Re: Boston Globe (Finally) Weighs In On CCU Liability

["Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>]

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From: "Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>
To: <lglavin@lycos.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:36 PM
Subject: RE: Boston Globe (Finally) Weighs In On CCU Liability


> I wonder how these same lawyers would feel if a precedent was made holding
> lawyers liable for the actions of their clients.

If a lawyer assists their client in doing something wrong, they can be held
liable.  For example, if a lawyer knows that his or her client is
perpetrating a fraud and helps prepare documents to further that fraud, the
lawyer can be held liable and face discipline from the bar.  The key is the
level of involvement in the wrong, as is the case here.  If someone from
Clear Channel had encouraged the club to let in more people than allowed by
the fire codes because Clear Channel didn't want listeners to be upset that
they couldn't get in, Clean Channel might be held liable.  The problem in
this case is that Clear Channel's involvement seemed to be limited to
promoting the event.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine