Insurer properly applied pro rata allocation method to asbestos indemnity payments under occurrence-based liability policies despite insured's argument for joint and several coverage.
Circumstantial evidence sufficiently proved the defendant intended to intimidate a witness to a criminal proceeding when he threatened the victim in a courthouse hallway.
Homeowner's insurance exclusion for frozen-pipe damage turns on whether the insured used reasonable care to maintain heat while property was unoccupied. Reversed because jury instruction improperly attributed caretaker's negligence without determining relationship between principal and agent.
Resulting trust arose when husband transferred rental properties to wife nominally to shield assets from creditors, not as gift, despite gratuitous family transfer presumption.
Massachusetts no-fault insurance exemption from tort liability applies to out-of-state insurance benefits when they cover the same losses as Massachusetts PIP benefits.
Judge properly allocated income tax dependency exemptions to noncustodial parent in divorce judgment; federal tax law did not preempt state court authority to make such allocations.
Estate administrators seeking their brother's email account contents may pursue Massachusetts suit despite forum selection clause in Yahoo's Terms of Service.
First complaint testimony of sexual abuse properly admitted one week after victim initially disclosed only physical abuse; rescue plan evidence admissible; mental health records subpoena denied.
Reversed and remanded. Paternity judgment against nonresident father lacks validity where trial judge failed to find personal jurisdiction existed, relying instead on waiver theories.
Mother appealed termination of parental rights and dispensing with consent to adoption. Court affirmed despite judge's excessive questioning of witnesses, finding no due process violation.
