Tort – Immunity
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant who is the chair of the water and sewer commission of the town of Hopedale called and sent a series of email messages to the U.S. Environmental ...More

Defense bar: SJC’s ‘Santana’ ruling offers lots for lawyers, judges to consider
BOSTON, MA - [box type="shadow" align="alignright" width="300px"] In brief SJC holds motion judge erred in denying evidentiary hearing in Commonwealth v. Santana Case ...More

Employment – Exhaustion requirement
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant employer has moved to dismiss 11 of a plaintiff’s 15 claims, the plaintiff’s claims of sex discrimination under Title VII and G.L.c. 151B are ...More

Employment – Standing – Lie detector
BOSTON, MA - Where a putative class action alleging that a defendant employer failed to comply with the notice provision of the Massachusetts lie detector statute has been removed ...More

Damages – Fees – DTSA
BOSTON, MA - Where a jury returned a verdict in favor of a plaintiff, the amount of counsel fees the plaintiff is seeking pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1836(b)(3)(D) should be reduced ...More

Administrative – Data sharing – Taxpayer addresses
BOSTON, MA - Where plaintiffs have requested a preliminary injunction to prevent the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration from sharing taxpayer addresses ...More

Civil rights – Ambulance – Cancellation
BOSTON, MA - Where plaintiff parents brought suit after the death of their 8-month-old child, the defendants are entitled to summary judgment on the plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. §1983 ...More