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 2015 settlement agreement—and then slaps the developer with Chapter 93A liability for trying […]
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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 G. L. c. 211, § 3 is not a substitute for doing the ordinary post-conviction work — and habeas corpus is definitely not […]
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 noted petitioners had: The Appeal After losing, the Eresians filed a G.L. c. 211, § 3 petition seeking supervisory review of various interlocutory […]
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 present evidence of his mental illness, or did prosecutorial misconduct occur through improper questioning and closing arguments? R. Rule A motion for a […]
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 possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute after police officers found drugs he had discarded while fleeing from them. The core legal question […]
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In the Matter of Moran, Robert C. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-068-18)
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