Seales v. Boston Housing Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-178-15)
Housing authority properly terminated Section 8 benefits based on police report finding drugs in participant's apartment during arrest of intruder.
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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston v. Rogers, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-161-15)
Church property dispute resolved using neutral principles of property law without interpreting canon law or religious doctrine.
Doe, et al. v. Boston Medical Center Corporation (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-133-15)
Hospital liable for assault by interpreter when employment facilitated harmful access to vulnerable patient; foreseeability assessed from employment duties, not prior conduct.
Pugsley v. Police Department of Boston, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-133-15)
Male police applicant lacked standing to challenge preferential hiring of female candidates because his injury was speculative. Court also held statistical gender disparities insufficient for BFOQ defense.
Monell, et al. v. Boston Pads, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-090-15)
Independent contractor statute does not apply to licensed real estate salespersons; real estate licensing statute's specific authorization of independent contractor relationships controls over general wage law presumption.
Sebago, et al. v. Boston Cab Dispatch, Inc., et al. (and a consolidated case) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-068-15)
Boston taxi drivers challenged independent contractor classification. Court held drivers were properly classified based on freedom to set hours, keep all fares, and operate independently.
Kelley, et al. v. Boston Fire Department, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-150-14)
Fire lieutenants' appeal of civil service appointment procedures remanded to commission; city's appeal of remand order dismissed as premature.
Cape Cod Shellfish & Seafood Company, Inc., et al. v. City of Boston, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-148-14)
Wholesale seafood firms remained on leased Massport property after lease expiration, continuing to pay rent under holdover provision. Court held companies remained liable for real estate taxes as lessees during holdover period.
Figgs v. Boston Housing Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-141-14)
Section 8 housing subsidy termination upheld where drugs and firearm discovered in tenant's apartment during police search, despite decriminalization of small marijuana amounts.
Lu v. City of Boston, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-127-14)
State court properly dismissed declaratory judgment action attempting to circumvent federal appeal of adverse ruling on counsel disqualification.