Saia v. Bay State Gas Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-187-15)
Water heater lease with purchase option not a disguised credit sale; substantial buyout price means option was not for nominal consideration.
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Molina v. State Garden, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-126-15)
Temporary worker sued client company for negligence despite receiving workers' compensation benefits. Alternate employer endorsement naming client as additional insured in staffing company's policy provides immunity under Workers' Compensation Act exclusivity provisions.
Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, Inc., et al. v. Tesla Motors MA, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-163-14)
Car dealers lack standing to sue unaffiliated manufacturer for operating dealerships without franchise relationships.
Estate of Gavin v. Tewksbury State Hospital, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-082-14)
Estate's presentment of Tort Claims Act claim valid even though made before executor appointed; ordinary meaning of "claimant" governs.
Commissioners of the Bristol County Mosquito Control District v. State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-184-13)
Whether a local mosquito control project has sole authority to set employee compensation rates subject to state agency budgetary oversight.
State Room, Inc. v. MA-60 State Associates, L.L.C., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-111-13)
Appraisal for lease renewal rate reviewable only for fraud or corruption, not for alleged computational errors within appraiser's authority.