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Massachusetts Adopts Uniform Probate Code
Louis A. Goodman, Jonathan L. Koslow, Barbara J. Lawrence, Ronald J. Weiss, August 6, 2009
On January 15, 2009, Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law sweeping reforms of Massachusetts probate practice and procedure.

Massachusetts Adopts Uniform Probate Code
Jonathan L. Koslow, Ronald J. Weiss, Barbara J. Lawrence, Louis A. Goodman, August 6, 2009
On January 15, 2009, Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law sweeping reforms of Massachusetts probate practice and procedure. (Chapter 521 of theActs of 2008.)

Recent "Radical Departure" by the First Circuit Expands Primary Rule 10b-5 Liability
James R. Carroll, David S. Clancy, February 10, 2009
The SEC's Rule 10b-5(b), promulgated under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, states that it is unlawful for a person, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security, "[t]o make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in...

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