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White cop dating Black coworker claims hostile workplace
The plaintiff, a white female, was a Boston police officer who graduated from the Police Academy on April 10, 2018. At that time, she was appointed as a probationary police officer.
Jury awards just initial medical expenses in parking lot collision
The case involved a parking lot incident in which the defendant backed into the plaintiff’s vehicle.
Insureds challenge handling of claim for fire damage
The defendant insured a small gift shop and leather goods store in Yarmouth that was damaged by fire in February 2016.
Former UMass Memorial nurse wins $75K in workplace defamation case
A Worcester jury awarded a former UMass Memorial nurse $75K after finding the hospital vicariously liable for a years-long workplace defamation campaign.
Cyclist crossing one-way intersection hit by tow truck
The plaintiff bicyclist was struck by a tow truck while crossing a one-way intersection at night on the way to a friend’s house.
State Police hit with $6.8M judgment in lawsuit accusing it of discrimination
A jury has ordered the State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female and minority troopers.
Driver suffers permanent nerve damage in arm after crash
In August 2023, the 51-year-old plaintiff suffered severe right-arm radial/ulnar fractures when the defendant pulled into her lane of travel on the Newburyport Turnpike in Rowley.
200-pound bundle of insulation falls onto worker’s neck
Construction materials were being lowered from a crane onto a roof when the bundle of material shifted and fell on the plaintiff.
Woman with in-home ceramic studio dies of mesothelioma
The decedent was 72 when she was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma.
Judge doubles $15M award over ‘poached’ sales force
A federal judge doubles Cynosure's $15M award after Reveal Lasers and ex-execs were found liable for unfair trade practices and poaching employees.
Consumer protection – Jury verdict – Motion for new trial
Where a jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant auto manufacturer in a suit over allegedly defective headrests, the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial should be denied because the plaintiff has not presented compelling evidence that the verdict finding no injury was so against the weight of the evidence that a new trial is warranted.
Middlesex County jury awards $42 million in mesothelioma case
A Middlesex County jury has awarded more than $42 million to a man who alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused him to develop mesothelioma, Reuters reported.
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
