Contract – Tortious interference – Knowledge element
BOSTON, MA - Where a claim of tortious interference under Rhode Island law was dismissed in U.S. District Court, the dismissal order should be affirmed because the plaintiff ...More

Taxation – Tobacco – License suspension
BOSTON, MA - Where the commissioner of revenue suspended for 90 days a convenience store’s cigarette and smokeless tobacco retailer’s license and its cigar and smoking tobacco ...More

Contract – Fee-shifting provision
BOSTON, MA - Where summary judgment was awarded to the plaintiff in a breach of contract action, the counsel fees incurred by the plaintiff in defending against counterclaims ...More

Employment – Preemption – Deductions
BOSTON, MA - Where plaintiff truck drivers alleging that the defendants made improper deductions from their wages have brought claims under the Massachusetts Wage Act and the ...More

SJC announces revised Model Jury Instructions on Homicide
BOSTON, MA - The Supreme Judicial Court has announced the release of revised Model Jury Instructions on Homicide. The SJC first approved and recommended the use of the instructions ...More

Defendant entitled to effective assistance at transfer hearing
BOSTON, MA - A defendant was entitled to the effective assistance of counsel at a transfer hearing held to determine whether he should be tried as an adult, the Supreme Judicial ...More

Lawyers applaud SJC ruling for protecting low-wage-earners
BOSTON, MA - In brief SJC rules it was an abuse of discretion to reduce anti-SLAPP attorneys’ fees. Case involved Wage Act claims and employer counterclaims for abuse ...More