Headlines - July 14, 2026
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SJC restricts prevailing wages for Springfield sewer work
BOSTON, MA - The Supreme Judicial Court has decided that the prevailing wage provision of a special legislative act concerning Springfield’s wastewater treatment facility, sewers, ...More
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Search and seizure – Cellphone – Good faith exception
BOSTON, MA - Where federal agents executing a search warrant knowingly seized and searched an iPhone that was different from the device specified in the warrant, the suppression ...More
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Tort – Civil conspiracy
BOSTON, MA - Where a jury found in favor of the plaintiffs on their claims for defamation, civil conspiracy and violations of their rights under the Massachusetts Civil Rights ...More
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Elections – Signatures
BOSTON, MA - Where the defendant State Ballot Law Commission sustained an objection to the authenticity of certain voter signatures on the nomination papers of a plaintiff seeking ...More
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Corporate – LLC – Shares
BOSTON, MA - Where (1) plaintiff urologist was a member of a defendant limited liability company, (2) when he left, he signed a separation agreement referencing his Class B ...More
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Real property – Way – Derelict fee statute
BOSTON, MA - Where a plaintiff was found as a matter of law to have the right to use a way known as Castle Place for its entire length, the defendant’s motion for reconsideration ...More
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Retirement – Purchase of service – Substantial similarity
BOSTON, MA - Where a petitioner who worked as a re-entry assistant II with the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department sought to purchase contract service for time that she worked ...More
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