Appeals – Judgments Affirmed (8328)
admin//July 23, 2001//
The Appeals Court has affirmed, pursuant to Rule 1:28, judgments in the following cases. Although the decisions do not appear to address any substantive issues of law, the full text of each decision may be ordered using the appropriate “Lawyers Weekly No.” listed after the case name.
Commonwealth v. Vasquez (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-524-01) (10 pages) (possession of class A substance with intent to distribute; distribution of class A substance; allegation by a defendant that her motion to withdraw her guilty plea should have been allowed because the relevant plea colloquy had been inadequate in a number of respects) (No. 00-P-12) (July 16, 2001).
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







