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• Judge allows special education jail lawsuit to proceed April 17, 2026
  A Superior Court judge allowed a class action proceed alleging the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education failed its duty to provide special education services to incarcerated students.
• CCC imposes cultivation license freeze amid market glut April 17, 2026
  The Cannabis Control Commission voted to freeze new cultivation licenses starting June 16 to address oversupply and declining marijuana prices.
• Are swastikas always hate speech? Suit against Hamilton College says no April 16, 2026
  A New York State Supreme Court justice allowed a defamation lawsuit by a former Hamilton College student expelled over swastika graffiti to proceed.
• State Police lieutenant charged in recruit death pleads not guilty to perjury April 16, 2026
  Lt. Jennifer Penton pleaded not guilty to perjury on April 15 in Middlesex Superior Court related to the 2024 death of recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia at the State Police academy.
• BigLaw firm can’t shake malpractice suit April 16, 2026
  An Appeals Court panel reversed dismissal of malpractice and fiduciary duty claims against Mintz Levin in a trust dispute.
• Negligence – Tax consulting services April 15, 2026
  Where plaintiffs have alleged that the defendant provided negligent tax consulting services, there are genuine issues of material disputes of fact precluding summary judgment.
• Contract – Settlement – Release April 15, 2026
  Where a defendant has moved for summary judgment based on a release contained in a settlement agreement, that motion should be denied in part, as the release expressly exempts from its scope any claims based on the defendant’s warranty obligations.
• Corporate – Special-purpose LLCs April 15, 2026
  Where a plaintiff has claim membership interests in special-purpose limited liability companies, his motion for summary judgment should be allowed in part and denied in part based on language in operating agreements.
• Commercial – Joint venture – Profits April 15, 2026
  Where a plaintiff has alleged that her late husband entered into a joint venture or partnership and that the defendants failed to pay him his full share of the profits, a motion by the defendants for summary judgment should be denied in part, as a reasonable jury could find that a joint venture or partnership […]
• Corporate – LLC – Tax liabilities April 15, 2026
  Where a plaintiff, having sold more than half of his interests in a limited liability company back to the company at its request, brought suit seeking reimbursement for his tax liabilities, a motion to dismiss the complaint should be denied because the plaintiff plausibly suggests that he is entitled to relief against the defendants under […]