Central Massachusetts’ ‘Legal Luminaries’ celebrated
Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 8, 2026//
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently celebrated the accomplishments of the inaugural class of Legal Luminaries at a special event in Worcester. The program was launched to celebrate legal professionals who have shaped the community and advanced the practice of law across central Massachusetts. The 26 honorees included private practitioners across various practice areas, a longtime human resources leader, a law school dean, and a clerk-magistrate.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity













