John Lassey, who serves as Vice-Chairman of the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Oversight Commission, has written an article entitled Summary of 2008 Changes to New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law (RSA 91-A), which may be downloaded from the New Hampshire Bar Association's web site.

On June 16, 2008, the United States Supreme Court denied a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Burke v. Brookline School District, No. 07-1175 (2008). The denial implicitly affirmed that plaintiffs cannot recover compensatory damages for alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Attorneys Dean B. Eggert and Alison M. Minutelli represented the Brookline School District. For a summary, read "Supreme Court Denies Parents’ Petition for Certiorari."

John Lassey has been asked by the Tri-State Defense Lawyers Association to prepare an article on mediation for publication in the Spring 2008 issue of its newsletter. The article is now posted, and is entitled "Preparing (Your Opponent) for Mediation."

On January 31, 2008, John Lassey participated as a panelist in a seminar entitled Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice, sponsored by National Business Institute. His topics were "Ethics for Insurance Defense Counsel" and "Effective Negotiation and Settlement Techniques."

Dean Eggert and Alison Minutelli presented a paper on September 18, 2007, to the New Hampshire School Administrators Association entitled "Disability-Based Harassment in the School Setting: An Overview."

John Lassey, who has been mediating personal injury cases for fifteen years, has written an article entitled "Of Potted Plants and Personal Injury: a Contrarian View of Mediation." The article was included in the Fall 2007 issue of New Hampshire Trial Bar News (Vol. 29, p. 169), published by the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association.

On August 7, 2007, Dean Eggert and Alison Minutelli provided a special education law update to the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators. The full article, entitled "Special Education Case Law: Recent Decisions," is available on this web site.

Dean B. Eggert and Alison M. Minutelli have written "A Summary of Student Rights." This article was originally presented in a seminar for Pinkerton Academy Administrators on February 12, 2007.

John Lassey has updated his overview of the civil litigation process in New Hampshire from the perspective of small business owners. Read "After the Deputy Leaves: I've been Sued! What do I do Now?" in our "Articles" section.

On August 18, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a decision in Dahar v. Jackson, a case clarifying the applicability of New Hampshire's Fraudulent Transfer Act. Attorneys, Richard Thorner, Charles F. Cleary and Stephen L. Boyd represented Bankruptcy Trustee, Victor Dahar. For a summary, read "Defining the Specific Requirements for Setting Aside a Constructive Fraudulent Conveyance under the New Hampshire Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act."