Mass Most Interested in Claim against Mass lawyer A case involving the recording artist Prince forces Massachusetts Appeals Court to decide if Mass or Minnesota law applies to a legal malpractice claim. Comercia Bank &Trust v Brown & Rosen LLC Mass. App. Ct. (2022) FACTS A sound engineer who worked with the recording artist Prince… Read More »Whose Law Rules Prince Estate Claim?
Homeowners doesn’t cover defense of home condition warranty. Norfolk & Dedham v Norton Ma App Ct (2021) FACTS The homeowners made statements in the seller’s disclosure while they owned the place; then they sold the house. Flooding from severe storms hit a house two years after it had been sold. The buyers sued years later… Read More »Homeowners Ins No Seller Warranty Defense
COURT SAYS : PAY OPPONENT’S ATTORNEY’S BIG FEES Massachusetts top Court vindicates the value of attorney’s work in Anti-SLAPP (MGL c 231 Sect 59H) and Wage Act (MGL c 149 sect 148-150) case. Hidalgo v Watch City Construction SJC 2026. Facts Hidalgo, an hourly general laborer, sued his employer, Watch City Construction Corp., claiming he… Read More »Employer’s Counterclaim on Small Claim Backfires
SJC to Judges - Unchallenged Arbitration Awards "shall" be entered as Court Judgments In the recent 2024 case Boston Teachers Union Local 66 v School Committee of the City of Boston PARTIES AND FACTS In a labor union case, an arbitrator ordered the City to hire 18 substitute paraprofessionals. Claiming that the City had not… Read More »Arb Awards: Confirm Them & Enter Judgment
Liquidated Damages - if a penalty - unenforceable Mass Appeals Court denies liquidated Damages Case name = Mittas Early Learning LLC v MDC Properties FACTS Parties & Premises Developer promised to build a child care center by a deadline in the lease (within 180 days of getting a building permit). Developer missed the date by… Read More »Amend Commercial Leases Carefully
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