Arbitration of collective bargaining dispute over denial of tenure: whether arbitrator's award was binding when contract made awards concerning tenure nonbinding.
Joint venturer charged with firearms offenses must raise license defense pretrial, but Commonwealth bears burden of proving coventurer unlicensed.
Title insurer's duty to defend does not extend to claims challenging validity of underlying mortgage debt, only to defects in the mortgage lien itself.
Trial judge properly instructed jury on consciousness of guilt from defendant's flight after stabbing, even where defendant asserted self-defense and claimed fear motivated his departure.
Law firm may assert attorney-client privilege over confidential communications with in-house counsel regarding response to client's malpractice claim, subject to four conditions protecting client interests.
Zoning variance became effective despite late recording when variance holder substantially relied on it within statutory period and recorded within days of deadline.
Warrantless police entry into defendant's home based on apparent authority; voluntariness of DNA consent; admissibility of victim's demeanor testimony.
Affirmed attempted kidnapping conviction; reversed annoying or accosting conviction due to lack of sexually explicit conduct required by statute.
CGL policy "temporary worker" exception applies when insured reasonably expected worker furnished to meet short-term workload condition at time of assignment.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant stabbed victim; statements to police admissible despite lack of Miranda warnings; self-defense instruction properly denied.
