Civil practice – Deposition – Flat fee
BOSTON, MA - Where a plaintiff has filed a motion requesting approval of his expert witness’s $4,500 flat fee for attending a deposition, the flat fee is not reasonable, so ...More

Immigration – Nationality-based ‘pause’
BOSTON, MA - Where the State Department instituted a “pause” on the issuance of immigrant visas for the nationals of 75 countries, including Bangladesh, the defendants should ...More

Attorneys – Chapter 93A – Unpaid expert witness
BOSTON, MA - Where a G.L.c. 93A claim arising from the failure of the defendant attorney to make payment to the plaintiff for expert services rendered was dismissed because ...More

Search and seizure – Nexus – Automobile
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant has moved to suppress evidence derived from the execution of a warrant authorizing a search for heroin and other materials related to narcotics ...More

Criminal – Post-arrest silence
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant was convicted of aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery of a child under the age of 14, the convictions must be vacated because ...More

Evidence – Wiretap – Accidental cellphone recording
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant has challenged the admission of an audio recording that one of the plaintiffs accidentally created on her cellphone, there was no error, as the ...More

Damages – Additur – Medical report
BOSTON, MA - Where a motion for additur or a new trial on the issue of damages was denied, that decision should be upheld despite the plaintiffs’ argument that the improper ...More