Taxation – Passport renewal
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a defendant has filed a motion to compel the United States to timely facilitate the renewal of his passport, the motion should be denied because there is ...More

Retirement – Valuation date – Mid-year distribution
PROVIDENCE, RI - Where a plaintiff has brought suit after his request for additional funds under his employer’s retirement plan was denied by the plan administrator, summary judgment ...More

Criminal – Bad acts instruction
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant was convicted of one count of indecent assault and battery on a person over age 14, the conviction must be vacated because it was prejudicial ...More

Parent and child – Termination – Reasonable efforts
BOSTON, MA - Where a mother’s parental rights were terminated by a Juvenile Court judge, the termination decree should be affirmed because the mother has waived her argument ...More

Education – Corporal punishment
BOSTON, MA - Where a substantive due process claim has been brought against a defendant teacher, his motion to dismiss on qualified immunity grounds should be denied because ...More

Municipal – Opioids – Public nuisance
BOSTON, MA - Where the city of Boston brought suit alleging that two pharmacy benefit managers violated Massachusetts public nuisance law by colluding with opioid manufacturers ...More

Immigration – Employment authorization
BOSTON, MA - Where two plaintiffs, one of whom is a Venezuelan national living and working in Massachusetts on a valid H-1B visa, have filed an emergency motion for preliminary ...More