By Allison Dunn | June 15, 2022
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's final judgment in favor of a parking lot line painter and a general contractor, finding a motorcyclist's claims that a crash resulted from a flawed layout design were barred by the statute of repose.
By Allison Dunn | June 14, 2022
A federal judge sided with the Association of American Publishers on Monday, finding a recently enacted Maryland library e-book law conflicts with federal copyright laws.
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By Colleen Murphy | June 7, 2022
The AIW alleged in their complaint that during a 2020 meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, a consensus was reached to remove the statue without the subject being listed as an agenda item or a formal vote being taken.
By Allison Dunn | June 2, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit concluded both the Rhode Island Supreme Court and a federal court judge erred in finding a prosecutor's reasoning for striking the only prospective African American juror was "race-neutral."
By Allison Dunn | May 31, 2022
The attorney testified during an evidentiary hearing that he had a thriving law practice until 2018, when he spent a "considerable amount of money" on marketing and advertising efforts in order to compete with larger firms, eventually leading to financial troubles.
By Colleen Murphy | May 27, 2022
In light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring appellate panels to examine all grounds for the removal of cases to federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that a climate-change case brought by the state of Rhode Island against Shell Oil must be sent back to state court.
By Allison Dunn | May 26, 2022
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil in 2019 alleging that it misled investors about the risks that climate change posed to its business and marketed its products to consumers as "green," while ramping up on fossil fuel production.
By Allison Dunn | May 25, 2022
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday became the first state high court to consider a force majeure clause in COVID-19 litigation, finding it did not preclude a restaurant from paying rent once shutdown orders were amended to limit the number of indoor dining guests allowed in the establishment.
By Allison Dunn | May 24, 2022
"Plaintiff pro se may have graduated from law school but she has never practiced one day of law, and in fact, has never been licensed to practice due to her having failed the bar exam five times, however the defendant and this court seem to want to attribute to her the very skills she has been told by private bar exam tutors she lacks, and are the cause of her repeated bar exam failures, especially the capability to read, understand and comply with the rules, while utilizing those rules to express her contentions and communicate effectively," the plaintiff argued.
By ALM Regional Brand Editors | May 23, 2022
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