Filzer v. Pitsick LLC (24-P-720, Rule 23.0 Decision, 2025) In what has to be one of the most expensive backyard disputes in recent Massachusetts memory, a panel of the Appeals Court just…
Massachusetts SJC Shuts Down Another Post-Conviction Shortcut: Pike v. Divris (SJC-13811, November 18, 2025)
Massachusetts SJC Shuts Down Another Post-Conviction Shortcut: Pike v. Divris (SJC-13811, November 18, 2025) The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) just dropped a crisp, four-page reminder that the extraordinary relief valve of…
MELANIE CARA ERESIAN & another1 vs. SUPERIOR COURT IN WORCESTER COUNTY & others.2MELANIE CARA ERESIAN & another1 vs. SUPERIOR COURT IN WORCESTER COUNTY & others.2
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MELANIE CARA ERESIAN & another1 vs. SUPERIOR COURTIN WORCESTER COUNTY & others
Eresian v. Superior Court (SJC-13775) Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtDate: November 7, 2025Outcome: Judgment affirmed (petitioners’ appeal denied) Key Facts The Underlying Case: The Summary Judgment Problem: The Court’s Findings: The judge…
COMMONWEALTH vs. MICHAEL NOGUERA
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COMMONWEALTH vs. MICHAEL NOGUERA – Summary
I. Issue Did the trial judge abuse his discretion in denying the defendant, Michael Noguera’s, motion for a new trial? Specifically, was Noguera’s trial counsel ineffective by failing to fully investigate and…
COMMONWEALTH vs. BYRON PALMER.
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Commonwealth v. Palmer (AC 24-P-365) COMMONWEALTH vs. BYRON PALMER – SUMMARY
Commonwealth v. Byron Palmer This case, decided by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts, addresses a motion to suppress evidence in a criminal case against Byron Palmer. The defendant, Palmer, was convicted of…
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In the Matter of Moran, Robert C. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-068-18)
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