Rodriguez v. City of Somerville (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-124-15)
Letter to mayor requesting incident reports constituted inadequate presentment under Tort Claims Act; appeared to be public records request rather than actual claim presentation.
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DaRosa, et al. v. City of New Bedford (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-081-15)
Work product prepared in anticipation of litigation by or for a city falls within the public records law's policy deliberation exemption, protecting it from disclosure.
Goduti v. City of Worcester (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-048-15)
Foreclosure by entry mortgagee waived right to foreclose by accepting mortgage payments during three-year ripening period; city properly assessed taxes to occupant.
Chief of Police of the City of Worcester v. Holden (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-041-15)
Police chief properly denied firearm license based on domestic violence incident five years earlier, despite criminal dismissal and absence of conviction.
City of Worcester v. Civil Service Commission (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-016-15)
Tenured employee cannot be fired for refusing to testify at pretermination hearing; statute designed to protect employee, not enlarge employer's removal powers.
City of Somerville, et al. v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-016-15)
Municipality's authority to set health insurance contribution rates for retirees under General Laws chapter 32B is not a mandatory subject of collective bargaining with current employees.
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.
City of Springfield v. Civil Service Commission, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-142-14)
Provisional employee with prior permanent civil service status retains right to appeal termination; off-duty tax fraud does not constitute misconduct in office under suspension statute.
City of Brockton v. Energy Facilities Siting Board (No. 1) (and two consolidated cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-131-14)
Environmental Facilities Siting Board approval of natural gas power plant affirmed where board properly applied environmental justice policy, air quality standards, meteorological data, water supply analysis, and traffic route designations.
The Woodward School for Girls, Inc. v. City of Quincy, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-129-14)
City of Quincy breached fiduciary duties as trustee of Adams and Charles Francis Adams Funds by failing to diversify investments and protect principal against inflation, though not required to follow specific investment advice.