Appeals Court Opinions of 2017

Every Appeals Court decision published on this site from 2017, in chronological order: 161 opinions, each with the full public-domain text and an original editorial summary. Browse other years from the opinion archive.

January 2017

• Commonwealth v. Antone (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-002-17) Jan 4
• Alves v. Massachusetts State Police, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-001-17) Jan 5
• Commonwealth v. Cawthron (and three companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-003-17) Jan 6
• Adoption of Zak (and two companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-004-17) Jan 9
• Morgan v. Massachusetts Homeland Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-005-17) Jan 20
• Perry v. Nemira, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-007-17) Jan 30
• V.J. v. N.J.(Lawyers Weekly No. 11-006-17) Jan 31

February 2017

• Commonwealth v. Fusi (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-008-17) Feb 2
• Ludwig v. Lamee-Ludwig (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-009-17) Feb 7
• Barrasso v. New Century Mortgage Corporation, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-010-17) Feb 8
• Adoption of Uday (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-011-17) Feb 16
• Sullivan, et al. v. Connolly, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-012-17) Feb 17
• Commonwealth v. Tradition (North America) Inc. v. Jampel, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-013-17) Feb 21
• Koines, et al. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Cohasset, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-014-17) Feb 21
• Coren-Hall v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-015-17) Feb 23
• Fazio v. Fazio (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-016-17) Feb 24
• Commonwealth v. Unitt (and six companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-017-17) Feb 28

March 2017

• Doe v. American Guaranty and Liability Co., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-018-17) Mar 2
• J.S.H. v. J.S. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-019-17) Mar 2
• BourgeoisWhite, LLP v. Sterling Lion, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-020-17) Mar 3
• C.E.R. v. P.C., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-021-17) Mar 7
• The Gillette Company v. Provost, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-023-17) Mar 7
• Ramirez v. Commerce Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-022-17) Mar 7
• Ramirez v. Commerce Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-022-17) Mar 8
• AM Properties, LLC v. J&W Summit Ave, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-024-17) Mar 8
• Brady, et al. v. Citizens Union Savings Bank, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-025-17) Mar 9
• Commonwealth v. Abdul-Alim (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-026-17) Mar 9
• Patriot Power, LLC v. New Rounder, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-027-17) Mar 13
• Patriot Power, LLC v. New Rounder, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-027-17) Mar 14
• Copley Place Associates, LLC v. Téllez-Bortoni (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-029-17) Mar 16
• Commonwealth v. Kang (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-028-17) Mar 16
• Commonwealth v. Fantauzzi (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-030-17) Mar 21
• Massasoit Industrial Corporation v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-031-17) Mar 23
• Commonwealth v. Charley (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-033-17) Mar 24
• Leon v. Cormier (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-032-17) Mar 24
• Quarterman v. City of Springfield, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-035-17) Mar 29
• Central Ceilings, Inc. v. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-036-17) Mar 29
• Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Casey, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-034-17) Mar 29
• Commonwealth v. Degnan (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-037-17) Mar 30
• CMJ Management Company v. Wilkerson (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-038-17) Mar 31

April 2017

• Commonwealth v. Brown (Lawyers weekly No. 11-039-17) Apr 1
• Commonwealth v. Johnson (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-040-17) Apr 7
• Jane J. v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-041-17) Apr 12
• Commonwealth v. Delnegro (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-042-17) Apr 12
• Commonwealth v. Hamel (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-043-17) Apr 13
• Aiello v. Planning Board of Braintree, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-044-17) Apr 14
• Caira v. Zurich American Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-045-17) Apr 21
• Commonwealth v. Gallagher (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-046-17) Apr 21
• The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. v. Raw Seafoods, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-048-17) Apr 27

May 2017

• Skye v. Hession (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-049-17) May 1
• Adoption of Bianca (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-050-17) May 1
• Commonwealth v. Baker (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-052-17) May 4
• Cape Cod Collaborative v. Director of the Department of Unemployment Assistance, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-051-17) May 4
• Commonwealth v. Baker (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-052-17) May 5
• Comeau’s Case (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-053-17) May 9
• Commonwealth v. Driscoll (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-055-17) May 9
• South Boston Elderly Residences, Inc. v. Moynahan (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-054-17) May 9
• Commonwealth v. Lopez (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-056-17) May 10
• South Boston Elderly Residences, Inc. v. Moynahan (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-054-17) May 10
• O’Gara v. St. Germain (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-057-17) May 11
• Emery v. Sturtevant (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-059-17) May 12
• Commonwealth v. Valentin (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-058-17) May 12
• Federal National Mortgage Association v. Gordon, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-060-17) May 17
• Schultz v. Tilley, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-061-17) May 18
• Rosado v. Commissioner of Correction, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-062-17) May 22
• Nguyen v. Arbella Insurance Group (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-064-17) May 23
• Hyannis Anglers Club, Inc., et al. v. Harris Warren Commercial Kitchens, LLC (and a consolidated case) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-063-17) May 23
• Commonwealth v. Lopez (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-065-17) May 24
• Commonwealth v. Cooper (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-067-17) May 26
• Commonwealth v. Connolly (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-066-17) May 26
• Commonwealth v. Suriel (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-068-17) May 26
• Roth v. Newpol, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-069-17) May 31

June 2017

• Dudley v. Massachusetts State Police (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-071-17) Jun 1
• Bonina v. Sheppard (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-070-17) Jun 1
• Commonwealth v, Davis (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-072-17) Jun 2
• Commonwealth v. Nelson (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-073-17) Jun 5
• Commonwealth v. Lewis (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-075-17) Jun 7
• Commonwealth v. Aguiar do Nascimento (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-074-17) Jun 7
• Roth v. Newpol, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-069-17) Jun 9
• Chamberland v. Arbella Mutual Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-077-17) Jun 9
• Lizardo v. Ortega (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-078-17) Jun 12
• Chamberland v. Arbella Mutual Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-077-17) Jun 12
• Commonwealth v. Saywhan (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-080-17) Jun 16
• Aqua King Fishery, LLC v. Conservation Commission of Provincetown (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-081-17) Jun 16
• Commonwealth v. Widener (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-079-17) Jun 16
• Adoption of Ilian (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-083-17) Jun 28
• Commonwealth v. Lys (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-082-17) Jun 28

July 2017

• Commonwealth v. Martin (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-084-17) Jul 6
• Commonwealth v. Jordan (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-085-17) Jul 6
• Essex Regional Retirement Board v. Justices of the Salem Division of the District Court Department of the Trial Court, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-086-17) Jul 12
• Calabria v. Calabria (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-087-17) Jul 13
• S.M., et al. v. M.P., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-089-17) Jul 14
• Cave Corporation v. Conservation Commission of Attleboro (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-088-17) Jul 14
• Commonwealth v. Rivera (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-090-17) Jul 17
• Commonwealth v. Biesiot (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-092-17) Jul 19
• Gund, et al. v. Planning Board of Cambridge, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-091-17) Jul 19
• Strawbridge v. The Bank of New York Mellon (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-093-17) Jul 20
• Baker, et al. v. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-094-17) Jul 21
• Commonwealth v. Hampton (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-095-17) Jul 24
• Silverwood Partners, LLC v. Wellness Partners, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-096-17) Jul 25
• Commonwealth v. Marcus M., a juvenile (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-097-17) Jul 27
• Commonwealth v. Wallace (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-098-17) Jul 28
• Niles v. Huntington Controls, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-100-17) Jul 31
• Rodriguez v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-099-17) Jul 31

August 2017

• M.M. v. Doucette (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-101-17) Aug 4
• Commonwealth v. Moore (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-102-17) Aug 10
• Malden Police Patrolman’s Association v. City of Malden (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-103-17) Aug 11
• Holland v. Kantrovitz & Kantrovitz LLP, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-104-17) Aug 15
• Passero v. Fitzsimmons, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-105-17) Aug 17
• Zelby Holdings, Inc. v. Videogenix, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-106-17) Aug 19
• Athanasiou, et al. v. Board of Selectmen of Westhampton, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-107-17) Aug 22
• New Bedford Educators Association v. Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, et al. (and two consolidated cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-108-17) Aug 23
• Van Liew v. Eliopoulos v. Hands on Technology Transfer, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-109-17) Aug 25
• Cesso v. Todd (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-110-17) Aug 28
• Valente v. TB Bank, N.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-117-17) Aug 30
• Cort v. Majors (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-112-17) Aug 31

September 2017

• A.P. v. M.T. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-113-17) Sep 1
• Ceruolo v. Garcia, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-115-17) Sep 7
• Dever v. Ward, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-114-17) Sep 7
• Commonwealth v. Owens (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-116-17) Sep 11
• Commonwealth v. Ecker (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-118-17) Sep 13
• Gallagher v. Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-117-17) Sep 13
• J.C. v. J.H. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-119-17) Sep 14
• Commonwealth v. Ormond O., a juvenile (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-120-17) Sep 18
• Perry, et al. v. Aiello, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-121-17) Sep 19
• Commonwealth v. O’Donnell (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-122-17) Sep 21
• A.S.R. v. A.K.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-124-17) Sep 22
• Commonwealth v. O’Leary (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-123-17) Sep 22
• Commonwealth v. Tremblay (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-125-17) Sep 25
• Commonwealth v. Green (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-127-17) Sep 27
• Commonwealth v. Shane S., a juvenile (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-126-17) Sep 28
• Calvao, et al. v. Raspallo (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-128-17) Sep 29
• Commonwealth v. Leary (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-129-17) Sep 29

October 2017

• Commonwealth v. Dobson (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-130-17) Oct 3
• Adoption of Talik (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-132-17) Oct 4
• Flor v. Flor (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-131-17) Oct 5
• Commonwealth v. Ross (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-133-17) Oct 11
• OneBeacon America Insurance Company v. Celanese Corporation (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-134-17) Oct 16
• Care and Protection of Vieri (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-136-17) Oct 18
• Commonwealth v. Collins (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-135-17) Oct 18
• Commonwealth v. Smith (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-138-17) Oct 27
• Saliba v. City of Worcester (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-137-17) Oct 27
• Andrade, et al. v. City of Somerville (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-139-17) Oct 30

November 2017

• Commonwealth v. Arias (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-142-17) Nov 9
• Mac’s Homeowners Association, et al. v. Gebo, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-141-17) Nov 9
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Comeau (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-143-17) Nov 15
• Commonwealth v. Bolton (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-144-17) Nov 16
• Pantazis v. Mack Trucks, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-145-17) Nov 27
• Commonwealth v. Khan (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-146-17) Nov 28
• Worcester Regional Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-147-17) Nov 29

December 2017

• Ressler v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-148-17) Dec 1
• U.S. Bank, National Association, v. Milan, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-149-17) Dec 4
• Commonwealth v. Luna (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-151-17) Dec 5
• Berger, et al. v. 2 Wyndcliff, LLC, et al. (and a companion case) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-150-17) Dec 5
• In the Matter of a Grand Jury Investigation (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-152-17) Dec 11
• Commonwealth v. Johnson (and two companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-153-17) Dec 12
• State Board of Retirement v. O’Hare, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-155-17) Dec 15
• Dell’Isola v. State Board of Retirement, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-154-17) Dec 15
• C.R.S. v. J.M.S. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-156-17) Dec 20
• Reichenbach, et al. v. Haydock, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-157-17) Dec 21
• Santiago, et al. v. Rich Products Corporation, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-158-17) Dec 28