While the 1990’s saw a string of very large settlements from class actions against various individual tobacco companies and the tobacco industry in general. One class action settlement in particular involved hundreds of millions of dollars paid to state governments
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Should Driving without First Removing Snow & Ice From Your Vehicle Be Made a Crime In Massachusetts?
Living in Massachusetts can be, during winter, a challenge to say the least. It’s cold enough here to snow from about early November to early April. For skiers and winter sports enthusiasts, it’s Heaven. For me and a lot of
Covid-19 Vaccine: When & How Will Massachusetts Nursing Home Residents Be Vaccinated?
With the actual arrival of a coronavirus vaccine now just days away, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar stated on CBS’ Face The Nation today that “all” nursing home residents could receive vaccinations by Christmas.
Because I’ve received
Massachusetts Construction Site Accidents: Proven Legal Expertise Crucial For Plaintiffs
In Part One of my post on this subject, we discussed how dangerous and severe Massachusetts Construction Site Accidents can be.
Due to these realities, workers compensation payments alone for such catastrophic construction site accidents -which consist mostly of reimbursement
Computer Search Warrants – Part Two of Two: How Long Are They Valid For?
In Part One of my previous post on this subject, I discussed the Supreme Judicial Court’s recent ruling upholding the validity of a search warrant issued for the defendant’s computer, when the warrant was issued seven months previous to the
Search Warrants of Computers: How Long Are They Valid?
Search warrants have traditionally been the focal point of many an appellate court’s decisions in the area of criminal law. This area of law is governed by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and here in Massachusetts by Article
Who Pays for Massachusetts Construction Site Injuries?
The title to the above post is a good one, because when construction site workers suffer on-the-job injuries, who pays for those injuries can often be confusing, due to Massachusetts Workers Compensation laws, governed by M.G.L. Ch. 152. That’s
Massachusetts Nursing Homes Can Now Allow Family Visits
As readers of this blog and family members who have loved ones in nursing homes and long term care facilities know all too well, for nearly the past six months, family members have been unable to visit their loved ones,
Massachusetts SJC Clarifies Colleges & Universities’ Liability to Intoxicated Students
In a narrow, but nonetheless positive decision in the area of public safety at Massachusetts colleges and universities, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently issue a ruling that clarifies and confirms a University’s legal obligations to intoxicated students. Previous
New Title IX Campus Sex Offense Regulations Become Effective August 14 2020
I’ve written before about how the Obama-era regulations that defined and governed sex offenses under the federal law known as Title IX, were far too weighted against the accused. “Title IX” prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender at colleges,