ZOBEL, RYA W.

Opinions Summarized in Lawyers Weekly

• Employment – Public policy exception – Security deficiencies
• Employment – Retaliation – Discrimination
• Social services – Disability – RFC
• Insurance – Medicare – Reimbursement
• Consumer protection – TCPA – Mootness
• Employment – Contract – Commission
• Social services – Disability – Subjective complaints
• Search and seizure – Exit order – Frisk
• Employment – Wage Act – Minimum Wage Act
• Criminal – False statements
• Social services – Disability – Social Security benefits
• Search and seizure – Luggage – Cash
• Jurisdiction – Joinder – Diversity
• Domicile found despite ample time out of state
• Bankruptcy – Homestead – Domicile
• Consumer protection – Credit repair services
• Commercial – Disparagement – SLAPP
• Social Security – Contingency fee – EAJA
• Attorneys – Fee award – FCA – Retaliation
• Attorneys – Fees – ERISA
• Search and seizure – Delay – Warrant
• Patent and trademark – Lanham Act – FDCA
• Mortgages – RESPA – QWRs
• Consumer protection – Chapter 93A – Demand letter
• Immigration – Visa – Specialty occupation
• Jurisdiction – Removal – ‘Home state’ exception
• Civil rights – Arrest – Warrant
• Patent and trademark – Tea – Zodiac
• Mortgages – Foreclosure – G.L.c. 244, section35B
• Gov’t faces liability for not ‘supervising’ serial embezzler
• Social services – Disability – Sickle cell anemia
• Admiralty – Tow contract – ‘Knock-for-knock’ clauses
• Negligence – FTCA – USPO
• Insurance – Life – ERISA preemption
• Employment – Software – Blind users
• Contract – Mistake – Reformation
• Criminal – Statement to police – Voluntariness
• Education – Disparate treatment – Transgender applicant
• Social services – Disability – Step 5
• Search and seizure – Police stop – Reasonable suspicion
• Employment – Restrictive covenant
• Civil practice – Equitable estoppel – USPS
• Business says USPS willingly joined in shipping cost scheme
• Licenses and permits – Firearm – Retired police officer
• Labor – Alter ego – ERISA judgment
• Criminal – Sufficiency of evidence – Conspiracy to commit drug crimes
• Immigration – Illegal re-entry – I-601A application
• Criminal – Limitations – Tolling – Social Security theft
• Employment – Restrictive covenants – Preliminary injunction
• Jurisdiction – Federal question – Remand – Retaliation
• Insurance – Office lease – Parking lot
• Constitutional – Campaign finance – Injunction
• Bankruptcy – Conversion – Sanctions
• Fraud – ‘Virtual currency scheme’
• Consumer protection – Label – Coffee
• Employment – Whistleblower – Extortion
• Social services – Disability – Hip replacement
• Fraud – False Claims Act – ‘Government action bar’
• Criminal – Sentencing – Career offender
• Products liability – Asbestos – Statute of repose
• Question certified in asbestos case
• Employment – Discrimination – Age – Shop teacher
• Statute of repose doesn’t bar asbestos claim 40 years later
• Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause
• Negligence – Asbestos – Statute of repose
• Mortgages – Receivership
• Employment – Retaliation – False Claims Act
• Social services – Disability – RFC – Credibility
• Social services – Disability – Obesity
• Landlord and tenant – Damages – Alterations
• Negligence – NECC – ‘Due diligence’
• Criminal – Competency – Sentencing
• Criminal – Bail – Revocation
• Patent and trademark – Invalidity – Standing
• Employment – Overtime – Drivers – Class action
• Social services – Disability – Fibromyalgia – RFC
• Antitrust – Cranberries – Price manipulation
• Constitutional – Political signs – Viewpoint discrimination
• Insurance – Broker – D&O coverage
• Search and seizure – Nexus – Residence – Drugs
• Social services – Disability – Stress – VE
• Bankruptcy – Relief from judgment – Default
• Criminal – Speedy trial – Superseding indictment
• Negligence – Tractor trailer – Ice
• Criminal – Sentencing – ACCA
• Arbitration – Wage Act – Franchise
• Jury and jurors – Misconduct – Blog
• Criminal – Speedy trial
• Employment – Class certification – Meal breaks
• Corporate – Choice of law – Successor liability
• Criminal – ACCA – Prior felonies
• Search and seizure – Wiretaps – Car stop – Apartment sweep
• Arbitration – ‘Manifest disregard’ – Public policy
• Patent and trademark – Enhanced damages – Counsel fees
• Contract – Promissory estoppel – Unjust enrichment
• Social services – Mental impairments – SSR 83-20
• Habeas corpus – Sentencing – Career offender
• Bankruptcy – Fraud – Counterfeit document
• Bankruptcy – Jurisdiction – Post-confirmation claims
• Fraud – FCA – Telemarketing
• Employment – Retaliation – FCA
• Prisons – RLUIPA – Vegetarian diet
• Civil practice – Sealing – Confidentiality
• Civil rights – Police – Excessive force
• Criminal – Drug amounts – Sentencing
• Attorneys – Fees – ERISA
• Habeas corpus – Timeliness – Favorable termination rule
• Constitutional – Preemption – Drug regulations
• Employment – Retaliation – False Claims Act
• Patent and trademark – Laches – Failure to mark
• Insurance – ‘Claims made’ policy – SEC subpoenas
• Bankruptcy – Severance pay – Asset purchase agreement
• Education – Plagiarism – Reprimand
• Products liability – Class action – Settlement – Windows
• Zoning – Cellphone tower – Height
• Taxation – Executrix – Personal liability
• Administrative – Prescription drug
• Criminal – Restitution – Accounting fees
• Landlord and tenant – Fees – Security deposit statute
• Insurance – LTD benefits
• Immigration – Sham marriage
• Constitutional – Preemption – Drug regulations
• Employment – Retaliation – Whistleblower – Notice
• Consumer protection – TCPA – Limitations – Conversion
• Bankruptcy – Student loans – Undue hardship
• Products liability – Intervention – Settlement
• Antitrust – Cranberry juice concentrate
• Attorneys – Reciprocal discipline
• Civil practice – Discovery – RMBS
• Constitutional – Drug ban – Preemption
• Attorneys – Withdrawal
• Bankruptcy – Default – Remand
• Parent and child – Hague Convention – Habitual residence
• Employment – Former employee – Abuse of process – Tortious interference
• Mortgages – Notice to vacate – FDCPA
• Attorneys – Electronic Funds Transfer Act – Waiver
• Education – First Amendment – Contacting a teacher
• Employment – Negligence – Workers’ compensation
• Evidence – Privilege – Work product – Deposition
• Civil rights – Crime lab
• Fraud – False Claims Act – Tests – Billing
• Employment – Promotions – Campus police
• Search and seizure – Stop and frisk – Probable cause to arrest
• Criminal – Double jeopardy – Supervised release
• Tort – Wrongful death – Boating accident
• Retirement – ERISA – LTD eligibility
• Employment – Privacy Act – Physical
• Attorneys – Malpractice – Discovery – Successor counsel
• Employment – Reinstatement – Wrongful termination
• Evidence – Emails – Privilege log – Common interest
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Telecommunications provider
• Municipal – Unlawful arrest and prosecution
• Mortgages – HAMP – Class action
• Zoning – Cellphone tower – TCA
• Search and seizure – Bank robbery – Identification – Photo array
• Municipal – Residency requirement – Fees
• Attorneys – Fees – ERISA – Preemption – Reconsideration
• Insurance – Duty to defend – Discovery
• Admiralty – Personal injury – Causation
• Contract – Construction – Prompt Pay Act
• Jurisdiction – Removal – Remand – Joinder
• Attorneys – Fees – Prevailing party
• Retirement – ERISA – Discovery
• Prisons – Frivolous complaints
• Criminal – Exculpatory evidence
• Negligence – Slip and fall – Stairs
• Insurance – Cancellation – Forklift
• Patent and trademark – Infringement – Preliminary injunction
• Antitrust – Discovery – Motion to compel
• Employment – Harassment – Retaliation
• Attorneys – Fees – EAJA – Prevailing party
• Employment – Police – Termination
• Criminal – Conspiracy – Vehicle stop
• Employment – Whistleblower – MBTA
• Corporate – Profit-sharing plan – Trustees – Directors
• Social services – Disability – Bipolar disorder
• Copyright – Originality
• Patent and trademark – Assets – Bankruptcy
• Commercial – G.L.c. 93A – Out-of-state conduct
• Habeas corpus – Due process – Security video
• Evidence – Discovery – Attorney-client privilege – Work product
• Employment – Internship
• Municipal – Police – MTCA
• Insurance – Radiology – Breach of contract
• Corporate – Officer – G.L.c. 93A
• Prisons – Extra restraints
• Habeas corpus – section2241 petition
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Confidential information
• Contract – Finder’s fees
• Search and seizure – GPS – Standing
• Banks and banking – Negligence – Misappropriation
• Fraud – False Claims Act – Public disclosure
• Taxation – Liens – Service of process
• Negligence – Moving company – Written claim
• Search and seizure – Residence – Marijuana
• Securities – RMBS – Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act
• Arbitration – Customer agreement – Minor – Reconsideration
• Employment – FMLA – CHCP
• Municipal – Apprenticeship – Preemption – ERISA
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Conspiracy
• Habeas corpus – Failure to disclose informant – Drug certificates
• Mortgages – Amended complaint – Sanctions
• Civil rights – MCRA – Qualified immunity
• Contract – Indemnification – Subcontract
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Trust funds
• Civil practice – Subpoena – False Claims Act
• Search and seizure – Vehicle stop
• Criminal – Conspiracy – Extortion – Spoliation
• Habeas corpus – Medical expert – Ineffective assistance
• Corporate – Tortious interference
• Employment – FMLA
• Contract – Non-compete agreements
• Retirement – ERISA – Withdrawal liability
• Arbitration – Condominium
• Taxation – Refund – Expert advice
• Consumer protection – TCPA – Class action
• Jurisdiction – Wrongful death
• Social services – Disability – Panic attacks
• Mortgages – Predatory lending – Wrongful foreclosure
• Attorneys – Malpractice – Limitations – Continuing representation
• Civil rights – Qualified immunity – Malicious prosecution
• Search and seizure – Vehicle – Inevitable discovery
• Civil rights – Police shooting – Deadly force
• Jurisdiction – Personal
• Education – Accommodation – College
• Jurisdiction – Removal
• Bankruptcy – Collateral estoppel – State court judgment
• Employment – Wages – Meal breaks – Preemption
• Contract – Movers
• Mortgages – Fraud – G.L.c. 93A – Emotional distress
• Immigration – Petition for Alien Relative
• Attorneys – Disqualification
• Patent and trademark – Standing – License
• Mortgages – Class action – Decertification – Race
• Contract – Negligent misrepresentation – RFP
• Employment – Short-term benefits – LMRA – ERISA
• Patent and trademark – Indefiniteness
• Insurance – Drug overdose
• Insurance – Flood – FEMA
• Mortgages – Foreclosure – Modification
• Jurisdiction – Subject matter – East German bonds
• Damages – Downloading – Copyright
• Employment – Retaliation – FMLA
• Social services – Remand
• Education – IDEA – Exhaustion
• Civil practice – Discovery – Promotions
• Employment – Discrimination – Title VII
• Civil rights – Search – Qualified immunity
• Landlord and tenant – Negligence
• Civil rights – Arrest – Race
• Bankruptcy – Sanctions
• Insurance – Surety bonds – Injunctive relief
• Mortgages – HAMP – Settlement agreement
• Social services – DIB
• Consumer protection – Debt collection
• Employment – FMLA – Americans with Disabilities Act
• Employment – Termination – Privacy Act – Negligent investigation – Defamation
• Social services – Disability – RFC
• Social services – Credibility
• Labor – FLSA – Overtime
• Municipal – ‘Responsible Employer Ordinance’
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Corporate veil
• Civil rights – Retaliation – Tavern
• Fraud – False Claims Act
• Mortgages – Foreclosure – HAMP
• Employment – Limitations – Equitable estoppel
• Corporate – Standing – ERISA
• Civil practice – Deposition – Telephone
• Jurisdiction – Wage Act – Removal – Remand
• Retirement – Deductions from wages – Company president
• Corporate – Alter ego
• Forfeiture – Interpleader – Seized funds – Ponzi scheme
• Arbitration – Trustee status – Counterclaim
• Insurance – Life – Bona fide purchaser – Equity
• Patent and trademark – Expert – Conflict of interest
• Jurisdiction – Removal – Mortgage
• Corporate – Directors – Stay
• Criminal – Bond – Conditions of release
• Prisons – Eighth Amendment – Release date
• Antitrust – Citizen petition – FDA
• Civil practice – Entry of final judgment
• Criminal – Sentence reduction request
• Retirement – LTD benefits
• Forfeiture – Notification of seizure
• Habeas corpus – Appealability – Lifetime probation
• Prisons – Medications – ‘KOP’ rule
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Compensation
• Arbitration – Merger
• Bankruptcy – Claim preclusion – Raze fee – Church
• Jurisdiction – Transfer of venue
• Contract – Letter of intent – Exclusivity provision
• Retirement – 401(k) plan
• Retirement – ERISA – Repurchase of stock
• Prisons – Cruel and unusual punishment
• Employment – Age and national origin discrimination – ‘Disruptive’ employee
• Insurance – Denial of disability claim
• Mortgages – Foreclosure
• Criminal – Detention order – Conditions of release
• Insurance – Disability – Narcolepsy – G.L.c. 93A
• Employment – College – Termination
• Insurance – Life – Interpleader
• Mortgages – Ship repossession – Notice
• Zoning – Due process – Denial of zoning permit
• Mortgages – Class action – HAMP
• Administrative – Fishing regulations
• Contract – Loan – Guaranty
• Criminal – Felon in possession of ammunition
• Civil practice – Appeal – Release of security
• Criminal – Hobbs Act conspiracy
• Tort – Assault and battery
• Attorneys – Attorney-client relationship
• Criminal – False statement in passport application – Expert testimony
• Arbitration – Alteration of award – Forfeited challenge
• Contract – Intellectual property rights
• Forfeiture – Notice – Sailboat
• Habeas corpus – Murder – Extreme atrocity or cruelty
• Criminal – Conspiracy – Narcotics offense
• Retirement – ERISA – Stock valuation – Limitations
• Administrative – FCC – Intercarrier compensation
• Habeas corpus – Procedural default
• Evidence – Expert – Standard of care – Medical malpractice
• Civil practice – Appeal – Mootness
• Criminal – Making false statement
• Jurisdiction – Extraterritorial – Whistleblower
• Securities – Fraud case – Class certification
• Habeas corpus – Standard of review
• Employment – Severance – ERISA – Exhaustion of remedies
• Workers' compensation – Tort immunity – Merger
• Bankruptcy – WARN Act – Notice to employees
• Civil rights – Excessive force – Negligent hiring – Discretionary function
• Civil practice – Motion to intervene
• Social services – Medicaid – Dental care
• Education – Attorneys' Fees – Time Limit
• Environmental – Sovereign Immunity – Former Navy Base
• Criminal – Sentencing – 'Booker'
• Banks And Banking – Preemption – Insurance
• Jurisdiction – Diversity – Shareholder Derivative Action
• Public Utilities – Telecommunications Act
• Taxation – Responsible Person – Corporation
• Contract – Real Estate Developer – 'Participation Interests' – Ambiguity
• Criminal – Sentencing – Restitution
• Civil Rights – ADA – Baseball Stadium – Wheelchair Access
• Civil Practice – Res Judicata – Sovereign Immunity – Airport
• Criminal – Motion To Vacate Sentence – 'Ineffective Assistance' Claim
• Employment – Wrongful Termination – Whistleblower Statute
• Contract – Promissory Estoppel – Window Replacement
• Habeas Corpus – Claim Of Judicial Vindictiveness
• Jurisdiction – Choice Of Law – Insurance Settlement Practices
• Copyright – College Textbook – Unauthorized Use
• Parent And Child – Attorneys' Fees – Return Of Child – Hague Convention
• Negligence – Forklift Accident – Summary Judgment
• Constitutional – Free Speech – State University Official
• Civil Rights – Removal – Remand
• Admiralty – Coast Guard – Sinking Vessel – Rescue
• Corporate – Close Corporation – Release – Self- Dealing
• Retirement – Long- Term Disability Benefits – Employee On Leave Of Absence
• Habeas Corpus – Fifth Amendment – Miranda
• Commercial – Purchase Agreement – Premiums
• Labor – Arbitration – Work Assignment
• Habeas Corpus – Videotaped Confession – Admissibility
• Immigration – Deportation – Aggravated Felony
• Tort – Defamation – Emotional Distress
• Damages – Contract – Default Judgment
• Corporate – Sale – Misrepresentation – Fiduciary Duty
• Civil Rights – House-Moving Permit – Delay – Conditions
• Habeas Corpus – Psychiatric Examination – Access To Audiotape
• Habeas Corpus – Alleged Double Jeopardy Violation
• Criminal – Sentencing – Care For Daughter
• Employment – Discharge – Misstatement On Employment Application
• Municipal – Punitive Damage Award
• Habeas Corpus – Jury Instruction – Malice
• Contract – Commission – Real Estate Broker
• Habeas Corpus – Felony – Murder – Default
• Employment – Sexual Harassment – Jury Instructions
• Civil Rights – Free Speech – Public University
• Labor – Campus Police Officers – Overtime Payments
• Damages – Punitive Damage Award – City
• Tort – FTCA – Administrative Claim
• Contract – Oral Promise – Bonus
• Employment – Title VII Claims – Waiver
• Criminal – Bank Larceny – Downward Sentencing Departure – 'Coercion And Duress'
• Administrative – Hospital – Medicare Reclassification
• Negligence – Injury Aboard Rescue Boat – Jury Instructions
• Criminal – Motion To Set Aside Sentence – Timeliness
• Employment – Age Discrimination – Front Pay – Remittitur
• Public Utilities – Access To Transmission Cables
• Civil Rights – State University Employee – Freedom Of Speech – Due Process
• Labor – Arbitration – Fight With Supervisor
• Contract – Slotting Fee – Quantum Meruit
• Employment – G.L.c. 151B – Front Pay – Multiple Damages
• Immigration – Habeas Corpus – IIRIRA – Permanent Rules
• Labor – EMT Training – Fair Labor Standards Act

Decisions Reviewed on Appeal

• Employment – Retaliation – Accommodation
• Habeas corpus – Confrontation
• Criminal – Supervised release – Hearsay
• Commercial – Lanham Act – Website statements
• Contract – Mutual mistake – Release
• Criminal – Firearm purchases – False statements
• 1st Circuit adopts ‘but for’ standard for FCA retaliation
• Employment – Retaliation – False Claims Act
• Search and seizure – Inevitable discovery
• Criminal – Conspiracy – Heroin
• Criminal – Sentencing – Firearms
• Habeas corpus – ACCA – Career offender
• Insurance – SEC investigation – ‘Claims made’ policy
• Fraud – FCA – Public disclosure bar
• Licenses and permits – Firearm – Identification card
• Consumer protection – Product label – ‘Hazelnut Crème’ coffee
• Insurance – Duty to defend – SEC investigation
• Criminal – Speedy trial – Superseding indictment
• Insurance – ERISA – Disability – Chronic pain
• Jurisdiction – MSPB – ‘Mixed’ case
• Civil practice – Receivership – Asset sale
• Jury and jurors – Misconduct – Blog
• Environmental – Oil spill – Military vessel
• Evidence – Drug certificate – Correction
• Retirement – ERISA – Alter egos – ‘Follow-on’ jurisdiction
• Employment – ADA – Sleep apnea – Accommodation
• Criminal – Conspiracy – Joint trial
• Bankruptcy – Jurisdiction – Severance pay
• Search and seizure – Warrantless entry – Drug trafficking
• Insurance – Excess coverage – Settlement
• Negligence – Wrongful death – Causation
• Search and seizure – Wiretaps – Marijuana
• Jury and jurors – Misconduct – Blog
• Labor – Ripeness – Sick time – Preemption
• Landlord and tenant – Security deposit – Damages
• Education – Plagiarism
• Education – Discrimination – CRADA
• Criminal – Supervised release – Associational condition
• Taxation – Federal priority statute
• Habeas corpus – Statute of limitations – Tolling
• Consumer protection – ‘SpoofCard’
• Search and seizure – Arrest warrant – Residence
• Bankruptcy – Involuntary petition – Qualified creditors
• Employment – Whistleblower – False Claims Act
• Civil rights – Retaliation – Zoning violation
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Website
• Criminal – Extortion – Extension of credit
• Evidence – Brady disclosure – Materiality
• Mortgages – Servicers – ‘Default advances’
• Immigration – Marriage
• Search and seizure – Child pornography
• Consumer protection – Limitations – Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Evidence – Confrontation – Hearsay
• Arbitration – ‘Honorable engagement’ provision
• Arbitration – Termination – Stock broker – Alcoholism
• Jurisdiction – Removal – CAFA
• Habeas corpus – Time limit – Sixth Amendment
• Prisons – Medication – HIV
• Employment – ‘Last chance’ agreement
• Retirement – ERISA – Fee award – Remand
• Maritime – Maintenance and cure – Aplastic anemia
• Municipal – Preemption – ERISA – Apprentice training
• Civil rights – Qualified immunity – Equal protection
• Habeas corpus – Confrontation – Autopsy – Effectiveness of counsel
• Habeas corpus – Confrontation – Drug certificates
• Parent and child – Hague Convention – Habitual residence
• Zoning – Cell tower
• Habeas corpus – Failure to testify – Hospital records
• Securities – Bonds – Treaty
• Retirement – ERISA – Disability
• Employment – Unpaid wages
• Copyright – Damages – Downloading
• Administrative – APA – Plausibility
• Fraud – False Claims Act – Kickbacks – Discovery
• Criminal – SORNA
• Municipal – Selective and excessive regulatory enforcement
• Banks and banking – Repossession – Yacht – Notice
• Fraud – Battery production – Jury instructions
• Commercial – Injunction – Receivership
• Copyright – Photograph – TV movie
• Administrative – Fishing regulations
• Attorneys – Immunity – Court appointment
• Landlord and tenant – Specific performance
• Zoning – Cell phone tower – Telecommunications Act
• Habeas corpus – Limitations – Equitable tolling
• Insurance – LTD benefits – Video surveillance
• Habeas corpus – Confrontation Clause – Autopsy
• Jurisdiction – Diversity – LLC
• Insurance – Duty to defend – Bar fight
• Constitutional – Tavern – Liquor license
• Insurance – Juice – Unfair competition – Deceptive trade practices
• Criminal – Armed Career Criminal Act
• Employment – Retaliation – Massachusetts Civil Rights Act
• Criminal – Task force – Federal officer
• Prisons – Retaliation
• Constitutional – 11th Amendment immunity
• Criminal – Child pornography
• Securities – Fraud
• Antitrust – Gasoline prices
• Criminal – Sentencing – ‘Mangos’ rule
• Civil practice – Long-distance charges – Counterclaims – Jurisdiction
• Habeas corpus – Armed robbery
• Commercial – Wineries – Commerce Clause
• Commercial – Product disparagement – Damages
• Appeals – Jurisdiction – Collateral order
• Search and seizure – Closet – Landing
• Commercial – Loan – Guaranty
• Employment – Title VII – Personal liability
• Attorneys – Sanction
• Criminal – Drug and gun convictions – Auto stop
• Bankruptcy – In pari delicto defense – Restructuring plan
• Bankruptcy – Appeals – Motions for relief from judgment
• Habeas corpus – Ineffective assistance claim
• Criminal – Writ of error coram nobis
• Criminal – RICO – Robbery – Drug dealing
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Minimum contacts
• Insurance – Allocation – Certified questions
• Jurisdiction – Personal – Prison officials
• Commercial – Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
• Criminal – Prior inconsistent statements – Harmless error
• Zoning – Constructive approval – Subdivision plan – Rescission
• Bankruptcy – Homestead – Crime
• Habeas corpus – Remand order
• Criminal – Drug felony – Life sentence
• Jurisdiction – Federal Circuit
• Criminal – Felon in possession of ammunition
• Civil practice – Appeal – Release of security
• Criminal – Hobbs Act conspiracy
• Tort – Assault and battery
• Attorneys – Attorney-client relationship
• Criminal – False statement in passport application – Expert testimony
• Arbitration – Alteration of award – Forfeited challenge
• Contract – Intellectual property rights
• Forfeiture – Notice – Sailboat
• Habeas corpus – Murder – Extreme atrocity or cruelty
• Criminal – Conspiracy – Narcotics offense
• Administrative – FCC – Intercarrier compensation
• Evidence – Expert – Standard of care – Medical malpractice
• Habeas corpus – Procedural default
• Civil practice – Appeal – Mootness
• Jurisdiction – Extraterritorial – Whistleblower
• Criminal – Making false statement
• Securities – Fraud case – Class certification
• Habeas corpus – Standard of review
• Employment – Severance – ERISA – Exhaustion of remedies
• Workers' compensation – Tort immunity – Merger
• Civil practice – Motion to intervene
• Civil rights – Excessive force – Negligent hiring – Discretionary function
• Environmental – Sovereign Immunity – Former Navy Base
• Criminal – Sentencing – 'Booker'
• Administrative – Medicare – Exclusive Remedy
• Public Utilities – Telecommunications Act
• Jurisdiction – Diversity – Shareholder Derivative Action
• Taxation – Responsible Person – Corporation
• Contract – Real Estate Developer – 'Participation Interests' – Ambiguity
• Criminal – Sentencing – Restitution
• Civil Practice – Res Judicata – Sovereign Immunity – Airport
• Contract – Promissory Estoppel – Window Replacement
• Habeas Corpus – Claim Of Judicial Vindictiveness
• Copyright – College Textbook – Unauthorized Use
• Jurisdiction – Choice Of Law – Insurance Settlement Practices
• Parent And Child – Attorneys' Fees – Return Of Child – Hague Convention
• Admiralty – Coast Guard – Sinking Vessel – Rescue
• Corporate – Close Corporation – Release – Self- Dealing
• Retirement – Long- Term Disability Benefits – Employee On Leave Of Absence
• Habeas Corpus – Fifth Amendment – Miranda
• Commercial – Purchase Agreement – Premiums
• Labor – Arbitration – Work Assignment
• Immigration – Deportation – Aggravated Felony
• Habeas Corpus – Videotaped Confession – Admissibility
• Tort – Defamation – Emotional Distress
• Damages – Contract – Default Judgment
• Corporate – Sale – Misrepresentation – Fiduciary Duty
• Habeas Corpus – Psychiatric Examination – Access To Audiotape
• Civil Rights – House-Moving Permit – Delay – Conditions
• Habeas Corpus – Alleged Double Jeopardy Violation
• Criminal – Sentencing – Care For Daughter
• Municipal – Punitive Damage Award
• Employment – Discharge – Misstatement On Employment Application
• Habeas Corpus – Jury Instruction – Malice
• Contract – Commission – Real Estate Broker
• Habeas Corpus – Felony – Murder – Default
• Employment – Sexual Harassment – Jury Instructions
• Civil Rights – Free Speech – Public University
• Labor – Campus Police Officers – Overtime Payments
• Tort – FTCA – Administrative Claim
• Damages – Punitive Damage Award – City
• Contract – Oral Promise – Bonus
• Employment – Title VII Claims – Waiver
• Criminal – Bank Larceny – Downward Sentencing Departure – 'Coercion And Duress'
• Negligence – Injury Aboard Rescue Boat – Jury Instructions
• Administrative – Hospital – Medicare Reclassification
• Criminal – Motion To Set Aside Sentence – Timeliness
• Employment – Age Discrimination – Front Pay – Remittitur

Articles about the judge, quoting the judge, etc.

• Mortgages – Notice
• Civil practice – Offer of judgment – Costs and fees
• Greater Boston Legal Services nets $387.5K from rental case
• Hospital employee claims harassing notes left in workspace
• Whistleblowers fire counsel for not reducing fees
• Borrowers denied class status in ‘HAMP’ suit
• Assist from unknown colleague encourages young attorney
• 1st Circuit upholds groundfishing regs
• Court discovery master immune from RICO suit
• ‘Induced infringement’ broadened by decision
• Insurer can’t deny coverage for drug and alcohol death
• Class decertified in mortgage case
• Jury finds co.’s speech app didn’t violate patent
• Judge rules for feds in fishing regs suit
• Boat captain slips on oily deck, injures arm
• Court: gas prices on Vineyard legit
• Fisheries law enforcement shuffle troubles New Bedford mayor
• Obscenity law foes granted injunction
• Injunction sought to curtail obscenity law
• Discipline case against prosecutor stalls
• Case poised to reshape patent law
• Rapper’s lawyers seek to block counterfeit sales
• Constitutional – Wine shipments – Interstate commerce
• Judge resentences bomber to 37 years
• Life sentence of cop-killer vacated
• Stats on opinion output by USDC judges has some crying foul
• Settlement not end of rape case
• Probation for former Demoulas attorney
• State Can't Curb Banks On Sale Of Insurance
• U.S. Attorney’s Stance Results In More Trials
• Decedent's Family Sues Dominatrix