Fire chief's sprinkler orders for renovated apartment buildings vacated and remanded. Substantial rehabilitation standard requires building rendered equivalent of new construction, not merely major alteration.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant lacked standing to challenge basement search and new trial denied despite juror concerns about extraneous materials.
Court invalidates Department of Public Utilities order allowing electric distribution companies to purchase natural gas pipeline capacity using ratepayer funds.
Defendant convicted in 1989 of motor vehicle larceny moved to vacate, claiming judge failed to warn of exclusion from U.S. admission risk. Supreme Judicial Court vacated conviction and remanded for new trial.
Defendant has no right to counsel when deciding whether to submit to breathalyzer test, even after 2003 amendments created per se OUI violation based on .08 blood alcohol level.
Construction company seeks recovery of surplus after paying debt owed by subcontractor. Statute of limitations bars common-law claims but equitable claims for subrogation and unjust enrichment remain viable.
Mistrial order granted after jury verdict remains unappeallable when motion was brought before verdict; judge's deferral of ruling served judicial efficiency and fairness.
Tax assessment of holding company with securitized student loans upheld; apportionment formula passes internal consistency test under dormant commerce clause.
Retroactive application of parole supermajority requirement violated Ex Post Facto Clause as applied to juvenile lifer who received sufficient votes under earlier law.
Assault pay for state employees injured by patients or prisoners ceases upon separation from employment, even if workers' compensation continues.
