Archive | August, 2010
The First Attack on the Accredited Investor Standard

The First Attack on the Accredited Investor Standard

Many of the provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act merely provide for future regulatory framework. That it is in part true for the changing definition of “accredited investor” under the Securities Act. The other part is that the definition changed once President Obama signed the bill into law ten days [...]

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Snow and Ice in August

It’s August, but here in Massachusetts we need to start thinking about snow and ice. Not because of climate change, but because of the Supreme Judicial Court. They just issued a ruling that changes the standard of liability for snow and ice hazards. The standard in the Massachusetts had been that a property owner could [...]

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