lawyer do not qualify as “abandoned property” to be remitted to the state treasurer, but instead are subject to disposition […]
Attorneys – Suspension – Stay – IOLTA
Where a single justice found that a lawyer should be publicly reprimanded, the appropriate discipline is instead a six-month suspension that will be stayed for a one-year probationary period.
Bank stops charging wire fees on IOLTA accounts
Brookline Bank will no longer charge customers for wire transfers to and from their IOLTA checking accounts, joining a small number of local banks that have dropped such fees. Other […]
IOLTA protection extended into 2011
The U.S. Senate has passed by unanimous vote a bill extending FDIC unlimited coverage for Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts. The bill was previously passed by the House and now […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
