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Footnote in legal-mal case spawns debate over tolling
Massachusetts judge dismisses legal malpractice suit as untimely, ruling adverse court decisions put clients on notice of harm despite ongoing litigation.
AI fuels rise in pro se employment lawsuits, report finds
Lex Machina report finds rising pro se employment lawsuits in federal court as AI tools help plaintiffs file claims, though most unrepresented litigants still lose.
Boston College clinic aids pro se litigants in federal court
Boston College Law School launches a federal court clinic helping pro se litigants draft complaints, oppose motions and resolve civil cases in Massachusetts.
$20M verdict may not end marathon developer battle
A Suffolk County jury awarded $5.8M in 477 Harrison Ave. v. JACE Boston, a Massachusetts abuse-of-process case raising First Amendment issues.
Quiet giant of Massachusetts criminal defense bar dies at 79
John H. LaChance, veteran Massachusetts criminal defense attorney known for the Salvi and Carrozza trials, dies at 79 after decades of courtroom advocacy.
New MCAD regulations facing pushback from bar
Employment lawyers and civil rights groups oppose MCAD procedural changes, citing online portal mandate and expanded dismissal powers.
Lawsuit seeks compensation for deaths of Revere women at Belize resort
Families sue Royal Kahal Beach Resort and Navien over carbon monoxide deaths of three Revere women in Belize, alleging product defects and negligence.
Boston attorney, curler heads to Paralympics
Anderson & Kreiger attorney Sean O’Neill will compete in wheelchair curling for Team USA at the 2026 Paralympic Games in Italy.
Federal judge enforces NOAA indemnity clause against captain
A federal judge ruled a scallop vessel master must indemnify the owner for a full NOAA penalty after illegal fishing, enforcing a broad maritime contract clause.
Lawyers of the Year: Shira M. Diner
The tension had been simmering in the criminal justice system for years. Then, around Memorial Day last year, bar advocates turned up the heat, declining to accept new cases until their pay rates were brought more in line with their peers in other states.
Lawyers of the Year: David Milton and Kayla H. Ghantous
It may go down as the most expensive case of misdirected anger in the history of the Massachusetts prison system.
Attorneys’ group forms to renew fight over bar advocate pay
The Massachusetts Association of Private Appointed Counsel forms to advocate for higher bar advocate pay and protect the right to counsel for indigent defendants.
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
