Sheri Qualters

July 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday that a state judge abused his discretion by ordering an attorney-fee sanction in a business case because the award was “not necessary to ensure the fair administration of justice.”

By Sheri Qualters

3 minute read

July 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday that a state judge abused his discretion by ordering an attorney-fee sanction in a business case because the award was “not necessary to ensure the fair administration of justice.”

By Sheri Qualters

3 minute read

July 14, 2015 | National Law Journal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. faces the first purported class action demanding equal employment benefits for people in same-sex marriages since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized those marriages across the country last month.

By Sheri Qualters

4 minute read

July 14, 2015 | National Law Journal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. faces the first purported class action demanding equal employment benefits for people in same-sex marriages since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized those marriages across the country last month.

By Sheri Qualters

4 minute read

July 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

A Boston federal judge held Wednesday that federal law pre-empts a Massachusetts state law limiting classification of independent contractors to those whose work differs from the company's usual line of business.

By Sheri Qualters

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July 08, 2015 | National Law Journal

A Boston federal judge held Wednesday that federal law pre-empts a Massachusetts state law limiting classification of independent contractors to those whose work differs from the company's usual line of business.

By Sheri Qualters

3 minute read

July 06, 2015 | Law.com

Trial opens today in Maine federal court against a man who claimed in Internet postings and blast emails that a missionary sexually abused Haitian children and that a U.S. nonprofit enabled him.

By Sheri Qualters

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July 06, 2015 | National Law Journal

Trial opens today in Maine federal court against a man who claimed in Internet postings and blast emails that a missionary sexually abused Haitian children and that a U.S. nonprofit enabled him.

By Sheri Qualters

3 minute read

July 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

Amtrak and other rail carriers sued Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey in Boston federal court on Wednesday, arguing that federal railroad and other laws pre-empt the state's new sick-leave requirement.

By Sheri Qualters

3 minute read

July 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

Amtrak and other rail carriers sued Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey in Boston federal court on Wednesday, arguing that federal railroad and other laws pre-empt the state's new sick-leave requirement.

By Sheri Qualters

3 minute read