“We had a deal. We shook hands:” When a Tenant’s Acceptance is not Enough?
It’s a common situation. Landlord enters into an agreement on a handshake and a smile with the tenant. No lease, no email chain no...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Superior Court Issues New Standing Order Regarding Voir Dire Law
This week the Superior Court issued Standing Order 1-15 providing guidance to the trial bar in exercising the new right of litigants to directly...
Who holds the High Ground: Is Massachusetts a Tenant State?
I hear this a lot from my Landlord clients. “Massachusetts is a Tenant State.” Or “the laws favor Tenants. Or “Landlords are at the...
Is it Illegal to Say “Merry Christmas” at Work?
It is Christmastime, which means we have the annual controversies. You know what we’re talking about: A Nativity Scene dispute on the North Shore;...
What Should I Do If I Am In A Car Accident?
An “accident” is any life-altering, life-interrupting event that causes bodily injury or property damages arising out to the ownership, maintenance or use of an...
What is Whiplash?
Whiplash is an injury to the connective tissue (or soft tissue) of the neck resulting from a sudden jerking or “whipping” of the head...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Gov. Patrick Signed Trial Court Bill into Law
On August 6, 2014 Governor Deval Patrick signed into law House Bill 4123, the “Trial Court bill which allows attorneys to conduct voir dire...
Bill to Allow Attorney Directed Voir Dire
Voir Dire is the mechanism society uses in all jury trials to ferret out a jurors’ predispositions, beliefs and values, the keys to reaching...
Sidewalks, Pavement, and Public Safety
Boston residents have scored a big victory against defects on our public ways, now that Mayor Marty Walsh has committed to putting public safety...