Mar 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The old saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” may not be as true as it once was. In June 2017, a Massachusetts court found that a person’s words could be the direct cause of another person’s death, which can ultimately...
Feb 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lets be honest, lawyers do not always have the best reputation in today’s society. The general public loves to hate lawyers, making them the subject of jokes, complaining about legal fees, and creating derogatory names.[1] This aversion toward the legal profession may...
Feb 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Recently, on the morning of October 3, 2017, Justice Ginsburg made an important point for mandatorily detained noncitizens: “there is something in between.”[1] Under Chapter 8 of the U.S. Code, the government must detain certain non-citizens throughout their removal...
Feb 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
While there is no express duty for property owners to respond promptly to service animal requests, this duty may be implied under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).[1] Recently, a judge in the District Court of Massachusetts found that this duty may be implied when there is...
Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Massachusetts, when an insured’s act falls within an exclusion in the policy, the insurance company may be entitled to declaratory or summary judgment, which ultimately relieves it from its contractual duty to defend.[1] Policies, however, are to be construed...
Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
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