There are vital technology-specific issues to consider when acquiring a technology company. Does the Company Have Adequate IP Rights?...

In 2018, Massachusetts became the first state to provide for garden leave payments – payments to employees forced to sit out employment...

The Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld a decision by the Housing Appeals Committee rejecting conditions the Milton zoning board put on an...

Employees disciplined for wearing face masks bearing the phrase “Black Lives Matter” had their claims dismissed. The appeals court...

A former employee sued her former employer for trying to enforce a restrictive covenant preventing her from practicing her profession...

A developer’s request to construct a solar energy system was denied because an access road to the facility through Waltham was a...

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that their all-risk property insurance policies did not cover business losses sustained by...

With the proliferation of automatic renewal clauses in consumer contracts, new laws, generally called automatic renewal laws (ARL)...

An injured employee was awarded double compensation since the employer intentionally failed to take adequate precautions in the face of a...

A motel operator who agreed to purchase the Masonic Temple in Quincy and convert it into a boutique hotel was not entitled to insurance...

A jury awarded damages to a group of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Massachusetts Wage Act even though there...

The Appellate Tax Board recently ruled that a business qualified as a manufacturer and a corporate excise reduction because it was...

Where a tenant filed a 93A complaint against the landlord, a limitation of liability provision in a lease did not protect the landlord...

International arbitration means different parties from different jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction may have different rules for the legal...

An investor claimed a company owner lied when he sold him 1% of his company by not disclosing that outstanding options diluted his...

Congress has passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2020 (“CTA”). Its core is a set of reporting requirements imposed on just about...

Congress passed, and the President has signed into law a transformative bill that allows employees to avoid enforcement of pre-dispute...

Most food and beverage claims are concentrated on food labeling, including whether identified ingredients or flavors are artificial....

A bankruptcy judge has been asked to decide whether an employee of a cannabis business is ineligible for Chapter 13 relief because his...

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that the dispute over whether plaintiffs who entered into franchise agreements to operate...