Product Description

Get the latest update on new business litigation developments and important case law delivered in a dynamic, streamlined format by a stellar faculty of U.S. District Court judges, U.S. District Court magistrate judges, Massachusetts Superior Court judges, and preeminent practitioners. The judges discuss trends and field your questions in the ever-popular Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel and Federal Judicial Panel. Get highly practical, sage perspective that only experience—and the Conference—can provide. 

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Year-in-Review: A Dialogue on the Top 10 Cases

  Michael D. Brier, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP , Boston
  Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP , Boston
  
• 1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel

  Hon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Kenneth W. Salinger, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Debra A. Squires-Lee, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 2:00 - 2:10 pm

  Break
• 2:10 - 3:00 pm

  Frustration of Purpose 2.0 in Breach of Contract Cases

  - Introduction to the frustration of purpose case law developments that arose out of COVID-19 interruptions in performance under goods and services contracts, leases, and other business contexts
  - Review of how recent developments, including funding claw-backs, contract cancellations, tariffs, and tax policies have implicated the frustration of purpose doctrine
  - Options for force majeure, limitation of liability, and other contract terms to prepare for allocation of risk arising from uncertainty in long-term contracts

  Panel
  
• 3:00 - 4:00 pm

  The Evolving Role of AI in Business Litigation

  - Drafting pleadings, discovery requests, and briefs
  - Reviewing documents for production and documents received from opposing parties
  - Summarizing evidence/deposition testimony
  - Professional standard of care
  - Confidentiality of client documents and information
  - Supervising responsibility of senior attorneys
  - Ethical considerations
  - Business and cost considerations
  - Protective order terms approved by the court
  - Rulings by courts when AI abuses are alleged and/or found

  Panel
  
• 4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Federal Judicial Panel

  Hon. Donald L. Cabell, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Judith G. Dein, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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Fees

• $265.50 - MCLE Sponsor Member
• $147.50 - New Lawyer
• $0.00 - New Lawyer
• $147.50 - Pending Admittee
• $147.50 - Law Student
• $147.50 - Paralegal
• $295.00 - All Others