In the Matter of Chalupowski (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-191-15)
Bar applicant denied admission due to lack of candor in disclosing litigation history and demonstrated disrespect for the legal system through frivolous suits.
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R.M. Packer Co., Inc. v. Marmik, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-179-15)
Environmental cleanup liability. Affirmed fee award where plaintiff's contribution demand was unreasonable despite defendant's clear blamelessness for spill.
Commonwealth v. Garrett (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-190-15)
BB gun does not qualify as firearm under armed robbery statute; convictions vacated, remanded for unarmed robbery conviction.
Scholz, et al. v. Delp; Scholz v. Boston Herald, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-189-15)
Statements speculating about a suicide victim's motivations constitute protected opinion, not actionable fact, when they rest on disclosed facts and invite reader speculation rather than asserting objective truth.
Commonwealth v. Watkins (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-188-15)
First-degree murder conviction affirmed where eyewitness who knew defendant since childhood identified him despite foggy conditions; sufficient corroborating evidence and no Brady violation.
Commonwealth v. Chappell (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-187-15)
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant claimed insanity. Court addressed DNA expert testimony, expert witness direct examination rules, and jury instructions on consequences of insanity verdict and consciousness of guilt.
Trapp, et al. v. Roden, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-186-15)
Native American inmates' challenge to DOC closure of purification lodge at correctional facility violates RLUIPA and 2003 settlement agreement.
Monteiro v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-185-15)
Court remanded case for consideration of appeal from denial of counsel appointment for postconviction forensic analysis motion.
Commonwealth v. Cadet (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-184-15)
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Seales v. Boston Housing Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-178-15)
Housing authority properly terminated Section 8 benefits based on police report finding drugs in participant's apartment during arrest of intruder.