Search for: "MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT" Results 441 - 460 of 4,496
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
5 Dec 2022, 7:12 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the denial of a suspended attorney's second petition for reinstatement The hearing committee properly considered Diviacchi's open contempt for the legal system and the disciplinary system, and particulary [sic] his baseless accusation, made publicly... [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 7:37 am by Legal Profession Prof
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed with a single justice's denial of an attorney's third petition for reinstatement, describing the process of its review. [read post]
7 Oct 2021, 6:59 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declined to order relief sought for a District Attorney's decision not to charge protestors, affirming the conclusion of a single justice The complaint stems from the district attorney's decision to nol pros several cases against... [read post]
4 Apr 2023, 5:41 am by Legal Profession Prof
A stayed six month suspension has been imposed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for an attorney's conduct as appointed counsel in a child custody matter. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 7:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Gillette Company's claim of litigation privilege was rejected by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court The Gillette Company sued four of its former employees (the individual defendants), claiming that they misappropriated Gillette's trade secrets and other confidential information to develop... [read post]
22 May 2019, 9:00 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court vacated a judgment of dismissal of a legal malpractice claim In the summer of 2008, after the plaintiff and Michelle Barnes decided to marry, they "collaboratively" drafted a "Google [d]oc" to "identify [their] premarital assets... [read post]
23 Jun 2022, 7:03 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has remanded the dismissal of a claim brought by a descendant of slaves against Harvard for use of photographs of her ancestors. [read post]
14 Sep 2015, 3:48 am by Legal Profession Prof
A former assistant district attorney had been suspended by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 8:51 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the dismissal of claims brought against the Winklevoss brothers and others In this case we examine the dismissal of contract and tort-based claims brought by software developer Wayne Chang against brothers Cameron and Tyler... [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 7:19 am by Legal Profession Prof
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court imposed a three-year suspension as reciprocal discipline for a sanction imposed by the United States Patent & Trademark Office In 2019, an administrative law judge determined that Correll had violated several sections of the... [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 6:53 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the convictions of an attorney on insurance fraud charges . [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 6:10 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that an attorney's conduct in the wake of an 18-month suspension constituted "text-book contempt" of the sanction In accordance with the order accompanying this decision, the respondent is further adjudged in contempt of... [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 7:44 am by Legal Profession Prof
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has concluded that indefinite suspension, rather than disbarment, is appropriate for an attorney's intentional misappropriation of funds entrusted by longtime clients I have considered carefully the parties' arguments and reviewed the respondent's... [read post]
6 Jun 2015, 6:31 pm by Legal Profession Prof
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed with Bar Counsel that private discipline was not appropriate for a violation of Rule 1.2(d) - assisting a client's criminal conduct. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 7:49 am by Legal Profession
An attorney convicted of rape and other charges has been disbarred by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [read post]
16 Dec 2015, 10:46 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the denial of a name-change request, holding that the denial did not violate the applicant's religious rights. [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 7:12 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a defendant met his burden of showing that the judge's response to reports of sleeping jurors was arbitrary or unreasonable Villalobos has met his burden. [read post]
23 Mar 2009, 10:39 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed the application of attorney-client privilege law when a client make threats in a case decided today: This case requires us to decide whether the attorney-client privilege applies where a client leaves messages on his... [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 7:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed and reversed, in part, a judgment based on the following facts This case arises out of a thirty-year-old art theft in Berkshire County and the plaintiff's eventual recovery of seven stolen paintings from... [read post]
12 May 2020, 7:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a single justice's order of an administrative suspension and a second single justice's order of contempt On June 6, 2019, bar counsel filed a complaint for contempt, alleging that the respondent had failed... [read post]