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Jurisdiction – Maritime – Jury trial
Where (1) a plaintiff filed suit in state court, asserting a claim of negligence based on an accident that occurred while he was disembarking from a boat in Nantucket, (2) the defendant removed the action on the ground that it involves a matter within the exclusive maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and (3) the plaintiff has moved to remand the matter to state court based on 28 U.S.C. §1[...]
Judge upholds dismissal of most claims in Fall River school sex harassment suit
A Bristol County Superior Court judge upheld dismissal of most claims in a sexual harassment suit filed by a Fall River Public Schools safety officer.
Undiagnosed aortic dissection leads to fatal rupture
The plaintiff’s decedent presented to his medical providers with chest pain. He was cared for by two emergency providers, a surgeon, a primary care provider, and two radiologists.
Patient: disc surgery performed on wrong side of body
The 49-year-old morbidly obese plaintiff with a long smoking history was referred by a neurologist to the defendant neurosurgeon for evaluation of left-sided lumbar radiculopathy symptoms.
Letter: ‘Look-back window’ for child sex-abuse victims badly needed
There is a need to create a look-back window for the sake of justice, accountability and public safety. Just as there is no statute of limitations in murder cases, there should also be no statute of limitations in civil child sexual abuse cases.
How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
Personal injury attorneys in Missouri use AI tools like EvenUp and Claude.AI to streamline casework and level the playing field for small firms.
Cosmetic procedure results in cardiac arrest, death
The plaintiffs’ decedent was a 41-year-old married mother of two sons who died following cardiac arrest immediately after undergoing cosmetic tumescent liposuction and an autologous fat transfer to the buttocks, otherwise known as a “Brazilian Butt Lift” — or “BBL” — at a cosmetic surgery center.
Negligence – Puerto Rico law
Where an appeal has been filed in a suit arising out of the deaths of two hotel guests in Puerto Rico, questions of law should be certified to the Puerto Rico Supreme Court concerning (1) whether an entity tasked with providing services in a limited area adjacent to a hotel can assume the responsibilities of an “innkeeper” for that area and (2) whether an entity contracted to run the operation[...]
Duplex allowance, AI regulation packed into $325 million Senate bill
A newly unveiled Senate bill would install guardrails for AI developers, enables duplex construction by right on all residential lots, gives municipalities control over the volume of available alcohol licenses, and tackles safety regulations for scooters and e-bikes.
The Most Important Opinions, January – June 2026
This special feature contains summaries of hundreds of the most notable opinions that were published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in the first half of 2026.
Maritime – Judicial estoppel – Plea
Where a vessel owner, after filing a complaint for exoneration from or limitation of liability, pleaded guilty in state court to violating Massachusetts law, he should not be estopped from maintaining that he was not negligent.
Worker cleaning ‘superheater’ falls into pool of scalding water
The plaintiff was a 54-year-old laborer at an energy facility who suffered third-degree burns over 65 to 70 percent of his body when he fell into scalding hot water while attempting to perform routine cleaning and maintenance work inside the facility’s superheater.
