Appeals Court vacates c. 93A ruling after trial judge found landlord violated sanitary code repair rule but awarded no damages, holding regulation's language made violation per se unfair or deceptive practice requiring at least attorney's fees.
Appeals Court holds that a father may pursue a care-and-protection petition in Juvenile Court even when a custody dispute is pending in Probate Court, because the two proceedings serve distinct functions and offer different remedies.
The Appeals Court held that the commission has discretion to impose sanctions other than automatic revocation when a certificate holder violates anti-vertical-integration rules governing alcohol distribution.
Appeals Court affirms that judicial estoppel blocks a mortgagee from claiming foreclosure rights after its sole shareholder failed to disclose the mortgage asset in his bankruptcy proceeding, preserving bankruptcy system integrity.
Supreme Judicial Court affirms involuntary manslaughter conviction in infant death, holding expert testimony that injuries were consistent with abusive head trauma admissible when properly limited.
SJC affirms denial of superintendence petition seeking missing audio recordings from a sealed 2010 criminal case, holding petitioner must exhaust remedies in the Boston Municipal Court first.
The Appeals Court held that 2016 policy language barring duplicate MedPay recovery for expenses already paid by health insurance does not conflict with state law requiring insurers to offer such coverage.
The SJC affirmed a felony-murder conviction based on joint-venture liability, holding that circumstantial evidence supported findings of a planned armed robbery and shared intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm.
The SJC held that a defendant who pursued a normal appeal cannot use a c. 211, § 3 petition to relitigate the same issues, even if the appeal was unsuccessful.
The SJC reversed a ruling that Nahant acted in bad faith when seeking conservation easements over Northeastern University land, holding that conservation is a valid public purpose even when a taking prevents private development.
