The legislature recently enacted new protections for certain temporary and part-time employees hired through staffing agencies for work site employers. Staffing agencies now must provide
In all three of these cases, the courts addressed beach rights in a seashore subdivision known as Hyannis Park. The courts affirmed the existence of
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a group of our clients regarding beach rights in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The appellate ruling
The Superior Court analyzed the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA’s) role in connection with the review and adoption of a special zoning amendment known as an
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of our client, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The decision analyzes the BRA’s
One of the few cases which directly addresses the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA’s) role in connection with the review and adoption of a special zoning
A creditor attempted to partition a property in satisfaction of an alleged 1975 sheriff’s sale of the wife’s interest. However, under the pre–1980 common law
An important interpretation of Rule 4.2 of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, which governs communications with persons represented by counsel, as applied to the
An analysis of an agreement not to compete in the unusual context of performing arts. The court declined to enforce a non-competition clause which lasted
A unique case involving claims by upland owners that aquaculture on the tidal flats constitutes a trespass. The Appeals Court upheld the trial court ruling
