In the Matter of Children
Father sought superintendence review after Appeals Court denied interlocutory petition regarding child custody. Affirmed, holding no additional review available.
Court Opinions
Abrano, et al. v. Abrano, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 02-029-17)
Summary judgment denied in family business dispute involving promissory note. Material factual disputes existed regarding whether full payment had been made.
The Gillette Company v. Provost, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No 12-040-17)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, ss. SUPERIOR COURT. 1584CV00149-BLS2 ____________________ THE GILLETTE COMPANY v. CRAIG PROVOST, JOHN GRIFFIN, WILLIAM TUCKER, DOUGLAS KOHRING, and SHAVELOGIC, INC. ____________________ MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT The Gillette Company alleges that four former…
Furlong, et al. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Salem, et al.
Zoning board properly granted dimensional variance where property's unusual shape created safety hazards for marina travel lift operation requiring open turning radius.
Kalu v. Boston Retirement Board, et al.
Accidental disability retirement appeal. Timeliness determined by notice to counsel. Remanded because CRAB raised unlitigated issues and made factual findings without record support.
Green, petitioner
Jury instruction requiring credible qualified examiner opinion to find sexual dangerousness held proper under statutory scheme elevating examiner role beyond gatekeeping function.
Esteraz, petitioner
Sexually dangerous person civil commitment case; MATS-1 risk assessment tool requires Daubert/Lanigan hearing; petitioner waived by failing to timely request hearing and stating case did not rest on evidence.
Smith, et al. v. City of Westfield, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 111-08-16)
Article 97 protection requires formal designation by recorded deed or restriction, not mere actual use as parkland.
Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 203108 v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Sex offender entitled to new classification hearing based on newly established clear and convincing evidence standard, applied retroactively to pending appeals.
Pfannenstiehl v. Pfannenstiehl (Lawyers Weekly No. 1-121-15)
Spendthrift trust with ascertainable distribution standard properly included in marital estate for divorce property division despite trustee manipulation of distributions.