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A recommendation to open attorney disciplinary records was rejected by the ABA. The Commission for Evaluation of Disciplinary Enforcement made the recommendation after a two and a half year study, which looked at the open record systems used by Oregon, Florida and West Virginia. The ABA has made some reforms in response to public discontent with attorney discipline, but it will keep its policy not to open disciplinary records unless probable cause of wrongdoing is shown.
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled in Boyles v. Kerr that Texas law provided damages for the negligent infliction of emotional distress only when the plaintiff prevailed on a tort or contract cause of action. Thus, inflicting emotional distress cannot stand alone as a cause of action under Texas law. In this case, a woman whose ex-boyfriend had made tapes of the couple engaging in sexual intercourse was seeking mental distress damages.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Lambert v. Executive Director of the Judicial Nominating Council that a questionnaire submitted by an applicant for a judicial appointment was not a public record and was not covered by the state's Public Records Law. The court ruled that both the governor and the Judicial Nominating Council, an instrumentality of the governor, were not subject to the law.
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