Holick v. Boston Medical Center (AC-25-P-860, September 11, 2026)
Full text of the opinion in Holick v. Boston Medical Center, released by the Massachusetts Appeals Court on September 11, 2026.
Appeals Court Opinions
Care and Protection of Prince (AC-25-P-1124, September 11, 2026)
Full text of the opinion in Care and Protection of Prince, released by the Massachusetts Appeals Court on September 11, 2026.
Monsieur Touton Selection of Massachusetts, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (AC-25-P-304, September 10, 2026)
Full text of the opinion in Monsieur Touton Selection of Massachusetts, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, released by the Massachusetts Appeals Court on September 10, 2026.
Main Street Mortgage Group, Corp. v. Tran (AC-25-P-568, September 10, 2026)
Full text of the opinion in Main Street Mortgage Group, Corp. v. Tran, released by the Massachusetts Appeals Court on September 10, 2026.
Bousquet v. Commerce Insurance Company (AC-25-P-1008, September 4, 2026)
Full text of the opinion in Bosquet v. Commerce Insurance Company, released by the Massachusetts Appeals Court on September 4, 2026.
Commonwealth v. Pinney (AC-24-P-1472, September 2, 2026)
Full text of the opinion in Commonwealth v. Pinney, released by the Massachusetts Appeals Court on September 2, 2026.
Eng v. Chen’s Food Enterprise, Inc. (AC-25-P-1222, August 24, 2026)
Summary process statute permits successive action despite prior dismissal for procedural defect; claim preclusion doctrine does not apply to bar second eviction action.
Downey v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (AC-25-P-244, August 20, 2026)
Police officer with treatment-resistant PVCs denied accidental disability benefits. Court holds PVCs constitute heart disease under the heart law presumption.
Wang v. City of Chelsea (AC-25-P-1005, August 18, 2026)
Demand letter asserting Consumer Protection Act claim inadequate to satisfy Massachusetts Tort Claims Act presentment requirement; letter failed to identify negligence, sewer pipe maintenance failure, incident date.
Commonwealth v. Hempel (AC-19-P-63, August 12, 2026)
Defendant allowed to self-represent with standby counsel but trial judge failed to conduct required colloquy to ensure knowing and intelligent waiver of right to counsel. Convictions vacated; remanded for new trial.