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31 May 2017, 8:07 am by Legal Profession Prof
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed sanctions imposed by a single justice Bar counsel filed a petition for discipline, which was twice amended, with the Board of Bar Overseers (board) against the respondent arising out of his participation in... [read post]
26 May 2017, 1:19 pm by Naomi Shatz
In interpreting 214, § 1C, the Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed that the anti-discrimination provisions in 151C are not enforceable by students at most schools. [read post]
26 May 2017, 7:33 am by Joy Waltemath
Construing the state anti-SLAPP statute and recognizing that in litigation under that statute, both parties enjoy the right to petition—including the right to seek redress in the courts—the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court “augmented the framework” for considering anti-SLAPP special motions to now allow nonmoving parties to establish that their claim was not “brought primarily to chill” the special movant’s… [read post]
24 May 2017, 9:07 am by John C. Manoog III
Facts of the Case In a case recently reviewed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the plaintiff filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the defendant doctor and others in federal district court in 2011. [read post]
23 May 2017, 8:34 am by Heidi A. Nadel
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued two anti-SLAPP decisions today and significantly changed ("augmented") the two-pronged anti-SLAPP analysis it adopted in 1998 in Duracraft Corp. v. [read post]
23 May 2017, 8:34 am by Heidi A. Nadel
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued two anti-SLAPP decisions today and significantly changed ("augmented") the two-pronged anti-SLAPP analysis it adopted in 1998 in Duracraft Corp. v. [read post]
23 May 2017, 8:34 am by Heidi A. Nadel
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued two anti-SLAPP decisions today and significantly changed ("augmented") the two-pronged anti-SLAPP analysis it adopted in 1998 inDuracraft Corp. v. [read post]
22 May 2017, 8:16 am by The Federalist Society
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed Weaver’s conviction on direct appeal and declined to grant relief on his Sixth Amendment claim. [read post]
21 May 2017, 5:47 pm by Thaddeus Hoffmeister
Clive Phillips The Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico issued an opinion in New Mexico v. [read post]
18 May 2017, 7:13 am by Legal Profession Prof
Alleged false statements concerning a dog's bite history and prior loss were not a proper basis to deny insurance coverage for this incident, according to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court On March 18, 2011, Schultz was walking her two Yorkshire... [read post]
12 May 2017, 11:42 am by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.
Garvey, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed with the defendant that the habitual criminal statute required that the underlying convictions be based on separate incidents of criminal episodes. [read post]
11 May 2017, 9:02 am by Pulgini & Norton, LLP
More Blog Posts: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Injured Parties Can Recover Pain and Suffering Without Concern Damages Will be Repaid to Workers’ Compensation Insurer, Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Blog, November 3, 2016 Massachusetts Reviewing Board Holds Self-Insurer Must Pay Improperly Withheld Sums to Employee After Reaching Negotiated Amount for Benefits in Agreement, Massachusetts… [read post]
10 May 2017, 7:49 am by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.
In the execution of a search warrant by Boston Police of a multi-family home, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a superior court ruling that the seizure of a shotgun was improper. [read post]
1 May 2017, 5:00 am by Robert Ambrogi
On April 18, in the largest simultaneous dismissal of cases in U.S. history, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dismissed more than 21,000 low-level drug cases connected to the drug lab scandal that involved Annie Dookhan, a former chemist of a Massachusetts crime lab who admitted to falsifying evidence. [read post]
30 Apr 2017, 12:34 pm by Brian E. Barreira
Powell-Ferri, 476 Mass. 451 (2017), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts had been asked to answer questions of Massachusetts trust law by the Connecticut Supreme Court. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 2:00 pm by Legal Talk Network
On April 18th 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dismissed more than 21,000 low-level drug cases connected to the drug lab scandal that involved Annie Dookhan, a former chemist of a Massachusetts crime lab who admitted to falsifying evidence. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 2:00 pm by Legal Talk Network
On April 18th 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dismissed more than 21,000 low-level drug cases connected to the drug lab scandal that involved Annie Dookhan, a former chemist of a Massachusetts crime lab who admitted to falsifying evidence. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 8:21 am by Camilla Alexandra Hrdy
It seems quite wasteful to throw away over a century of judicial and statutory lawmaking by courts and by states. [read post]