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Lost of Chance in Medical Malpractice Cases: What Massachusetts Has Done and What Maryland Should Do
29 Jul 2008, 5:34 pm
Birnbaum, a landmark medical malpractice opinion on loss of chance from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 7:15 pm
The state long ago appealed the TRO, but the court of appeals just sent it up to the Supreme Court without review. [read post]
22 Nov 2012, 6:33 pm
A recent study commissioned by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, however, may change that line of thinking at least with respect to cases involving Driving Under the Influence (DUI). [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 10:25 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) has issued extensive revisions to the rule governing criminal pleas, which will take effect on May 11, 2015. [read post]
14 Sep 2023, 9:10 am
Many years ago, I wrote a note about these disputes seeking return of engagement rings after a broken engagement, which is cited in the dissent--which also reads as an invitation to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to revisit its fault-based rule for when an engagement ring should go back to the (remorseful) giver.http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default? [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 5:13 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has now officially recognized this principle, but what makes it a little bit of a dog bites man story is that Massachusetts lawyers and trial court judges have been acting for decades as though the joint defense privilege exists. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 2:14 pm
“State’s top court okays potential release of prisoners being held for trial to ease ‘coronavirus crisis’; Prisoner advocates argued that inmates faced heightened disease risk”: Vernal Coleman and Andrea Estes of The Boston Globe have this report on a ruling that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued today. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 6:50 pm
Ellement and Laura Crimaldi of The Boston Globe have this report on a ruling that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued today. [read post]
26 Dec 2010, 10:18 pm
Shaughessy, 455 Mass. 346 (2009), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that in order to obtain disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant a defendant has the burden of showing that the informant would provide information that is material to the defense. [read post]
30 May 2019, 1:39 pm
Recently, in a case arising out of harm caused by a defect in a roadway, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the thirty day notice requirement did not apply to private entities, including utility companies. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 8:29 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, sitting in Boston, Massachusetts, has had a busy week handing down significant case law. [read post]
Brockton Man Acquitted of Murder after Massachusetts Supreme Court Overturns First Murder Conviction
14 Aug 2010, 11:32 am
At his first trial in 2006, he was convicted of Murder, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court overturned the conviction and automatic life sentence and ordered a new trial. [read post]
17 Feb 2010, 6:27 am
The Supreme Judicial Court has posted the 2010 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence. [read post]
29 Aug 2010, 12:12 pm
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled, in a recent 4-to-3 decision, that women in Massachusetts who work full time for small businesses have their jobs protected during eight weeks of maternity leave, but the law does not protect them beyond that time. [read post]
24 Jul 2019, 4:03 am
SJC Announces New Procedural Amount Requirements The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest appelate court in Massachusetts. [read post]
14 May 2015, 8:14 am
On March 26, 2015, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct. [read post]
14 May 2015, 8:14 am
On March 26, 2015, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct. [read post]
31 May 2023, 3:13 am
The Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court recently released an opinion that addressed a defendant’s appeal of his firearm conviction in light of a new U.S. [read post]
22 Dec 2021, 8:30 am
On December 13, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued its long-awaited decision determining that the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute, G.L. c. 149, § 148B (“Independent Contractor Statute”), which establishes the three-pronged “ABC” test used to classify workers as independent contractors or employees – and provides for a rebuttable presumption that workers are… [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 8:05 pm
Earlier, EPIC filed an amicus brief in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case that also held that a warrant is required for the use of a GPS tracking device. [read post]
