O'TOOLE JR., GEORGE A.

Opinions Summarized in Lawyers Weekly

• Immigration – Habeas corpus
• Civil rights – Murder investigation
• Jurisdiction – Streaming service – Purposeful availment
• Jurisdiction – Personal
• Employment – Pretext – Policy violations
• Labor – Preemption – Standing
• Bankruptcy – Mootness – Asset sale
• Employment – Emotional distress – Statutory bar
• Employment – Retaliation – Age discrimination
• Employment – Data breach – Standing
• Labor – Standing – ‘Fork Directive’
• Federal judge keeps Trump plan to push out federal workers on hold
• Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
• Bankruptcy – Dismissal – Stay pending appeal
• Employment – Noncompete
• Education – Title IX – Harassment
• Attorneys – Fees – False Claims Act
• Civil practice – Letters rogatory – Discovery
• Fraud – False Claims Act
• Commercial – Dealership – Repairs
• Patent and trademark – Declaratory Judgment Act – Jurisdiction
• Immigration – Visa – Consular non-reviewability doctrine
• Jurisdiction – Amount in controversy – Insurance
• Retirement – Interest reduction – ‘Top-hat’ plan
• Insurance – Stay – Abstention
• Employment – Constructive demotion – Whistleblower
• Commercial – Trade secrets – Sunset clause
• Jurisdiction – Citizenship – Business trust
• Employment – Individual liability – Wage Act
• 81-year-old dad forfeits $5K bail posted for son
• Consumer protection – Vehicles – Engine defect
• Employment – Retaliation – False Claims Act
• Civil rights – Qualified immunity – Arrest
• Consumer protection – Chapter 93A – Pet food
• Civil rights – Immunity – Police conduct
• Municipal – MTCA – Police shooting of dog
• Labor – Benefit funds – Non-union member employees
• Corporate – Fiduciary duties – Operating agreement
• Securities – Fraud – Scienter
• Search and seizure – Staleness
• Negligence – Drug tests – DOC
• Consumer protection – Class certification – Chapter 93A
• Consumer protection – TCPA – Class certification
• Maritime – Statute of limitations – Text message
• Consumer protection – Preemption – Dietary supplements
• Search and seizure – Warrant affidavit – ‘Franks’ hearing
• Employment – Discrimination – Retaliation – Pretext
• Negligence – Entrustment – Driving record
• Prisons – Compassionate release – Pandemic
• Insurance – Subcontractor – ‘Additional insured’
• Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Greece
• Patent and trademark – Claim construction – ‘Clamping device’
• Habeas corpus – Pandemic – Release
• Judge calls FMC Devens petition a ‘false flag,’ denies relief
• Habeas corpus – Pandemic – Deliberate indifference
• Inmates at Federal Medical Center denied relief
• Contract – Forum selection clause – Choice of law
• Employment – Discrimination – Pretext
• Labor – Union – Discrimination and retaliation
• Mortgages – Foreclosure sale – Surplus
• Arbitration – ‘Transportation worker’ exemption
• Employment – Harassment – Sex toy
• Contract – Forum selection clause
• Criminal – Speedy trial – Prejudice
• Arbitration – Non-signatories – Daily fantasy sports sites
• Insurance – Intervention – Subrogation
• Tort – Hacking – Fundraiser
• Judge enjoins recidivist do-not-call violators
• ‘Surprise’ verdict spawns primary/excess insurer spat
• Insurance – Settlement – Reasonableness
• Consumer protection – G.L.c. 93A – Out-of-state conduct
• Evidence – Deliberative process – Audit
• Criminal – Evidence – Cellphone site location information
• Civil practice – Attorney fees – ERISA – Disability benefits
• Criminal – Voir dire questionnaires
• Labor – Limitations – ‘Hybrid’ fair representation claim
• Labor – FLSA – Overtime – Recreational exemption
• Search and seizure – Consent – Coercion
• Employment – Confidential information – Solicitation
• Civil rights – Due process – State police
• Troopers’ civil rights suit dismissed
• Civil practice – Claim preclusion – Privity
• Search and seizure – Child pornography
• Evidence – Proffer session – Cellphone passcode
• Search and seizure – Traffic stop – Detention
• Jurisdiction – Personal – BP
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Foreign manufacturer
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Distributor
• Insurance – PIP – Self-employment
• Negligence – Travel agency – Shuttle bus
• Employment – Police – Discrimination
• Maritime – Jones Act – ‘Cabotage’ provision – Waiver
• Maritime – Ownership
• Class certification denied in Tips Act case
• Employment – Tips – Wait staff – Class certification
• Social services – Disability – Substance abuse – RFC
• Commercial – Unfair competition – Alternate fuels
• Civil practice – Sanctions – Rule 11
• Jurisdiction – Removal – Wages – Overtime
• Patent and trademark – Sanctions – Rule 11 – Voluntary dismissal
• Education – Immunity – Community college
• Search and seizure – Warrantless search – Minivan
• Securities – Fraud – Revenue projection
• Labor – CBA – Inspection – Notes
• Search and seizure – Drug conspiracy – Cellphone data – Vehicles
• Employment – Non-compete – Preliminary injunction
• Negligence – FTCA – Post office
• Arbitration – Credit card
• Social services – Disability – Medical opinions
• Habeas corpus – Plea – Immigration consequences
• Social services – Disability – Chronic fatigue
• Ball game spawns suit under Tort Claims Act
• Negligence – FTCA – National Guard
• Criminal – Defense costs – Public access
• Globe denied access to Tsarnaev defense costs
• Employment – Wages – Whole Foods
• Criminal – Drug lab – Guilty plea
• 1st Circuit upholds validity of police promotion exam
• Bankruptcy – Fraud – Intent
• Criminal – Drug lab – Guilty plea
• Contract – G.L.c. 93A – Church
• Civil practice – Contempt – Discovery
• Social services – Intellectual disability
• Copyright – Gluten-free recipes
• Jurisdiction – Wage Act – Forum selection clause
• Jurisdiction – Diversity – LLC
• Damages – Threshold – CFAA
• Bankruptcy – Chapter 11 trustee – Appointment – Stay
• Criminal – Severance – Mail fraud – Securities
• Criminal – Venue – 18 U.S.C. section924(c) – Death penalty
• Criminal – Sentencing enhancement – Ineffective assistance
• Bankruptcy – Automatic stay – Foreclosure
• Taxation – Foreign tax credits – Interest deductions
• Habeas corpus – Burden of proof – ‘CSI’ effect
• Habeas corpus – Statute of limitations – Sentencing
• Criminal – Pretrial release – Internet access
• Search and seizure – CSLI – Good faith
• Education – Medical school – Dismissal
• Insurance – LTD benefits – Mental disability
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Franchise
• Jury and jurors – Media access
• Bankruptcy – Legal fees – Divorce
• Arbitration – Waiver – Litigation conduct
• Civil practice – Costs – Prevailing party
• Tort – Appraiser – Bank – Tortious interference
• Employment – Wage Act – Flight attendants
• Insurance – Subrogation – Joinder
• Attorneys – Fees – Sanctions – Discovery
• Jury and jurors – Motion to dismiss indictment
• Employment – Independent contractors – Distributors
• Contract – Standing – Non-party
• Jury and jurors – Motion to unseal documents
• Negligence – FTCA – Elevator
• Criminal – Venue – Marathon bombing trial
• Jury and jurors – Marathon bombing trial
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Patent
• Employment – Discrimination – Individual liability
• Mortgages – Modification – Foreclosure
• Employment – Wrongful termination
• Insurance – Title – Mortgage
• Civil practice – Class action – Settlement – Fees
• Attorneys – Fees – Personal jurisdiction
• Criminal – Change of venue
• Jury and jurors – Selection – Stay
• Social services – Entry of judgment
• Tort – Medical battery – New trial
• Employment – Discrimination – Disability
• Civil rights – Mental health evaluation – Immunity
• Employment – Tips – Banquet captains
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Corporate defendants
• Search and seizure – Marathon bombing suspect
• Jury and jurors – Selection – Marathon bombing suspect
• Consumer protection – Demand letter – Identity of claimant
• Parent and child – Failure to protect – DCF
• Civil rights – Unlawful arrest – Pretrial diversion program
• Consumer protection – Zip codes
• Securities – Disgorgement – Penalty
• Consumer protection – Zip codes – Marketing
• Attorneys – Confidentiality – Settlement – Litigation privilege
• Bankruptcy – Mortgage – Acknowledgement – Defect
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Wage Act
• Criminal – Change of venue
• Negligence – Standing – Wrongful death
• Civil service – Exam – Police sergeants – Disparate impact
• Bankruptcy – Constructive trust
• Prisons – Transfer
• Social services – RFC – Surgery
• Negligence – Clinical trial – Duty of care
• Contract – Covenants not to compete – Real estate offices
• Negligence – Clinical trial – Informed consent
• Search and seizure – Wiretap – Standing
• Bankruptcy – Expert evidence – Non-profit corporate officer
• Jurisdiction – Diversity of citizenship – Interpleader
• Consumer protection – Medical care – G.L.c. 93A
• Bankruptcy – Stay pending appeal – Sale
• Employment – Res judicata – Dismissal
• Search and seizure – Traffic stop – Marijuana odor – Inevitable discovery
• Parent and child – Hague Convention
• Employment – Tips – Retaliation
• Attorneys – Fees – G.L.c. 93A
• Commercial – Internet domain name – Release – Fee
• Negligence – Professional services – Fiduciary duty – New trial
• Municipal – Payments in lieu of taxes
• Employment – ADA – Claim preclusion
• Insurance – Flood – Basement
• Employment – Termination – Public policy
• Admiralty – Unseaworthiness – Jones Act
• Insurance – Cargo policy – ‘Fortuitous’ loss
• Jurisdiction – Removal – Remand – Diversity – LLC
• Tort – Website – Immunity – Communications Decency Act
• Attorneys – Disqualification – Patent
• Mortgages – Rescission – Recoupment defense
• Insurance – Transfer
• Employment – Settlement – Discrimination – Disability
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Website
• Employment – Misclassification – Independent contractors – Delivery drivers
• Securities – Duty to disclose – Affiliation
• Criminal – Miranda – Marital privilege
• Criminal – Discovery – Mitigation – Death penalty
• Employment – USERRA
• Search and seizure – Computer – Child pornography
• Arbitration – Standing – Union
• Mortgages – Right to cure letter – G.L.c. 244, section35A
• Criminal – Death penalty – Mitigating factors
• Labor – Arbitration – Motion to strike
• Taxation – Income – ‘Economic substance’ doctrine
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Rating agencies
• Corporate – Derivative action
• Education – Vexatious litigant
• Contract – P&S agreement – Contamination
• Employment – Independent contractor
• Consumer protection – G.L.c. 93A/176D – Claim management process
• Employment – Disability – Accommodation – Product certification exam
• Employment – Overtime – Highly compensated employees
• Consumer protection – Unsolicited advertising – Fax
• Employment – Overtime – Extraterritoriality
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Defamation – Facebook
• Insurance – G.L.c. 176D – Legal malpractice
• Civil practice – Sanctions – False ‘affirmations’
• Labor – Overtime – FLSA
• Contract – Former employees – Competition
• Habeas corpus – Sex offender
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Contract
• Employment – Discrimination – Retaliation – FMLA
• Copyright – Joinder
• Bankruptcy – Automatic stay – Successive petitions
• Employment – Retaliation – Causal relationship
• Labor – Retaliation
• Bankruptcy – Jury trial
• Habeas corpus – Confession – Joint venture
• Patent and trademark – ‘True’
• Mortgages – Sheriff’s sale – Notice
• Employment – Retaliation – Skycap
• Habeas corpus – ‘Partial closure’ of courtroom – Jury selection
• Jurisdiction – Venue
• Habeas corpus – section2241
• Consumer protection – Debt collection – Automated phone calls
• Consumer protection – Collection – FDCPA – G.L.c. 93A
• Criminal – Sentencing – Money laundering
• Mortgages – Loan purchase – Default
• Criminal – Ineffective assistance
• Employment – Issue preclusion
• Civil practice – Consolidation
• Taxation – Government liens
• Civil rights – First Amendment – Immunity
• Municipal – Police – Drug testing
• Social services – Disability
• Mortgages – Reconsideration – TILA
• Social services – Residual functional capacity
• Mortgages – Preemption – Federal Homeowners Loan Act
• Social services – Disability benefits
• Social services – Expert opinions
• Habeas corpus – Successive petition
• Retirement – Disability – ERISA
• Municipal – Traffic citations – Qualified immunity
• Commercial – Promissory note – Res judicata
• Constitutional – Adult entertainment
• Habeas corpus – Child pornography
• Securities – Fraud – Biotechnology company
• Arbitration – Employment contract
• Mortgages – Assignment
• Social services – Social worker’s opinion – RFC
• Damages – Vessel – Defective work
• Patent and trademark – Cybersquatting
• Insurance – Professional liability policy – Duty to defend
• Attorneys – Confidential information – Settlement
• Fraud – False Claims Act – Specificity – ‘Original source’
• Civil practice – SDP – Commitment
• Jurisdiction – Federal – Bank – Charter
• Social services – Treating sources – Credibility
• Mortgages – TILA
• Social services – Depression – Alcohol abuse
• Social services – Disability – Substance abuse
• Jurisdiction – Subject matter
• Banks and banking – Capital gains tax
• Jurisdiction – Transfer
• Retirement – ERISA – COBRA
• Mortgages – Foreclosure – HUD – Duty of care
• Consumer protection – G.L.c. 93A – Unjust enrichment – Online marketing
• Retirement – ERISA – Unpaid contributions
• Employment – Discrimination – Retaliation
• Securities – Fraud – Scienter – GAAP
• Social services – Disability benefits – Credibility – Non-examining physician
• Banks and banking – Dishonored check – Negligence
• Social services – Denial of disability benefits – RFC – Credibility
• Social services – Denial of SSI benefits
• Products liability – Infant formula – Expert
• Employment – Wage Act – Commissions – Retaliation
• Real property – Condominium trust – TILA
• Civil practice – Attachment – Default judgment
• Criminal – Motion to vacate sentence – Felon in possession
• Panel declines to sanction prosecutor Auerhahn
• Criminal – Wire fraud – Mail fraud
• Criminal – Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Employment – FLSA – Immigration status
• Consumer protection – FDCPA
• Contract – Non-compete agreement
• Commercial – False advertising – Gross receipts
• Search and seizure – Marijuana ‘blunt’
• Tort – Use of excessive force during arrest
• Patent and trademark – Infringement claim – Standing
• Habeas corpus – Jury selection
• Employment – Urine test – Nicotine
• Civil practice – SDP regime – Constitutionality
• Retirement – Package delivery company drivers
• Patent and trademark – Filing of second amended complaint
• Constitutional – Visa – First Amendment
• Labor – Overtime – Qualifying work period
• Commercial – Credit card account – TILA
• Criminal – Motion to dismiss – Speedy trial considerations
• Civil practice – Interlocutory appeal
• Immigration – Adjustment of status – Jurisdiction
• Employment – Nicotine – Right to privacy
• Civil rights – Correction officer – Association with former inmate
• Habeas corpus – Exhausted and unexhausted claims
• Securities – Fraud
• Negligence – Injury at airline terminal
• Insurance – Duty to defend – Antitrust
• Securities – Ongoing damages
• Civil practice – Interpleader – State immunity
• Criminal – Evasion of federal fuel excise taxes
• Bankruptcy – Reference – Withdrawal
• Bankruptcy – Withdrawal of reference
• Criminal – Possession of cocaine with intent to distribute – Sentencing
• Constitutional – Strip searches – Qualified immunity
• Criminal – Police officers – Witness tampering – Obstruction of justice
• Habeas corpus – Due process rights
• Habeas corpus – Exhaustion requirement
• Corporate – Director – Insider trading – Indemnification
• Criminal – Narcotics – Carrying a firearm
• Criminal – Felon in possession of handgun
• Criminal – Detention pending trial
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Choice of law – Three-vehicle accident
• Constitutional – 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy
• Bankruptcy – Student loans – Bipolar disorder
• Criminal – Sentencing – Guidelines
• Securities – ICA – Sect. 36(b)
• Employment – Handicap discrimination – Money damages – Title III of ADA
• Criminal – Attempted arson – Motion to suppress
• Criminal – Wire and mail fraud
• Corporate – Director – Insider trading – Indemnification
• Securities – Fraud – Subjective falsity
• Civil rights – Teacher – Termination – 'Public dissemination'
• Habeas corpus – First-degree felony murder
• Civil rights – Wrongful arrest – Qualified immunity
• Bankruptcy – Student loans – Hardship
• Employment – Overtime – 'Seaman' exemption
• Negligence – Wrongful death – Fetus – Viability
• Civil practice – Subpoena – Enforcement
• Products Liability – Water Heater – Delay In Filing Claims
• Civil Rights – Sheriff's Department Employee – Political Discrimination – Due Process
• Bankruptcy – Contempt – Discharge Injunction
• Civil Rights – False Arrest – DNA
• Insurance – Construction Project – Defects
• Habeas Corpus – 'Mixed' Petition
• Labor – Foreign Workers – Seasonal Employment
• Patent And Trademark – Counsel Fees
• Civil Rights – Counsel Fees
• Motor Vehicles – Dealership – G.L.c. 93B – No Harm
• Patent And Trademark – Infringement Claims – Standing
• Products Liability – Diet Drugs – Class Action – Diversity Jurisdiction
• Contract – Forum Selection Clause – Injury On Cruise Ship
• Securities – Class Action – Failure To State Claim
• Labor – Overtime – Police Department
• Evidence – Admissibility Of Prior Conviction
• Elections – Initiative Petition – Public Support For Religious Schools
• Jurisdiction – Diversity – Substitution Of Party
• Consumer Protection – Pilotage Fees – Collection
• Constitutional – Questioning By Federal Agents – 5th And 6th Amendments
• Parent And Child – Removal Of Children – Hague Convention
• Habeas Corpus – Conviction For Assault With Intent To Rape
• Insurance – Long- Term Disability Benefits – Denial Of Claim
• Securities – Fraud Allegations – Bankruptcy Process
• Securities – Fraud – PSLRA
• Employment – Handicap Discrimination – ADHD
• Copyright – Musical Composition
• Habeas Corpus – Double Jeopardy
• Criminal – Sentencing – Criminal History – Prior Convictions
• Environmental – Decontamination
• Taxation – Personal Liability
• Patent And Trademark – Infringement – Dental Device
• Habeas Corpus – 'Mixed' Petition
• Attorneys – Fees – Civil Rights Matter
• Administrative – Fishing – Civil Penalty
• Zoning – Wireless Communications Equipment – TCA
• Criminal – Receipt Of Stolen Moneys – Filing Of False Tax Return – Sentencing
• Habeas Corpus – Untimely Petition
• Contract – Arbitration Clause – 'Added Term'
• Search And Seizure – Fourth Amendment Violations By Troopers
• Municipal – Whistleblower – Police Department
• Jurisdiction – Amount In Controversy
• Habeas Corpus – Waiver Of Right To Be Present At Trial
• Employment – Disability Discrimination Claim – ADHD
• Habeas Corpus – Claim Of Innocence – Affidavits
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Breach Of Contract Claim
• Insurance – Duty To Defend – Price Fixing
• Insurance – Nonmonetary Claims – Subpoena
• Employment – Termination – College Professor
• Arbitration – Claims Against Mortgage Company And Bank
• Education – Student Expulsion – IDEA Claim
• Social Services – Disability Benefits – Shoulder Pain – Mental Impairment
• Contract – Breach – Franchise Agreements
• Bankruptcy – Collateral Action – Challenge To Printing Press Sale
• Jurisdiction – Trademark Infringement Action
• Civil Practice – Preliminary Injunction – Administrative Duties – Sale Of Loans
• Civil Rights – Claims Against Police Officer And Town
• Arbitration – Motion To Vacate Award – Timeliness
• Employment – ADA – Deafness – Airline
• Bankruptcy – Motion For Relief From Stay
• Habeas Corpus – Double Jeopardy And Due Process Claims
• Bankruptcy – Petition Preparers – Unauthorized Practice Of Law
• Civil Rights – Unconstitutional Ordinance – Counsel Fees
• Attorneys – Legal Malpractice – Patents
• Retirement – ERISA – Total Disability – COBRA
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Comments Made On Television Show
• Habeas Corpus – Murder – Assistance Of Counsel
• Contract – Commission – Real Estate Broker
• Environmental – Fishing Restriction – Mootness
• Insurance – ERISA Preemption – Removal – G.L.c. 93A/176D
• Search And Seizure – Auto Stop – Pat Frisk
• Bankruptcy – Chapter 13 – Good Faith
• Constitutional – Drug Testing – MBTA
• Insurance – Total Disability Benefits – Termination
• Criminal – Possession Of Ammunition By Felon – Sentencing
• Retirement – ERISA – Breach Of Fiduciary Duty – Attorney's Fees
• Negligence – Motor Vehicle Accident – Government Employee
• Contract – Assignment Of Patent Rights
• Civil Rights – Subdivision – Waiver
• Constitutional – Gun Control – Vagueness
• Attorneys – Vicarious Liability – Partnership By Estoppel – Release
• Employment – Conditional Offer Of Employment – State Police
• Antitrust – Professional Soccer League
• Civil Practice – Motion For Reconsideration
• Immigration – Discretionary Relief – Unrelinquished Domicile
• Bankruptcy – Defalcation – Nondischargeable Debt – Executor Of Estate
• Constitutional – Commerce Clause – City Ordinance
• Patent And Trademark – Infringement Claim – Standing
• Bankruptcy – Legal Malpractice Claims – Property Of Estate
• Contract – Settlement Agreement – Negotiations
• Consumer Protection – G.L.c. 93A – Ship Owners' Refusal To Pay Pilotage Fees
• Habeas Corpus – Claims Of Jury Instruction Error And Ineffective Assistance
• Copyright – Infringement – Songs – Tavern
• Damages – Breach Of Contract – 'Minimum Order Quantity'
• Taxation – Request For Refund Of Penalties
• Criminal – Bank Fraud – Speedy Trial Act Violations
• Constitutional – Tobacco Regulation – Disclosure
• Tort – Wrongful Death – Ku Klux Klan Act
• Attorneys – Accounts Receivable – Law Firm Dissolution
• Workers' Compensation – Fraud – Attorney – G.L.c. 93A
• Constitutional – Tobacco Disclosure Law
• Criminal – Sentencing – Stolen Property – 'Loss' Calculation
• Mortgages – Claim Of Improper Foreclosure – FDIC
• Criminal – Importation Of Marijuana – Sufficiency Of Evidence
• Antitrust – Professional Soccer
• Employment – ADA – Tardiness – Arthritis
• Negligence – Snowblower Discharge Against Window
• Jurisdiction – Federal Court – Minimum Damage Threshold
• Criminal – Carjacking – Carrying Or Using Firearm During Crime Of Violence
• Arbitration – Union Grievance – Complaint Seeking To Vacate Award
• Jurisdiction – Removal – Timeliness – Fraudulent Joining Of Massachusetts Defendant
• Civil Practice – Default – Failure To Appear
• Tort – Tobacco – Union Health Fund – Subrogation
• Employment – Handicap – Arthritis – Chronic Lateness
• Civil Rights – Attack On Inmate
• Employment – Discrimination – Perceived Handicap – Obesity
• Tort – Interference With Business Relations – Fraud – Deceit
• Zoning – Telecommunications Tower – Timely Action – Emergency Repairs
• Criminal – Pretrial Detention
• Prisons – Supervisory Liability – No Deliberate Indifference
• Domestic Relations – ICARA – Wrongful Retention Of Children – 'Habitual Residence'
• Securities – Fraud – Underwriters – Direct Purchase
• Social Services – Disability Benefits – Ribbon Machine Operator – Back Pain
• Negligence – Failure To Warn – Pneumatic Tourniquet
• Patent And Trademark – Pregnancy Tests – Preliminary Injunction
• Judges – Recusal – Judge Named As Defendant
• Social Services – Disability Benefits – Claim Denial
• Arbitration – Refusal To Postpone Hearing
• Tort – Misrepresentation – Unfair Trade Practices
• Retirement – ERISA – Long-Term Disability Benefit Denial
• Constitutional – Parade Permit – First Amendment
• Admiralty – Jones Act Claims – Waiver
• Retirement – Severance Benefits – No 'Employment Benefit Plan'
• Employment – Equal Pay Act – Individual Liability
• Employment – Termination – Breach Of Contract Claim
• Tort – Invasion Of Privacy – Reckless Infliction Of Emotional Distress
• Criminal – Motion For Sentence Reduction -'Crack'
• Education – Denial Of Financial Aid – Law Student
• Products Liability – Cardiac Pacemaker – Atrial Lead
• Employment – Random Drug Testing – Preemption Of State Laws
• Negligence – Homeowners – Injury To Grandson – Snowblowing Accident
• Employment – Title VII – Retaliation – Individual Liability – FMLA
• Employment – Firing Of Teacher – Sending Of Lewd Note To Student
• Employment – Preemption – Federal Labor Management Relations Act
• Employment – Drug Testing – Alleged Unreasonable Searches And Seizures
• Civil Practice – Abstention – License – Car Wash
• Prisons – Alleged Civil Rights Violations
• Prisons – Telephone Regulations
• Bankruptcy – State Trust Fund Taxes – Liability Of Corporation's Part Owner
• Insurance – Disability Policy – Cancellation
• Employment – Age Discrimination Claim – ADEA
• Tort – Unfair Competition – Fresco Reproductions – Preliminary Injunction
• Tort – Defamation – Failed Romantic Relationship
• Patent And Trademark – Infringement – Assignment Of Patents – Doctrine Of Equivalents
• Civil Practice – Class Certification – Antitrust Suit
• Antitrust – Soccer – 'Transfer Fee'
• Employment – Noncompetition Agreement – Choice-Of-Law Provision – California Law

Decisions Reviewed on Appeal

• Habeas corpus – Speedy trial
• Products liability – Design defect – Warranty of merchantability
• Immigration – Visa petition – Reclassification
• Civil practice – Civil commitment – Conditional release
• Volvo dealerships lose fight over rates of reimbursement
• Contract – Chapter 93B – Franchise obligations
• Criminal – Sentencing – Child pornography
• Contract – Trade secrets – Expiration
• Jury and jurors – Bias – Capital punishment
• Criminal – Sentencing – Acquitted conduct
• 1st Circuit revives Title IX hostile environment suit
• Education – Deliberate indifference – Harassment
• Criminal – Firearm – Willfulness
• Consumer protection – Preemption – Dietary supplements
• Criminal – Restitution – Turnover
• Bankruptcy – Dismissal – Quarterly reports
• Criminal – Sentencing – Substantial assistance
• Civil rights – Police – Deliberate indifference
• Criminal – Supervised release – Internet restriction
• Employment – Discrimination – Race
• Criminal – Compassionate release – First Step Act
• Criminal – Payroll tax – Willfulness
• Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
• Criminal – Entrapment – Child pornography
• Search and seizure – Arrest – Probable cause
• Labor – Fair representation – Race – Retaliation
• Contract – Forum selection clause – Subcontract
• Employment – Retaliation – Firefighter
• Criminal – Death sentence – Voir dire
• 1st Circuit vacates Tsarnaev death sentence
• Securities – Scienter – Drug manufacturer
• Prisons – Qualified immunity – Interlocutory appeal
• Criminal – Impeachment – Guilty verdicts
• Employment – Discrimination – Pretext
• Search and seizure – CSLI – Vehicle
• Arbitration – Fees – Postponement – ‘Undue means’
• Criminal – Drug quantity
• 1st Circuit hears appeal of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
• Criminal – Forfeiture – Proportionality
• Maritime – Jones Act – Cabotage – Waiver
• Jury and jurors – Voir dire – Racial bias – Haitian background
• Employment – Tips – Administrative charge
• Insurance – IP exclusion – Trademark infringement
• Labor – LMRDA – Inspection – Notes
• Consumer protection – Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – Damages threshold
• Taxation – Foreign tax credit
• Negligence – Fiduciary duty – Qualified privilege
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Franchise agreement
• Civil service – Promotional exam – Disparate impact
• Jurisdiction – Transfer – 28 U.S.C. section1631
• Criminal – Prostitution – Sex trafficking – Aiding and abetting
• Criminal – RMV employee – Mail fraud – Hobbs Act
• Negligence – Medical malpractice – Expert
• Criminal – Extortion – Voicemail
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Wage Act
• Mortgages – Limitations – TILA – G.L.c. 93A
• Arbitration – Waiver – Litigation conduct
• Securities – Class action – Notice – Fees
• Habeas corpus – Courtroom closure
• Bankruptcy – Mortgage – Certificate of acknowledgement
• Criminal – Confrontation – Cooperating informant
• Insurance – Flood – Basement
• Criminal – Speedy trial
• Bankruptcy – Expert evidence – Fiduciary duty
• Habeas corpus – Voice identification
• Parent and child – Hague Convention – ‘Grave risk’
• Employment – FLSA – Overtime – ‘Highly compensated employees’
• Criminal – Crack – Overview testimony
• Employment – G.L.c. 93A – Independent contractor
• Securities – Merger – Discovery
• Civil practice – Settlement – Repudiation
• Securities – Fraud – Pleading standard
• Employment – Drug testing – Hair samples
• Employment – Retaliation – FLSA
• Criminal – Closing argument – New trial
• Criminal – Terrorism
• Civil practice – Commitment – SDP
• Contract – Limitations – Claim preclusion
• Civil rights – Retaliation – Securities regulation
• Evidence – Wiretap recordings – Police witness
• Criminal – Wire fraud – Conspiracy
• Zoning – Adult entertainment
• Insurance – Fraud – Interstate commerce – Voir dire
• Civil practice – Trustee process – Antiquities
• Tort – Defamation – Tortious interference
• Insurance – ‘Malpractice’ policy – Antitrust exclusion
• Criminal – Drug quantity – Recordings
• Search and seizure – Cell phone
• Criminal – Wire fraud – Jury nullification
• Consumer protection – Debt collection – Release – Fraud
• Search and seizure – Automobile – Passenger
• Patent and trademark – Willfulness – Damages
• Consumer protection – G.L.c. 93A – Price-fixing scheme
• Banks and banking – Limitations – Check
• Employment – FLSA – Pleading
• Civil practice – Default – Discovery
• Employment – Discrimination – Qualifications
• Labor – LMRA – Class action
• Patent and trademark – Preliminary injunction – Presumption of irreparable harm
• Civil rights – House of Correction – Addiction
• Criminal – Restitution
• Evidence – Expert – Benzene – Leukemia
• Habeas corpus – Ineffective assistance claims
• Criminal – Felon in possession of firearm
• Constitutional – Retention and use of DNA sample
• Criminal – Out-of-court co-conspirator statements
• Criminal – Drug trafficking – Wiretaps
• Habeas corpus – voir dire
• Insurance – Long-term disability benefits – Denial
• Habeas corpus – Nonprosecution agreement – Informant
• Attorneys – Contempt – Sealed documents
• Habeas corpus – First-degree murder – Jury instructions
• Municipal – Police detective – Retaliation – Recall election
• Habeas corpus – First-degree murder – Clergy
• Constitutional – Military policy – ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
• Contract – Royalties – Termination
• Criminal – Child pornography
• Criminal – Sentencing – Firearms dealing
• Habeas corpus – Exhausted and unexhausted claims
• Insurance – Duty to defend – Antitrust
• Civil practice – Interpleader – State immunity
• Criminal – Evasion of federal fuel excise taxes
• Habeas corpus – Due process rights
• Criminal – Police officers – Witness tampering – Obstruction of justice
• Habeas corpus – Exhaustion requirement
• Corporate – Director – Insider trading – Indemnification
• Criminal – Narcotics – Carrying a firearm
• Criminal – Felon in possession of handgun
• Bankruptcy – Student loans – Bipolar disorder
• Criminal – Sentencing – Guidelines
• Employment – Handicap discrimination – Money damages – Title III of ADA
• Criminal – Attempted arson – Motion to suppress
• Securities – Fraud – Subjective falsity
• Civil rights – Teacher – Termination – 'Public dissemination'
• Civil rights – Wrongful arrest – Qualified immunity
• Habeas corpus – First-degree felony murder
• Employment – Overtime – 'Seaman' exemption
• Products Liability – Water Heater – Delay In Filing Claims
• Civil Rights – Sheriff's Department Employee – Political Discrimination – Due Process
• Civil Rights – False Arrest – DNA
• Motor Vehicles – Dealership – G.L.c. 93B – No Harm
• Contract – Forum Selection Clause – Injury On Cruise Ship
• Securities – Class Action – Failure To State Claim
• Evidence – Admissibility Of Prior Conviction
• Jurisdiction – Diversity – Substitution Of Party
• Consumer Protection – Pilotage Fees – Collection
• Employment – Handicap Discrimination – ADHD
• Taxation – Personal Liability
• Criminal – Sentencing – Criminal History – Prior Convictions
• Habeas Corpus – Double Jeopardy
• Habeas Corpus – Untimely Petition
• Search And Seizure – Fourth Amendment Violations By Troopers
• Municipal – Whistleblower – Police Department
• Habeas Corpus – Waiver Of Right To Be Present At Trial
• Habeas Corpus – Claim Of Innocence – Affidavits
• Insurance – Duty To Defend – Price Fixing
• Insurance – Nonmonetary Claims – Subpoena
• Habeas Corpus – Murder – Assistance Of Counsel
• Insurance – ERISA Preemption – Removal – G.L.c. 93A/176D
• Environmental – Fishing Restriction – Mootness
• Criminal – Possession Of Ammunition By Felon – Sentencing
• Constitutional – Gun Control – Vagueness
• Antitrust – Professional Soccer League
• Criminal – Bank Fraud – Speedy Trial Act Violations
• Constitutional – Tobacco Regulation – Disclosure
• Attorneys – Accounts Receivable – Law Firm Dissolution
• Workers' Compensation – Fraud – Attorney – G.L.c. 93A
• Criminal – Sentencing – Stolen Property – 'Loss' Calculation
• Employment – ADA – Tardiness – Arthritis
• Negligence – Snowblower Discharge Against Window

Articles about the judge, quoting the judge, etc.

• Defense attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber seek recusal of judge
• Ex-collector brings race-bias suit against Andover debt firm
• After decades of service, courtroom sketch artist dies at 84
• Parties offer arguments on FMC Devens class certification
• Parties argue over TRO in case involving federal medical center, COVID-19
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Foreign manufacturer
• Decisions offer guidance on personal jurisdiction limits
• LTD benefits for physical, mental disability can differ
• Debtor’s ex-counsel denied unpaid fees
• Citing simplicity of case, judge slashes fee request
• Fired officers can’t sue city
• Fall River attorney vows to appeal strip-club decision
• Prosecutor at center of health-care trial blunder steps down as unit chief
• The other Bob Marley
• Defense opening upends gov’t case
• Federal judge: non-compete unenforceable
• Disciplinary case cries out for resolution
• Discipline case against prosecutor stalls
• Judge tosses suit of man fired for smoking