Only the wrongful actions of agents at senior levels of corporations will be imputed to the corporation for purposes of the rule that any recovery… Read More »Corporate Agent Wrongdoing – How Far Up the Chain Does Responsibility for Intentional Acts Climb?
A personal care attendant provided care for an elderly consumer paid for by Mass Health (Medicaid). The pay checks were issued by an agency CPM. … Read More »Another Massachusetts Wage Act Case – Agency That Issued Paychecks as Intermediary Only – is not Employer
Own the process and set the tone. Newer design and construction methods use better integration across disciplines and among parties, sometimes using Lean principles, a… Read More »9 Ways To Be A Good Construction Project Owner
If you let someone look like they have power to act for you, they can bind you to deals – even to deals you don’t… Read More »Agent’s Cloak of Authority Binds Principal to Unknown Side Loan
In a non-precedential ruling, Massachusetts Appeals Court shot down the claim of a subcontractor who, refused to perform disputed work and walked off the job.… Read More »Walk off Sub’s Claim Sunk by “Perform First /Dispute Later” Clause
The MBTA’s Green Line Extension project axed its contractors after an independent study by Berkley Research Group analyzed reasons for ballooning costs. Lessons on Stopping… Read More »GMP Contract Lessons for Owners from MBTA GLx Experience
Frozen pipe property damage claim against insurer governed by statute of limitations – discovery rule doesn’t apply FACTS Building owner learned during a cold December… Read More »Massachusetts Property Damage Claim v Insurer – Not Subject to Discovery Rule
Payroll is getting treacherous to administer. In another in the line of worker-friendly payroll decisions, a recent Massachusetts Appeals Court case Vitali v Reit Management… Read More »Cubicle Denizen’s OT Claim for Working Through Lunch OK’ed by Judges
National franchise chains work with local owners under agreements that impose brand requirements. Massachusetts Appeals Court decided in Lind v Domino’s Pizza LLC the Domino’s… Read More »Court Delivers Domino’s From Lawsuit – Franchisor Not Liable to Attacked Deliveryman
Employees (characterized as independent contractors or not) seem to be enjoying support in the Massachusetts Courts. Sometimes Court rulings reveal trends in social concerns, particularly… Read More »Wage Claims Proliferating?