Massachusetts Dram Shop Law
<h1><center> United States of America v. William Dawson </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Fraudulently Obtained Gold Coins </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Connecticut Man Sentenced for Selling Fraudulently Obtained Gold Coins</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Connecticut man was sentenced today f... More...
$0 (02-05-2025 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Perez </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of felon in possession of a firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges </h2>... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Perez </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jose Perez, 27, was convicted afte... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Perez </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Vehicle Theft Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen ter></b><br> <br> A Lynn man was sentenced in federal co... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Richard Lugo </h2> </center>
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, assault with intent to murder and battery by discharging a firearm.<br> <br> Richard Lugo of Dorchester was indicted for killing Pascual Casiano on August 20, 2017. He shot Casiano on Oct. 31, 2019, during an altercation outside an auto body shop on American Legi... More...
$0 (03-22-2022 - MA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Michael Gordon </h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and nine counts of money laundering charges. He now advances four challenges to his convictions. He argues that the district court should have suppressed certain ... More...
$0 (11-23-2021 - MA)<center> <h2> CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Lavin </h2> </center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Employment lawyer represented defendant with Restrictive Covenant Agreement case. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> CVS operates CVS Caremark, one of the country's largest <br> pharmacy benefit managers ("PBMs"). PBMs sell prescriptionmanagement services to entities providing prescription-drug <br> coverage to their members. These entities ... More...
$0 (11-23-2021 - MA)<h2><center> United States of America v. LUCIANO VEGA-MARTÃNEZ, aka Lucio; RENÉ GARAY-RODRÃGUEZ, aka Gary </h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with charged with mail fraud and violations of section 1 of the Sherman Act. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2013, Vega-MartÃnez, Garay-RodrÃguez, and their codefendants owned competing bus companies that sought to provide <br> busing for low-income students from Caguas to public sch... More...
$0 (11-22-2021 - MA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Ilir Bregu </h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> When evaluating the denial of a motion to suppress, we <br> present the facts as supportably found by the district court. See, <br> e.g., United States v. Pontoo, 666 F.3d 20, 24 (1... More...
$0 (11-22-2021 - MA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Ruben Gonzalez </h2></center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> When reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, we recite "the facts as . . . found by the court below, including any <br> inferences dr... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - MA)<center> <h2> AQUINNAH/GAY HEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; TOWN OF AQUINNAH v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUINNAH); THE AQUINNAH WAMPANOAG GAMING CORPORATION; THE WAMPANOAG TRIBAL COUNCIL OF GAY HEAD, INC.</h2> </center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center>Boston, MA - Indian Gaming lawyer represented defendant with seeking to halt the <br> development of a gaming facility claim.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> We laid out much of the background to the present dispute <br> more fully in Wampanoag I, but we recap the pertinent parts here <br> and supplement them as necessary. <br> A. Setting the Stage: the ... More...
$0 (08-17-2021 - MA)<center> <h2> National Federation of the Blind v. The Container Store, Inc. </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/courthouse.jpg"><br> </center><br> Appellees/Plaintiffs, the National Federation of the Blind ("NFB"), Mika Pyyhkala, Lisa<br> Irving, Jeanine Kay Lineback, and Arthur Jacobs ("individual<br> plaintiffs"),1 filed a complaint in district court against<br> Appellant/Defendant, the Container Store, Inc. ("Container<br> Sto... More...
$0 (09-23-2018 - MA)<center> <h2> Debvra Cherkaoui v. City of Quincy <p> <img width="300" src="http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/courthouse.jpg"> <P> District of Massachusetts Federal Courthouse - Boston, Massachusetts </h2> </center>
Debra Cherkaoui ("Cherkaoui"<br> or "Plaintiff") appeals from the district court's grant of summary<br> judgment in favor of her former employer, the City of Quincy,<br> Massachusetts ("City" or "Defendant"), on her claims of employment<br> discrimination, retaliation, and constructive discharge. She<br> argues that the district court erred by adopting the magistrate<br> judge's Report and Recomme... More...
$0 (12-04-2017 - MA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Shayne Parker <p> <img width="300" src="http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/courthouse.jpg"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Boston, Massachusetts </h2> </center>
Sometime on or around March 22, 2014 — all dates here<br> are in that year, by the way — Shayne Parker committed two legal<br> no-nos: he possessed 50 rounds of 38-caliber ammo while being a<br> convicted felon, and he transported a SCCY Model CXP 9-mm pistol<br> into his state of residence without a license. Or so a federal<br> grand jury in Massachusetts alleged in an indictment charging him... More...
$0 (09-21-2017 - MA)Commonwealth v. Cassino
In August, 2011, a sixty-five year old woman was <br> found dead in her apartment in the South Boston section of <br> Boston. She was the victim of blunt force trauma caused by a <br> baseball bat. The defendant, Adam Cassino, was indicted for the <br> crime and a jury convicted him of murder in the first degree on <br> theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or <br> cruelty. ... More...
$0 (04-10-2016 - MA)American Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Local Union No. 7
As we explained in ASE I, the structural steel industry <br> is comprised of steel fabricators, who manufacture steel products <br> to meet design specifications, and steel erectors, who assemble <br> the fabricated steel. When a developer or owner taps a general <br> contractor to lead the construction of a building, that general <br> contractor typically solicits bids for a combined "fab and er... More...
$0 (02-26-2016 - MA)Commonwealth v. McWilliams
In this case, we address the question left open in Commonwealth v. Fortunato, 466 Mass. 500, 509 (2013): whether voluntary, unsolicited statements that are not the product of police questioning, made more than six hours after arrest, must be suppressed under the safe harbor rule established in Commonwealth v. Rosario, 422 Mass. 48, 56-57 (1996). Robert McWilliams, the defendant, was convicted o... More...
$0 (02-12-2016 - MA)United States of America v. Martinez
In these consolidated criminal appeals, Karapet Dzhanikyan and Ronald Martinez raise a number of <br> challenges to their convictions, including some that concern the District Court's decision to try the two men together. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm each of the convictions except for Martinez's conviction for conspiring to use extortionate means to collect an extension of credit in... More...
$0 (12-30-2015 - MA)Limoliner, Inc. v. Dattco, Inc
LimoLiner is a Massachusetts corporation that owns and <br> operates a fleet of luxury motor coaches that are known as <br> "Liners." Dattco is a Connecticut corporation that repairs and <br> services motor vehicles, including buses and coaches. The <br> undisputed facts are as follows. <br> On May 30, 2011, two LimoLiner employees met with two <br> Dattco representatives to discuss the possible... More...
$0 (12-24-2015 - MA)Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. City Council of Marlborough
Pursuing a plan for a gasoline station and a <br> convenience store in the city of Marlborough, Cumberland Farms <br> filed with the council applications for a special permit, see <br> G. L. c. 40A, § 9, and for a fuel storage license, see G. L. <br> c. 148, § 13. Two meetings of the council's urban affairs <br> committee were held between June, 2012, and March, 2013, on the <br> special permi... More...
$0 (10-17-2015 - MA)Nina Shervin v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc.
Plaintiff-appellant Nina Shervin, <br> M.D., secured admission to one of the country's most prestigious <br> orthopedic residency programs. When she was placed on academic <br> probation, she concluded that her superiors were discriminating <br> against her based on her gender and thereafter began retaliating <br> against her because she had dared to challenge the probation <br> decision. Bent o... More...
$0 (10-13-2015 - MA)Nina Shervin, M.D. v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc.
Plaintiff-appellant Nina Shervin,<br> M.D., secured admission to one of the country's most prestigious<br> orthopedic residency programs. When she was placed on academic<br> probation, she concluded that her superiors were discriminating<br> against her based on her gender and thereafter began retaliating<br> against her because she had dared to challenge the probation<br> decision. Bent on vindic... More...
$0 (10-12-2015 - MA)Boyle v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Joseph P. Boyle was injured by an exploding tire <br> in an automobile repair shop operated by C&N Corporation (C&N). <br> Joseph2 and his wife, Janice M. Boyle, filed a complaint against <br> C&N, asserting claims for bodily injury and loss of consortium. <br> C&N held an insurance policy issued by Zurich American Insurance <br> Company (Zurich). The policy required that C&N provide notice <b... More...
$0 (09-14-2015 - MA)Michael Mazariegos v. Loretta E. Lynch
Placed in removal proceedings<br> after his arrest on state charges, Michael Jonathan Mazariegos<br> sought to forestall his removal based on his marriage to a United<br> States citizen and the hardship his removal would cause his family.<br> He prevailed before an immigration judge (IJ), but lost when the<br> government appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).<br> Mazariegos did not se... More...
$0 (06-24-2015 - MA)Hyannis Marina, Inc. v. Angela M. O'Connor
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; JOLETTE A.<br> WESTBROOK, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the<br> Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; ROBERT HAYDEN, in<br> his official capacity as Commissioner of the Massachusetts<br> Department of Public Utilities; JUDITH JUDSON, in her official<br> capacity as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of<br> Energy Resourc... More...
$0 (05-18-2015 - MA)United States of America v. Robert A. George
We write today about the curious case of Robert George,<br> a criminal-lawyer-turned-convict. Our story — which we narrate in<br> the light most favorable to the government, see United States v.<br> Acosta-Colón, 741 F.3d 179, 191 (1st Cir. 2013) — starts in a<br> Massachusetts town, sometime in early 2009. Standing in line to<br> buy coffee at a Dunkin' Donuts, George bumped into... More...
$0 (07-30-2014 - MA)J.M. Hillister, LLC v. Architectual Access Board
This case turns on the interpretation and application of a Massachusetts regulation requiring that each<br> 2<br> "entrance" to a public building or facility be accessible to persons with disabilities.<br> 1 See G. L. c. 22, § 13A; 521 Code Mass. Regs. §§ 5.1, 25.1 (2006). The Architectural Access Board (board) issued a final decision concluding that each of the three doorways of a retail... More...
$0 (07-10-2014 - MA)United States of America v. Jose L. Baez
In United States v. Sparks, 711 F.3d 58 (1st Cir. 2013), we held that the warrantless installation of a global positioning system (GPS) device on a defendant's automobile and the use of that device to monitor his and a co-defendant's movements for eleven days fell within the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule, because the monitoring had occurred before the Supreme Court decided that the... More...
$0 (02-28-2014 - MA)Nancy Geshke v. Crocs, Inc.
CROCS are odd looking shoes, known for their comfort. The plaintiff alleges that this reputation for comfort masks a hidden peril: the shoes present a heightened risk to the safety of wearers using escalators, and the manufacturer has failed to warn of this risk. The district court found these allegations unsupported and entered summary judgment accordingly. The plaintiff appeals. After careful c... More...
$0 (01-17-2014 - MA)Thomas A. Atwater v. Mitchell D. Chester
Appellant Thomas Atwater sought review of his dismissal from his teaching position in the Manchester-Essex Regional School District ("School District"), first in Massachusetts state court and then in Massachusetts federal district court. Concluding that Atwater's claims were barred by res judicata, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Appellees, the School District and the Massa... More...
$0 (09-20-2013 - MA)Louis Fernandes v. Agar Supply Company, Inc.
In this personal injury action, Louis Fernandes sued AGAR Supply Company, Inc., for negligence in federal district court under diversity jurisdiction. Fernandes, a resident of Rhode Island, injured his back when he stepped into a hole in the floor of a tire "shed" which was on property leased by AGAR, a Massachusetts corporation, to Fernandes's employer, Penske Truck Leasing. Whatever remedies Fe... More...
$0 (07-31-2012 - MA)Sebastian M. v. King Philip Regional School District
This case involves a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1491, which requires that students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education ("FAPE") in the least restrictive environment possible. See 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(1), (5). Sebastian M. is a disabled young man with mental retardation who was enrolled in a special educa... More...
$0 (07-12-2012 - MA)Gomez v. Stop and Shop Supermarket, Co.
Plaintiff-appellant Armando Gomez, a Colombian national, sued defendant-appellee Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., after he slipped and fell while shopping. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendant. After careful consideration, we affirm.<br><br>The facts are not complicated. On June 19, 2007, the plaintiff entered the defendant's supermarket in North Andover, Massachusetts. While... More...
$0 (03-02-2012 - MA)Carmen Llerena Diaz v. Jiten Hotel Management, Inc.
A jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee Carmen Llerena Diaz (Diaz) in this age discrimination action. On appeal, defendant-appellant Jiten Hotel Management, Inc. (Jiten) challenges the district court's jury instructions and the court's denial of Jiten's motion to certify a question of state law to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). We affirm.<br> <br> I. Facts & Backg... More...
$0 (02-07-2012 - MA)Joy Goncalves v. Plymouth County Sheriff's Department
Plaintiff-Appellant Joy Goncalves ("Goncalves") appeals the district court's award of summary judgment to her employer, the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department ("PCSD"), on her allegations of employment discrimination based on her gender, race, and national origin in violation of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151B ("Chapter 151B") and Title VII 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and her age in violation ... More...
$0 (10-07-2011 - MA)Sagun Tuli v. Brigham & Women's Hospital
Now before us are four appeals in a case brought by Dr. Sagun Tuli, a female neurosurgeon, against her employer Brigham and Women's Hospital ("the Hospital") and her former co-worker and supervisor Dr. Arthur Day. The first appeal was by the Hospital from a preliminary injunction sought and obtained by Tuli; the three more recent appeals followed a jury verdict awarding Tuli damages against the de... More...
$0 (08-29-2011 - MA)Robert Haggins v. Verizon New England, Inc.
LYNCH, Chief Judge. Between November 2008 and February 2009, Verizon New England, Inc. (VNE) began requiring its field technicians to carry company-issued cell phones during work. VNE supervisors need to stay in touch with field technicians, who are assigned to work on installation projects around Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and VNE found a previous company policy reliant on paging devices to... More...
$0 (07-27-2011 - MA)Sheldon G. Adelson v. Moshe Hananel
Appellee Sheldon Adelson brought this declaratory action to determine rights under an oral contract that he had negotiated with appellant Moshe Hananel. In the district court Hananel argued that the agreement, pursuant to which he was employed by a company owned by Adelson, entitled him to obtain a twelve percent investment in Adelson's casino venture in Macau. Adelson claimed that their agreement... More...
$0 (07-13-2011 - MA)Kelly A. LeBlanc v. Logan Hilton Joint Venture
The appeal in this wrongful death action requires us to define the potential liability of architectural parties in the circumstances of a large construction project, an extensive contract for their services, and the involvement of multiple codefendants. It presents a challenging exercise in civil procedure.<br><br>On August 4, 2004, Roger LeBlanc, a maintenance electrician employed by the Massachu... More...
$0 (02-09-2011 - MA)Kim Pelletier v. Town of Somerset
The plaintiff, Kim Pelletier, worked as a laborer for the highway department of the town of Somerset (town) from 1984 to 2000. In 2003, after first filing a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the plaintiff commenced an action in the Superior Court against the town and the highway department seeking damages for discriminating against her on the basis of gende... More...
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