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20 Jun, 2008 9:29 am
... self-insured retentions, effectively allocating total liability across the policies of that insurer in effect during the contamination period? The court further stated that "We would also welcome any additional guidance about relevant Massachusetts law that the
... and here. For more information on this decision or concerning the possibility of filing an amicus brief before the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court, please click on the "Comments" link
on the left hand side of this page and leave a ...
12 Dec, 2007 10:33 pm
... Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling earlier this week that says a doctor can be sued for personal injury if his patient caused a deadly car accident. ... 's SJC has issued
such a ruling. Two earlier state Superior Court rulings had held doctors liable when their patients struck a pedestrian and ... injured in a
car accident, truck crash, bicycle collision, or pedestrian accident anywhere in Massachusetts, you should contact a personal injury lawyer
immediately. The personal injury law ...
5 Nov 11:27 am
... workplace discrimination are entitled to punitive damages. Recently, in the case of Haddad v. Walmart Stores, Inc. , the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court clarified the standard for the award
of punitive damages. 455 Mass. 91 (October 5, 2009). ... judge's decision to take away the punitive damages was error. Simplifying a bit here, the plaintiff went on to argue that
Massachusetts law permits punitive damages for intentional acts and, since discrimination is the result of intentional acts, any ...
7 May 4:21 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in a 4 to 1 decision, ruled that the Bristol County District Attorney's Office misinterpreted the "dangerousness statute" when proseuctor's moved for
detention against defendants charged with illegal ... against another may result." If you have been charged with a violent crime or with illegal possession of a firearm in
Massachusetts it is crucial that you have an experienced defense trial attorney from the beginning of your case. Kathleen McCarthy will make
...
18 Jun 1:35 am
Source:Lexology, June 18, 2009. Massachusetts - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: terminated employees must be paid for unused
vacation Day Pitney LLP "On June 11, 2009, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its long-awaited decision in Electronic Data Systems Corporation v. Attorney General,
holding an employer violates the Massachusetts Wage Act when that employer's policy requires terminated employees to forfeit accrued, unused
vacation time at the time of discharge."
9 Mar 6:55 am
... team practice cannot sue for any alleged negligence arising from the improper placement of the posts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a Superior Court decision that a Massachusetts Statute, G.L. c. 231, s. 85V, protected the non- ... The above information is
provided by Boston Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, Keith L. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts civil trial lawyer, specializing in the legal
representation of individuals who believe that they have been injured as the result ...
16 May 7:46 pm
In a classic liberal-conservative split, a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling has held that persons who are found to be in illegal possession of a gun or firearm
cannot be held in jail pending trial. The ... record, but was considered a threat to a spouse or significant other. After its passage, some District Attorneys' offices in
Massachusetts began to use the Dangerousness Statute to argue that illegal possession of a gun or firearm constituted adequate "dangerousness"
to the ...
13 Jan, 2008 5:10 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has webcasts of oral arguments previously broadcast, from September of 2005 to date, at the following Suffolk University Law School SJC Webcast
Archive. As stated on the website: "Here you may review all Supreme Judicial Court arguments that have already been broadcast. You may locate oral arguments by date, case title or docket number. Archives of
24 Sep, 2007 12:46 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in partnership with Suffolk University Law School, has launched live webcasts of oral arguments. A schedule and brief summary of the cases to be
broadcast are available on the website. The Law School will broadcast...
23 Mar 5:10 pm
In Commonwealth v.Gomes the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court held that a probationary condition requiring that the defendant submit to random testing relative to the use of drugs and alcohol was
improper. On appeal, ... condition must be reasonably related to legitimate probationary goals in order to withstand constitutional scrutiny. In this case, the court found that an impermissible probationary condition was similar to an illegal sentence. Unless the Commonwealth can demonstrate that random ...
13 Feb 9:38 pm
In Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court has struck down a law that lets the state keep juvenile offenders that it considers dangerous for another three years after they turn 18. Under
Massachusetts' extended ... to a mental condition that would make it hard for a person to practice self-restraint. That requirement, however,
was dropped in 1990. The court also said that it in 2004, it told the Legislature that it was seriously worried about the law's
constitutionality and asked them to try and ...
16 Jul 6:00 am
In Feeney v. Dell, Inc., ___ N.E.2d ___ (Jul. 2, 2009), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts struck down a no-class-action arbitration clause as contrary to public policy: We decide in
this ... in the Superior Court compelling arbitration of their claims--brought as a putative class action--alleging that Dell improperly
collected Massachusetts sales tax on the purchase of optional service contracts sold in connection with the purchase of Dell computers when
(according to the plaintiffs) no ...
11 Jul, 2007 9:14 am
An insurer won in Massachusetts! Yesterday the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts handed down a very good decision. McGregor
v. Allamerica Insurance Co., 207 Mass. LEXIS 449 (July 10, 2007). The court enforced an absolute pollution exclusion to bar coverage for a leak
of home heating oil. The court refused to read ("rewrite") absolute pollution exclusions as limited to specific hazardous and industrial
settings (an argument ...
22 May 1:35 pm
On May 21, 2009, Justice Botsford of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts granted our client Riccardo Calixte's motion to quash the illegal search warrant with which
it seized Calixte's computers, phones ... the information provided by the informant established a sufficient "nexus" with Mr. Calixte's apartment and property: In short, the
court rejected every significant argument raised by the Commonwealth. Referring to the information submitted by the police as "sketchy" and
"troublingly weak ...
26 Sep, 2008 2:14 am
... .E.2d ___, 2008 WL 4291637 (Mass. Sept. 23, 2008), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reversed an order decertifying a class of current and former Wal-Mart ... -Mart failed to
provide meal period and rest breaks as required by law. The Court remanded the case "for entry of an order certifying the class and further
proceedings consistent ... courtesy of Legal Blog Watch.] Yesterday's National Law Journal reported that "Mass. High Court Orders Certification
of Wal-Mart Meal Breaks Class Action."
18 Aug 4:47 pm
... constitutional protections against government intrusion takes precedence over the concern regarding public safety. The Massachusetts
Declaration of Rights bans retroactive punishments. This means that only sex offenders convicted of committing ... 2009 Sex offender can't be required to wear GPS device, rules
Massachusetts' highest court, Lawyers USA/All Business, May 11, 2009 Related Web Resources: Sex
Offender Registry Board, Mass.gov Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court http://www.mass.gov/courts/ ...
24 Jul 3:28 pm
... vehicle will be conducted. In the case of Commonwealth v. McGeoghegan, 389 Mass. 137 (1983), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that sobriety checkpoints are reasonable under
the Fourth Amendment and Article 14, ... more detailed and objective criteria that must be followed before directing someone from the flow of traffic. Because a Massachusetts OUI charge is a crime of opinion that someone is impaired, the Constitutional protections of being free from unreasonable searches and seizures
...
5 May 10:44 pm
... be held without bail on the grounds that they might pose a danger to others. The Supreme Judicial
Court says illegal gun possession alone is a crime that has no victims and ... would not allow Sutter to hold several people on gun charges for
90 days. The court's majority noted that the crime is not included in law 58A, which lists the ... involving physical force or abuse; hearing;
order; review, Mass.gov Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter Our Boston illegal ...
22 Nov, 2007 1:13 am
As the Massachusetts Bar Association reports, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is now making legal briefs filed in cases filed
with the full court easily accessible to the public on the internet. Massachusetts Bar Association :
Legal briefs of SJC cases available on court Web site: "Legal briefs of SJC cases available on court
Web site As part of a continuing effort to make the court
19 Dec, 2008 1:14 pm
"Supreme Judicial Court reprimands ex-judge Ernest B.
Murphy; Court cites 'misuse' of power in letters to Herald publisher": This article appears today in The Boston Herald. And The Boston Globe
reports today that "SJC reprimands judge for threat; Murphy insisted Herald pay him." My earlier coverage of yesterday's Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court ruling appears at this link.
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