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When Neighbors Go to War Over Three Tiny Newton Lots: Appeals Court Upholds $80,000 Settlement and a Chapter 93A Sting
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 unanimously affirmed a Superior Court judgment that enforces a hard-fought…
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When Neighbors Go to War Over Three Tiny Newton Lots: Appeals Court Upholds $80,000 Settlement and a Chapter 93A Sting
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Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Inc. v. City of Boston (SJC-13865, August 19, 2026)
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Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 526105 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (SJC-13847, August 18, 2026)
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Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc (SJC-13878, August 17, 2026)
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Sreedhar v. Northeast Division of the Housing Court Department (SJC-13940, August 14, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Ramos (SJC-12678, August 13, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Solis; Commonwealth v. Diaz (SJC-13823-&-13835, August 12, 2026)
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Downey v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (AC-25-P-244, August 20, 2026)
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Wang v. City of Chelsea (AC-25-P-1005, August 18, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Hempel (AC-19-P-63, August 12, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Figueroa (AC-25-P-1027, August 7, 2026)
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COMMONWEALTH vs. BYRON PALMER.
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O’Donoghue, et al. v. Commonwealth, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-046-18)