Lawless v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-180-13)
Board of Registration in Pharmacy properly entered default and revoked pharmacist's license after he failed to appear for scheduled hearing days.
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Scheffler v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-113-13)
Appeals court affirmed registrar's decision to add out-of-state OUI diversion program disposition to motorist's driving record as a "like offense" triggering license suspension.
Soe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 252997 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-168-13)
Sex offender classification may proceed before trial on related charges despite strategic burden on the offender's defense rights. Board has inherent discretion to reconsider based on subsequently discredited evidence.
Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-162-13)
Retirement system regulation charging buyback interest from date of service purchased is valid interpretation of silent statute.
Timperio v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Weston, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-103-13)
Zoning board properly applied common-law merger doctrine to combine nonconforming lots held in common ownership after subsequent zoning amendments, despite earlier board finding that one lot retained separate status.
W.A. Wilde Company, Inc. v. Board of Assessors of Holliston (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-095-13)
Statute requiring assessors to prove assessed value in certain circumstances applies only when board previously made affirmative determination of fair cash value.
Herrick v. Essex Regional Retirement Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-132-13)
Public employee denied retirement benefits when he resigned. Court reversed denial but disagreed on interest rate owed on retroactive award.
Massachusetts Community College Council v. Massachusetts Board of Higher Education/Roxbury Community College (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-128-13)
Arbitration of collective bargaining dispute over denial of tenure: whether arbitrator's award was binding when contract made awards concerning tenure nonbinding.
Grady v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Peabody, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-122-13)
Zoning variance became effective despite late recording when variance holder substantially relied on it within statutory period and recorded within days of deadline.
Schomer v. Board of Bar Examiners (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-077-13)
Attorney denied admission on motion because prior legal work occurred in state where unlicensed. Court reversed, holding work was not unauthorized practice.