CALM Golf, Inc. v. Read, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-055-17)
Municipal golf course contract award not binding; bidder cannot recover where court order prohibited town from executing contract with award winner.
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Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hull, et al. v. Healey (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-054-17)
Court reverses attorney general's finding of open meeting law violation where board withheld union and litigant identities from executive session disclosure.
Reichenbach, et al. v. Haydock, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-157-17)
Neighbors' anti-SLAPP motion denied where MCRA claim based on pattern of conduct including both protected petitioning and substantial nonpetitioning activities.
C.R.S. v. J.M.S. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-156-17)
Abuse prevention order extension affirmed. Plaintiff proved abuse by preponderance of evidence through testimony of physical assaults and controlling behavior. Appeal from ex parte order dismissed as moot.
Commonwealth v. Piantedosi (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-198-17)
Murder conviction affirmed where trial judge properly excluded hearsay statements from defense expert's direct examination and allowed Commonwealth expert to testify about defendant's motivation.
Dell’Isola v. State Board of Retirement, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-154-17)
Correction officer forfeits retirement pension for cocaine possession because crime was inextricably linked to his position through communications with an inmate he supervised.
State Board of Retirement v. O’Hare, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-155-17)
State Police sergeant forfeits pension after conviction for online enticement of minor; legal link to position sufficient for forfeiture under G.L. c. 32, § 15(4).
Commonwealth v. Holley (and five companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-197-17)
Felony-murder convictions affirmed where evidence showed defendants planned and executed armed robbery of marijuana resulting in fatal shooting, and text messages obtained by warrant were properly admitted despite particularity defects.
Commonwealth v. Woollam (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-196-17)
Murder conviction affirmed despite police presence at grand jury and claimed ineffective assistance of counsel on various evidentiary and procedural issues.
Commonwealth v. Johnson (and two companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-153-17)
Reinstated assault and battery indictments where grand jury evidence showed serious bodily injury and aiding and abetting liability despite trial judge's dismissal.