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Campbell authorizing DiZoglio to secure counsel in audit law case
Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell will allow Auditor Diana DiZoglio to go ahead and secure outside counsel to represent her in a lawsuit against the Legislature.
SJC weighs exemption of religious units in challenge to rent control measure
Supreme Judicial Court justices on May 6 pitched questions at attorneys on either side of a challenge to an initiative petition that would cap annual rent increases statewide at 5 percent or the Consumer Price index, whichever is lower.
SJC sets deadline for attorney general in audit law case
The Supreme Judicial Court gave Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell 30 days to decide whether to represent Auditor Diana DiZoglio in a legislative audit lawsuit.
SJC interested in breaking audit law standstill
Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court expressed a clear interest at oral arguments in seeing Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell and Auditor Diana DiZoglio stop "battling each other to exhaustion" and make at least some progress in their long-running dispute over an attempted audit of the Legislature.
SJC debates marijuana repeal petition’s summary
The Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments on the attorney general's summary of a marijuana repeal petition, weighing alleged omissions and relatedness of policy sections.
Cases scheduled to be heard in May
The Supreme Judicial Court has posted its docket for May. Following is a list of the cases to be argued, with summaries of the issues presented in each case.
Cases scheduled to be heard in March
Following is a list of the cases scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in March. The summaries of the issues presented in the cases have been prepared by Lawyers Weekly.
Cases scheduled to be heard in February
Following is a list of the cases scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in February. The summaries of the issues presented in the cases have been prepared by Lawyers Weekly.
SJC to weigh individual liability in campus harassment
The Supreme Judicial Court will decide whether faculty can be sued individually for sexual harassment under state education and civil rights laws.
Cases scheduled to be heard in January
A list of the cases scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in January, with summaries of the issues presented in each case.
SJC hears arguments in suit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
The Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments on Dec. 5 in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
SJC to weigh Telecommunications Act preemption in cell tower dispute
Residents challenge Pittsfield Board of Health’s reversal of a cease-and-desist order on a Verizon tower; SJC to decide if the federal Telecommunications Act preempts local health actions.
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
