Wallace v. PNC Bank, N.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-010-18)
Extraordinary relief unavailable where petitioner has adequate alternative remedies, including ordinary appeal after posting bond or appeal of bond denial after accepting dismissal.
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Miller v. Miller (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-005-18)
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Cepeda v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-007-18)
Juvenile indicted for murder denied interlocutory review of dismissal motion; brain development instruction not required at grand jury stage.
Elliot v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-008-18)
Conviction of murder upheld where defendant, age seventeen at time of offense, was not entitled to juvenile court transfer hearing because juveniles at that time included only those under seventeen.
Commonwealth v. Curran (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-006-18)
Incompetent defendant charged with sex offense may raise insanity defense at hearing determining whether he committed charged acts, reversing exclusion of expert testimony.
Commonwealth v. Cousin (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-004-18)
Court rejected defendant's claim of actual conflict of interest where trial counsel represented a police officer in unrelated civil case while defending defendant in murder prosecution.
MacDonald v. Jenzabar, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-005-18)
Severance agreement's general release unambiguously extinguished employee's rights to preferred shares and stock options granted under prior employment agreement.
Commonwealth v. Lopes (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-003-18)
First-degree murder conviction affirmed where Commonwealth properly excluded young jurors, admitted gang evidence for motive, excluded unrelated misconduct evidence, and prosecutor's aggressive closing argument received curative instruction.
Boston Segway Tours, Inc., et al. v. Danley, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-066-17)
Court grants summary judgment on liability for consulting services and equipment loan. Damages determination deferred to future hearing.
Meunier, et al. v. Market Strategies, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-067-17)
Seller's counterclaim for unpaid purchase price not dismissible despite subordination agreement language, where seller alleged buyer conspired with lender to commit fraud and breach implied covenant of good faith.