SJC Opinions of 2013

Every Supreme Judicial Court decision published on this site from 2013, in chronological order: 192 opinions, each with the full public-domain text and an original editorial summary. Browse other years from the opinion archive.

January 2013

• Commonwealth v. Yardley Y., a juvenile (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-013-13) Jan 30
• Commonwealth v. Reyes (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-012-13) Jan 30
• Commonwealth v. McGowan (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-011-13) Jan 30
• Shapiro, et al. v. City of Worcester (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-014-13) Jan 30

February 2013

• Commonwealth v. Perella (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-015-13) Feb 1
• Jones, et al. v. Boykan, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-016-13) Feb 6
• Commonwealth v. Morales (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-017-13) Feb 7
• O’Neill v. School Committee of North Brookfield, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-019-13) Feb 8
• Commonwealth v. Scott (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-025-13) Feb 8
• White, et al. v. Hartigan, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-022-13) Feb 8
• L.J.S. v. J.E.S. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-024-13) Feb 9
• Commonwealth v. Figueroa (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-023-13) Feb 9
• Rivas v. Chelsea Housing Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-021-13) Feb 9
• Chambers, et al. v. Gold Medal Bakery, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-020-13) Feb 9
• Commonwealth v. Kelsey (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-018-13) Feb 9
• Commonwealth v. Harris (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-026-13) Feb 12
• Commonwealth v. Castillo (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-028-13) Feb 15
• Serrazina v. Springfield Public Schools (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-027-13) Feb 15
• Cousineau v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-030-13) Feb 20
• Azubuko v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-029-13) Feb 21

March 2013

• Commonwealth v. Ahart (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-031-13) Mar 1
• Dixon v. City of Malden (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-032-13) Mar 4
• Premier Capital, LLC v. KMZ, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-033-13) Mar 7
• Edwards, petitioner (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-035-13) Mar 7
• Commonwealth v. Jules (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-034-13) Mar 7
• Tyler v. Michaels Stores, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-036-13) Mar 11
• Morales v. Morales (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-037-13) Mar 12
• E.C.O. v. Compton (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-040-13) Mar 14
• HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-039-13) Mar 14
• Reading Co-Operative Bank v. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-038-13) Mar 14
• Commonwealth v. Greineder (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-042-13) Mar 14
• Commonwealth v. Montoya (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-041-13) Mar 14
• Mahajan, et al. v. Department of Environmental Protection, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-046-13) Mar 15
• Commonwealth v. Romero (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-045-13) Mar 15
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Cotter (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-044-13) Mar 15
• Commonwealth v. Hardy (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-043-13) Mar 16
• Commonwealth v. Benitez (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-049-13) Mar 18
• Commonwealth v. Winfield (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-048-13) Mar 18
• Commonwelth v. Robideau (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-047-13) Mar 18
• Sellers v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-052-13) Mar 19
• Belanger v. Cuffe, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-051-13) Mar 20
• E & J Properties, LLC v. Medas, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-050-13) Mar 20
• Commonwealth v. Butler (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-053-13) Mar 27
• Merriam, et al. v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-054-13) Mar 27

April 2013

• LeBaron v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-055-13) Apr 3
• GMAC Mortgage, LLC v. First American Title Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-056-13) Apr 4
• Commonwealth v. Jackson (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-059-13) Apr 5
• Commonwealth v. Daniel (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-058-13) Apr 5
• Commonwealth v. Palmer (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-057-13) Apr 5
• Commonwealth v. Pacheco (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-060-13) Apr 6
• Bar Counsel v. Farber (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-062-13) Apr 9
• Minkina v. Frankl, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-061-13) Apr 9
• Commonwealth v. Hanson H., a juvenile (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-065-13) Apr 11
• DeWolfe v. Hingham Centre, Ltd., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-064-13) Apr 12
• Commonwealth v. Roy (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-063-13) Apr 12
• Commonwealth v. Alicea (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-066-13) Apr 12
• Commonwealth v. Carr (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-068-13) Apr 16
• In the Matter of Gustafson, Lauren (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-067-13) Apr 16
• Commonwealth v. F.W. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-069-13) Apr 24
• McCabe v. Commissioner of Correction (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-070-13) Apr 29
• 275 Washington Street Corp. v. Hudson River International, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-071-13) Apr 30

May 2013

• Commonwealth v. Spencer (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-072-13) May 2
• Commonwealth v. Gomes (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-075-13) May 8
• Commonwealth v. Clagon (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-074-13) May 8
• Moreno v. Naranjo (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-073-13) May 9
• Commonwealth v. Britt (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-078-13) May 10
• Schomer v. Board of Bar Examiners (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-077-13) May 10
• In the Matter of Clerk-Magistrate Robert E. Powers (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-076-13) May 11
• Commonwealth v. Bartlett (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-080-13) May 13
• Medina v. Hochberg (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-079-13) May 14
• McCants v. Clerk of Suffolk Superior Court for Criminal Business (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-082-13) May 15
• Commonwealth v. Lewis (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-081-13) May 15
• Dos Santos, et al. v. Coleta, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-084-13) May 15
• Owens v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-086-13) May 16
• Commonwealth v. Batista (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-085-13) May 16
• City of Worcester v. College Hill Properties, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-083-13) May 16
• Klairmont, et al. v. Gainsboro Restaurant, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-087-13) May 16
• Commonwealth v. Suero (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-090-13) May 17
• Commonwealth v. Ventura (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-089-13) May 17
• Taylor, et al. v. Eastern Connection Operating, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-088-13) May 18
• Commonwealth v. Almonte (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-091-13) May 20
• Commonwealth v. Akara (and 17 companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-092-13) May 21
• Commonwealth v. Santana (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-093-13) May 29
• Wheatley v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-094-13) May 31

June 2013

• Leder v. Superintendent of Schools of Concord & Concord-Carlyle Regional School District, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-095-13) Jun 1
• Chardin v. Police Commissioner of Boston, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-096-13) Jun 4
• Commonwealth v. Bins (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-099-13) Jun 5
• Commonwealth v. Gray (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-098-13) Jun 5
• Commonwealth v. Rousseau; Commonwealth v. Dreslinski (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-097-13) Jun 5
• H.T. v. Commonwealth, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-100-13) Jun 7
• Commonwealth v. Parent (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-101-13) Jun 10
• Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-102-13) Jun 11
• Machado, et al. v. System4 LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-104-13) Jun 12
• Feeney, et al. v. Dell Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-103-13) Jun 13
• Commonwealth v. Chambers (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-108-13) Jun 13
• Commonwealth v. Bundy (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-107-13) Jun 13
• Commonwealth v. Alcequiecz (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-106-13) Jun 14
• Cook v. Patient Edu, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-105-13) Jun 14
• Sheriff of Suffolk County v. Jail Officers and Employees of Suffolk County (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-109-13) Jun 14
• Commonwealth v. Perkins (and 19 companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-111-13) Jun 15
• Commonwealth v. Domino (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-110-13) Jun 15
• Zaniboni v. Massachusetts Trial Court (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-115-13) Jun 17
• Commonwealth v. Hanright (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-114-13) Jun 17
• Commonwealth v. Middlemiss (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-113-13) Jun 18
• Depianti, et al. v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-112-13) Jun 18
• Flood v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-116-13) Jun 25

July 2013

• Limbaugh v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-119-13) Jul 1
• Nordberg v. Department of Education, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-118-13) Jul 1
• McGuinness, et al. v. Department of Correction, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-117-13) Jul 2
• Commonwealth v. Gonzalez (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-120-13) Jul 9
• Commonwealth v. Santos (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-123-13) Jul 11
• Grady v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Peabody, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-122-13) Jul 11
• RFF Family Partnership, LP v. Burns & Levinson, LLP, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-121-13) Jul 11
• Commonwealth v. Morris (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-125-13) Jul 11
• Deutsche Bank National Association v. First American Title Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-124-13) Jul 11
• Commonwealth v. Humphries (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-129-13) Jul 12
• Massachusetts Community College Council v. Massachusetts Board of Higher Education/Roxbury Community College (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-128-13) Jul 12
• Commonwealth v. Smeaton (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-127-13) Jul 12
• Drakopoulos, et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-126-13) Jul 13
• Preventive Medicine Associates, Inc., et al. v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-130-13) Jul 15
• Herrick v. Essex Regional Retirement Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-132-13) Jul 15
• NES Rentals v. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-133-13) Jul 15
• Commonwealth v. Franklin (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-135-13) Jul 16
• Commonwealth v. Reavis (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-134-13) Jul 16
• Commonwealth v. Issa (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-136-13) Jul 18
• Flagg v. AliMed, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-137-13) Jul 19
• Commonwealth v. Tatum (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-139-13) Jul 22
• Commonwealth v. Charles, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-138-13) Jul 22
• Morse, trustee v. Kraft, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-140-13) Jul 29
• Spaniol’s Case (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-141-13) Jul 30

August 2013

• Feeney, et al. v. Dell Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-142-13) Aug 1
• Machado, et al. v. System4 LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-143-13) Aug 1
• Commonwealth v. Lezynski (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-144-13) Aug 2
• Commonwealth v. Bertini, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-147-13) Aug 6
• Cruz, et al. v. Siddiqi (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-146-13) Aug 6
• Faircloth, et al. v. DiLillo (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-145-13) Aug 6
• Commonwealth v. Mercado (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-148-13) Aug 7
• Firearms Records Bureau v. Simkin, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-150-13) Aug 8
• Golchin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-149-13) Aug 9
• City of Boston v. Boston Police Superior Officers Federation (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-155-13) Aug 9
• Commonwealth v. Rivas (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-154-13) Aug 9
• Caron, et al. v. Horace Mann Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-153-13) Aug 9
• Commonwealth v. Moody (and four companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-152-13) Aug 10
• Alicea v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-151-13) Aug 10
• Commonwealth v. Walker (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-158-13) Aug 12
• McInnes v. LPL Financial, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-157-13) Aug 12
• Lipsitt v. Plaud, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-156-13) Aug 13
• Commonwealth v. Galvin (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-159-13) Aug 23
• Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-162-13) Aug 29
• Commonwealth v. Hanright (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-161-13) Aug 29
• Commonwealth v. Felt (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-163-13) Aug 30

September 2013

• Commonwealth v. Chatman (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-164-13) Sep 3
• Commonwealth v. Tassinari (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-165-13) Sep 9
• N.E. Physical Therapy Plus, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-166-13) Sep 10
• Soe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 252997 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-168-13) Sep 11
• Brigade Leverage Capital Structures Fund Ltd., et al. v. PIMCO Income Strategy Fund, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-167-13) Sep 11
• Commonwealth v. Sylvain (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-170-13) Sep 14
• Aleo v. SLB Toys USA, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-169-13) Sep 14
• Franklin Office Park Realty Corp. v. Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-172-13) Sep 17
• Afrasiabi v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-174-13) Sep 18
• Schifano v. Razzaboni, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-173-13) Sep 18
• Commonwealth v. Horne (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-171-13) Sep 18
• Commonwealth v. Brown (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-175-13) Sep 25
• Commonwealth v. Ramsey (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-178-13) Sep 27
• Commonwealth v. Ortiz (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-177-13) Sep 27
• Commonwealth v. Cumming (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-176-13) Sep 28

October 2013

• Commonwealth v. Fortunato (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-179-13) Oct 3
• Lawless v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-180-13) Oct 7
• Adams v. Adams (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-182-13) Oct 17
• Commonwealth v. Gray (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-181-13) Oct 17
• In the Matter of: Patch, Thomas F. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-183-13) Oct 21
• Commissioners of the Bristol County Mosquito Control District v. State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-184-13) Oct 30
• In the Matter of: Fletcher, Patricia Jean (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-185-13) Oct 31

November 2013

• Commonwealth v. Canty (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-186-13) Nov 6
• Commonwealth v. Cartagena (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-187-13) Nov 12
• Lourie v. Lourie (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-189-13) Nov 14
• In the Matter of Burnbaum, Michael W. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-188-13) Nov 14
• Commonwealth v. Lee (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-192-13) Nov 21
• Commonwealth v. Pagan (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-191-13) Nov 22
• Commonwealth v. Bradley (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-190-13) Nov 22
• Commonwealth v. Humberto H., a juvenile (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-193-13) Nov 27

December 2013

• Olmstead v. Department of Telecommunications and Cable, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-194-13) Dec 4
• Madison v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-197-13) Dec 11
• Pfeiffer v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-196-13) Dec 12
• Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 205614 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-195-13) Dec 12
• Bank of America, N.A. v. Rosa (and three consolidated cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-198-13) Dec 19
• Reznik v. Garaffo, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-199-13) Dec 20
• A Juvenile v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-201-13) Dec 23
• Commonwealth v. Mogelinski (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-200-13) Dec 24
• Commonwealth v. Brown (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-203-13) Dec 24
• Diatcehnko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-202-13) Dec 24
• Lighthouse Masonry, Inc., et al. v. Division of Administrative Law Appeals, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-204-13) Dec 31