Barton & Associates, Inc. v. Matarese, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-021-18)
Permanent injunction from settlement agreement barring company from hiring former employees remains enforceable despite substantial business growth over 13 years.
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Anesthesia Associates of Massachusetts, PC v. Plexus Anesthesia Services of Massachusetts, PC (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-016-18)
Superior Court denied preliminary injunction freezing defendant's assets where plaintiff failed to prove irreparable harm and lacked judgment creditor status required for creditor's bill relief.
Braintree Property Associates, LP v. Marzouki, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-038-17)
Commercial landlord awarded summary judgment for unpaid rent and damages against abandoning tenant and two guarantors; lease relieved landlord of mitigation duty.
Spinazola v. Mass. Environmental Associates, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-078-17)
Judgment assignment valid despite assignee's prior representation of debtor; no confidential information misused; no public policy violation.
Rauhaus Freedenfeld & Associates LLP v. Prince (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-075-17)
Architectural firm sued for unpaid design fees; client's counterclaims for fraud, Chapter 93A violation, and professional negligence survived motion to dismiss; negligent misrepresentation claim dismissed.
Copley Place Associates, LLC v. Téllez-Bortoni (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-029-17)
Fraud claim against restaurant lease operator vacated. Landlord failed to prove detrimental reliance on false representations of officer status.
Columbia Plaza Associates, et al. v. Northeastern University (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-175-16)
Developer partnership dispute over Parcel 18 adjacent to university campus. Court found no unfair practice and claim time-barred.
Russell Block Associates v. Board of Assessors of Worcester (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-145-15)
Parking garage serving residential tower qualifies as partly residential property subject to mixed-use classification and partial tax abatement.
Navy Yard Four Associates, LLC v. Department of Environmental Protection, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-130-15)
Public tidelands classification survives transfer to private ownership absent legislative action. Department's interpretation of Commonwealth tidelands regulations upheld.
Wessell v. Mink Brook Associates, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-089-15)
Employee recovered damages for unpaid wages and retaliatory discharge despite employer's eleventh-hour motion to disqualify her attorney based on prior informal legal advice.