Insurance coverage dispute involving a directors and officers policy. Court reversed summary judgment, finding genuine factual disputes about whether an exclusion applied despite insurer's breach of duty to defend.
Closing agreement between taxpayer and IRS does not bind state's determination of allowable deductions under Massachusetts corporate excise tax statute.
Deferred subscription arrangements structured as stock repurchases did not constitute indebtedness under Massachusetts corporate tax law where the key contractual language was ambiguous regarding the mandatory nature of share repurchase obligations.
Condominium association may file successive actions to establish multiple priority liens over first mortgage for unpaid common expenses spanning successive six-month periods.
Defamation claim by detailing broker against trade association and attorney for published warnings to members about DOL investigation dismissed as conditionally privileged and substantially true.
Sub-subcontractor's email notice of unpaid work does not satisfy statutory notice requirement for payment bond claims when it fails to express intent to claim against the general contractor's bond.
Medical device supplier cannot revoke acceptance of goods after customer rejects them; contract terms control payment obligations.
Vacated and remanded. Tree-destruction case where government field inspector mistakenly authorized removal without property owner's written permission required jury determination of whether agency policies limited statutory authority.
Affirmed punitive damages award against boom lift rental company for gross negligence resulting in death from unsafe equipment.
Statements to newspaper constituted protected petitioning activity under anti-SLAPP statute where made in response to union's media statements and designed to influence ongoing regulatory licensing investigation. Internal email to hospital staff did not qualify.
