Merrimack College v. KPMG LLP (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-054-17)
College barred from suing auditor for negligent failure to detect employee fraud where employee acted within scope of employment to benefit the college.
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Harvard Climate Justice Coalition, et al. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-142-16)
Students lacked standing to challenge Harvard's fossil fuel investments as mismanagement of charitable funds; novel tort theory on behalf of future generations rejected.
Merrimack College v. KPMG LLP (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-002-16)
Arbitration clause in 2005 engagement letter does not apply retroactively to malpractice claims arising from services provided under prior separate annual contracts.
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.
City of Worcester v. College Hill Properties, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-083-13)
Apartments with full leases are not lodgings under the lodging house act; tenants renting complete dwelling units differ legally from lodgers renting rooms.