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Lawyers of the Year: Matthew C. Moschella
When he joined Sherin & Lodgen in 2004 as an associate, one of the first cases Matthew C. Moschella worked on was the death row appeal of Anthony Boyd, an Alabama man convicted for his role in the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley.
Prisons – Solitary confinement – Qualified immunity
Where a plaintiff who overdosed on a fentanyl-laced pill while in Rhode Island Department of Corrections custody was sanctioned with 450 days in solitary confinement, he has plausibly alleged facts that, if true, would establish that three defendant prison officials have not demonstrated their entitlement to qualified immunity from the plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim, as (1) the plaintiff has[...]
DOC settles Souza-Baranowski brutality lawsuit for $6.75M
Massachusetts DOC to pay $6.75M and reform policies after a lawsuit over systemic abuse at Souza-Baranowski prison is settled.
Forfeiture – Eighth Amendment
Where the government has filed a motion for forfeiture, that motion should be allowed despite the defendant’s argument that the large size of the amount sought violates the Excessive Fines clause of the Eighth Amendment.
Sex reassignment for prisoner affirmed
A 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has decided, 2-1, to uphold a federal judge’s order requiring the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) to provide a prison inmate with […]
Prisons – Eighth Amendment – Gangs
Where a plaintiff has claimed a violation of his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, a motion to dismiss the complaint must be denied as to two defendants who allegedly placed the plaintiff in danger by assigning him to a housing unit where he was violently attacked by members of a rival gang.
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
