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Jan 11, 2026
Civil practice – SLAPP – Real estate commission
Where a plaintiff claiming to be owed a $79,687.50 commission from the sale of real property has filed a special motion to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaims, that motion should be denied in part, as the plaintiff has not shown that the counterclaims for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violation of G.L.c. 93A are solely based on the plaintiff’s petitioning activiti[...]
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
