Nonsignatory franchisor may compel arbitration where franchisees' misclassification claims are intertwined with franchise agreements containing arbitration clause and allegations of concerted misconduct alleged against all defendants.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant killed wife with mallet. Miranda warnings in Vietnamese adequate. Mental impairment instruction sufficient. Convictions not duplicative under elements-based test.
No-tipping policies are permitted under Massachusetts law, but employers must clearly communicate such policies to customers or risk Tips Act liability for retained money.
Psychotherapist-patient privilege does not bar testimony in involuntary commitment proceedings when treating psychiatrist discloses statements revealing patient's imminent danger to himself.
Dissemination statute implicitly required knowledge that recipient was a minor, preventing First Amendment overbreadth chilling protected speech.
Conviction affirmed; interested adult rule did not apply retroactively at time of defendant's interrogation, but court extends protection to seventeen-year-olds prospectively.
Defendant convicted of murder under felony-murder rule after attempted armed robbery shooting. Court upheld jail's confiscation of defendant's letter to inmate girlfriend as consistent with First Amendment when applied under Turner reasonableness standard for prison regulations.
Affirmed the denial of a broad postconviction discovery motion but remanded for narrower motion specific to charge involving chemist's analysis.
Defendant's guilty plea vacated where drug lab chemist's later-discovered evidence tampering cast doubt on plea reliability, despite insufficient proof misconduct preceded plea entry.
Governor's judicial appointment power requires formal Council action; post-vote letter from councillor cannot retroactively constitute valid confirmation outside formal process.
