Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Jury Instructions

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Authored and edited by distinguished judges and litigators, this definitive manual provides pattern jury instructions and extensive supporting case and statutory authority on a wide range of civil litigation matters, including employment, torts, business, intellectual property, real estate, environmental, and insurance.

Recent updates:

• Update: December 2018

• substantially revised precharge instructions, see Chapter 1—General Instructions;

• an updated definition of negligence, see Chapter 2—Personal Injury;

• new instructions on innovator liability and food product liability, see Chapter 11—Product Liability;

• new in pari delicto instructions for accounting malpractice cases, see Chapter 18—Professional Malpractice; and

• edits to instructions throughout the book reflecting an effort to employ clear, plain English language.

We at MCLE trust that you will find this material useful in your law library and valuable in your daily practice. Thank you for your continued support.

Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney

• Violation of safety standards and compliance with safety standards in Chapter 11—Product Liability.

• The implied warranty of habitability as it relates to condominiums in Chapter 17—Real Estate.

• Burden of proof in a legal malpractice case in Chapter 18—Professional Malpractice.

• Procuring false imprisonment through third parties in Chapter 23—False Imprisonment and False Arrest.

• Interviewing jurors in Chapter 25—Submitting the Case to the Jury.

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Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney

• jurors' use of social media (see Chapter 1—General Instructions),

• negligent infliction of emotional distress, both first-party claims and claims by persons who witness injury to or death of a family member (see Chapter 8—Emotional Distress),

• implicit bias (see Chapter 13—Special Issues),

• breach of fiduciary duty and sources of fiduciary duty, including attorney-client, partnerships, joint ventures, and officer and director (see Chapter 12—Business Litigation), and

• supervisor liability in federal civil rights actions (see Chapter 19—Civil Rights Actions).

We at MCLE trust that you will find this material useful in your law library and valuable in your daily practice. Thank you for your continued support.

Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney