Where plaintiffs have requested a declaration that the Office of Coastal Zone Management lacks the legal authority to set or modify boundary lines for designated port areas (DPAs), that request s...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/19/environmental-designated-port-areas/
Where plaintiffs have moved for a preliminary injunction to enforce a noncompete clause in a franchise agreement, that motion should be allowed because the plaintiffs have demonstrated that they ...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/contract-noncompete-clause-franchise-agreement/
Where the plaintiff in a copyright infringement action has moved for leave to serve a third-party subpoena on the defendant’s internet service provider, that motion should be allowed in order t...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/copyright-third-party-subpoena-ip-address/
Where a defendant has been detained based on a finding that he presents a danger to the community that cannot be mitigated with conditions, the defendant’s request to revoke the detention order...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/criminal-release-conditions/
Where a defendant company headquartered in Michigan has moved to transfer the plaintiffs’ overtime claims, that motion should be denied despite a forum selection clause in the plaintiffs’ sev...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/jurisdiction-transfer-forum-selection-clause-3/
Where a defendant has filed a motion to suppress, that motion should be denied despite the defendant’s contention that (1) the evidence cited in a search warrant affidavit is insufficient to co...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/search-and-seizure-nexus-wiretaps/
Where a plaintiff who was terminated has brought suit, the defendants’ motion for summary judgment should be allowed with respect to the plaintiff’s retaliation claims, as there is no genuine...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/employment-retaliation-pretext-8/
Where a defendant has moved to suppress incriminating evidence seized pursuant to a warrant-authorized search of an apartment, that motion should be denied because the police established probable...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/search-and-seizure-nexus-drug-dealing-6/
Where a habeas corpus petitioner has filed a judicial recusal motion, that motion should be denied despite the considerable media attention drawn to the case.
Where a plaintiff was disciplined by the University of Massachusetts for violation of its Student Conduct Code, the university defendants acted reasonably, so they should be granted summary judgm...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/18/education-sexual-misconduct/