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The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reminds litigants that where a party claims an entitlement to attorney's fees under G. L. c. 231, § 6F (the statute relating to insubstantial,

In a decision issued today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected a challenge to a criminal conviction based in part on a trial judge’s reflections about the terrorist attacks of September 11,

“Abatement ab initio” is a common-law doctrine providing “that the death of a defendant ‘pending direct review of a criminal conviction abates not only the appeal but also all proceedings had in

Reminding parties of the importance of expert testimony in the adjudication of legal disputes, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has today vacated a medical malpractice tribunal’s prior conclusion

In a tax abatement decision issued today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reminds litigants of the importance of precisely following statutory requirements.

On March 6, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a significant decision concerning the constitutional rights of the criminally accused.

In an important decision issued March 1, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the the Massachusetts statute of repose applicable to construction projects is likely to bar most “black lung”

In a published decision issued today (Adoption of Chad, No. 18-P-606), the Appeals Court has again rejected a trial court judge’s termination of a parent’s rights.

In an impactful employment-related decision issued today, Ferman v. Sturgis Cleaners Inc., SJC-12602, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court adopted the “catalyst test” to determine whether employees

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held today in Halstrom v. Dube, SJC-12598, that an attorney waited too long—a few days beyond the 6-year contract statute of limitations applicable under Massachusetts law