Appeals – Mootness
DETROIT, MI - Where (1) a defendant township entered into a development agreement in which it committed to assist a plaintiff in constructing a battery component manufacturing ...More

Court of Appeals - Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Lewis
ROCHESTER, NY - New York State Court of Appeals Ineffective assistance of counsel — Defendant’s own conduct People v. Lewis No. 23 Judge Singas Background: The defendant ...More

Fourth Department - Court of Claims: McDonald v. The state of New York
ROCHESTER, NY - New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Court of Claims — Wrongful conviction and imprisonment McDonald v. The state ...More

Patron at event venue dies after fall in unguarded area
BOSTON, MA - This wrongful death action arose from a fatal fall at a large, privately owned entertainment and event venue. The decedent, a middle-aged professional and primary ...More

Municipal – ‘BESS’ bylaw
BOSTON, MA - Where the attorney general disapproved a town’s bylaw for the licensing of battery energy storage systems, the AG’s motion for judgment on the pleadings should ...More

Civil practice – Prior pending action
BOSTON, MA - Where a Land Court judge dismissed a complaint based on the pendency of a prior Superior Court action, the dismissal should have been without prejudice. “While ...More

Criminal – Sentencing – Bribery
BOSTON, MA - Where two defendants who pleaded guilty to felonies arising from a bribery scheme were sentenced to 27 months in prison, their sentences should be affirmed despite ...More