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Positive cocaine test not reliable reason for Boston PD to deny applicant
BOSTON (Legal Nesline) – The Massachusetts Supreme Court has upheld the Civil Service Commission's decision that the positive result of an applicant's hair drug test was not justification enough to bypass him for employment with the Boston Police Department. -
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules employees working on commission were entitled to Sunday pay, overtime
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has found that retail employees who are paid via commission or draws are entitled to Sunday pay or additional overtime. -
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Massachusetts Supreme Court reverses judgment in negligence case filed by injured cyclist
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has reversed a lower court's ruling that granted judgment to an energy company in a negligence suit filed against it by an injured cyclist. -
Massachusetts Supreme Court backs P.F. Chang workers
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Court has reversed an appeals' court denial of motion for class certification and remanded a case involving P.F. Chang workers' allegations of wage law violations to the trial court. -
Mass. State Police to face discrimination lawsuit from Chinese-American lieutenant
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts State Police Lt. Warren Yee provided enough evidence to continue his discrimination case against the department, causing the Massachusetts Supreme Court to reverse a summary judgment in favor of the department and remand the case back to a lower court. -
MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT: SJC Chief Justice Gants Remarks Delivered at the 20th Annual Walk to the Hill at the Massachusetts State House
The following remarks were delivered in the Great Hall of Flags in the Massachusetts State House. -
MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Judicial Court Announces Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court today announced the members of a Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being that will explore ways to reduce stress on attorneys, help restore work-life balance, increase professional satisfaction and better support those who are confronting mental health and substance use disorders. -
Massachusetts Supreme Court shoots down attempt to allow corporations to make political donations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Massachusetts Supreme Court rejected an appeal from two corporations that challenged the constitutionality of state law prohibiting political contributions. -
Thanks to statute of repose, contractor escapes blame in Mass. Supreme Court ruling over house fire
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – On Aug. 29, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of a contracting company after it determined a woman was outside of the statute of repose following a fire in her home. -
Mass. court: Creditors that don't leave voicemails still open to lawsuits
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled June 25 that regulations regarding phone calls to consumers applies to creditors who use automatic dialing devices or voluntarily do not leave a voicemail message. -
Massachusetts public housing owner liable for fall under Torts Claim Act, high court rules
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Massachusetts Supreme Court affirmed a Superior Court ruling that the managers of a public housing apartment building cannot claim to be pubic employers to sidestep claims under the Torts Claim Act. -
Medical marijuana use opens up a potential quandary for employers
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A recent Massachusetts case in which a woman sued her employer after being terminated for the use of marijuana for which she was legally prescribed represents the opening of a Pandora’s Box for employers. -
Plaintiffs lose fight against Massachusetts utility
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 29 decided to reverse a Superior Court order that granted class certifications for two classes of residential and business customers of the defendant, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company. -
Gasoline additives not covered by oil exemption for Mass. spill cleanups
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled in June that companies are responsible for the cleanup efforts of spills of leaded petroleum. -
‘Self-help discovery’ ruling could cause complications for employers, lawyer says
BOSTON (Legal Newsline)—A Massachusetts Supreme Court decision involving a lawyer who claimed she was fired in retaliation for claiming discrimination could have implications in every industry and at every level of a business, according to a lawyer who studied the case. -
Mass. SC: Asking customers for zip codes is illegal
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled Monday that a zip code constitutes "personal identification information" and cannot be required to complete a credit card transaction under state law. -
Mass. SC says bank can't be held liable for attorney's fraud
Gants BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled last week that a bank cannot be found liable for a former Boston defense attorney's fraudulent taking of $5 million from a Hong Kong-based company. -
Mass. SC sides with offshore wind farm project
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that the state public utilities department was right to deny a motion filed against a 2009 power purchase agreement involving a wind farm. -
Mass. SC rules against lenders in foreclosure cases
Gants BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, agreed with a lower court judge that U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo did not demonstrate they were the holders of two mortgages when they foreclosed on the properties. -
Attorney responds to Justice Ketchum's medical monitoring dissent
Hill CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum's forceful dissent in a $381 million case wasn't a total shock to Charleston attorney Ed Hill.