Retirement – Accidental disability – Heart condition
BOSTON, MA - Where a police officer applied for accidental disability retirement, the Waltham Retirement Board’s denial of the application should be affirmed based on competent ...More

Retirement – Creditable service – Enrollment error
BOSTON, MA - Where a petitioner was enrolled in error in the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System, the Beverly Retirement Board should be ordered to grant the petitioner ...More

Conflict of interest – Firefighter – Town councilor
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a member of the Scituate Town Council is also a volunteer firefighter with the North Scituate Fire Department, he is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from ...More

Administrative – Federal funding – EO
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where 21 states have challenged the legality of an executive order, the defendants’ actions were “arbitrary and capricious” and “contrary to law,” so the states ...More

Insurance – Duty to defend – ERISA
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where defendants have been sued by a former employee under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, they are not owed a duty to defend under a general liability ...More

Criminal – Interrogation
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a defendant has moved to suppress statements that he made when he was interviewed by members of the State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force ...More

On the Town: Art exhibit spotlights Paul Reed, Washington Color School legacy
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Color and shapes are front and center of the new exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art that focuses on the legacy of artist Paul Reed and the group of ...More