The district attorney of Philadelphia said on Oct. 28 that he has filed a lawsuit to halt Elon Musk ‘s $1 million giveaways as part of his political organization’s effort boosting Donald Trump ‘s […]
Where the plaintiff owners of registered land have filed a complaint seeking the removal of a gazebo located in the roadway of a dead-end street in South Yarmouth, the plaintiffs are entitled to summary judgment, as the gazebo interferes with their easement rights, which have not been abandoned.
Where (1) a plaintiff filed a complaint in Superior Court seeking to compel a deposition and (2) the defendant filed a counterclaim alleging abuse of process, the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the counterclaim should have been allowed because the defendant lacked any “entitlement to relief under the law” in the context of a discovery dispute.
Where a plaintiff brought suit under the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act, a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff must be vacated in part, as it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to preclude cross-examination about the facts underlying the Rhode Island medical board’s 2013 conclusion that the plaintiff had repeatedly misrepresented […]
In the latest wave of pro-Palestinian protests at Harvard University, students and faculty members have engaged in “study-in” actions at university libraries, as protests at other campuses nationwide have also begun to pull in teachers.
The Appeals Court has reversed an assault conviction on grounds that police officers who had only a few brief interactions with a criminal defendant over the previous several years should not have been allowed to identify him from surveillance video as the perpetrator.
Given how much is at stake in the 2024 presidential election, the future direction of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely not near the top of anyone’s list outside of the employment bar.
SJC No. 2024-108 In re: Walter W. Jabs Jr. 91 Main St., Unit 205 Marlborough, MA 01752 Order (administrative suspension) entered by Justice Budd on Oct. 2, 2024