In a non-precedential ruling, Massachusetts Appeals Court shot down the claim of a subcontractor who, refused to perform disputed work and walked off the job.… Read More »Walk off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
Massachusetts MBTA ran into problems managing construction projects under the terms of the deals it signed. Why do government owners have problems with contracting styles… Read More »MBTA Struggles with its Own Building Contracts
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
An insurer with enough notice of a claim had to pay the full damage even though the policy holder never turned over suit papers –… Read More »Court Tags Insurer with Entire Judgment Despite Lack of Notice of Suit
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
Employees and ex-employees are suing under the Massachusetts Wage Act and a recent decision clarifies what all they can collect in such suits. In Wessell… Read More »More & More Massachusetts Wage Law Claims
A candidate for State Representative in Massachusetts swore out a criminal complaint against the leaders of a Political Action Committee who, just before an election,… Read More »Criminalizing Political Speech is Unconstitutional
A recent Massachusetts case confirms, again, that Court review of arbitration awards is begrudging and very limited. Below is a brief of CONWAY v CLC… Read More »Dim Hope of Arbitration Award Review – Excess of Authority = Lone Basis
Local Rules Go Too Far Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court stopped enforcement of a local ordinance aimed at cleaning up problems caused by empty, foreclosed properties.… Read More »Court Protects Lenders From Local Foreclosure Ordinance