We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the Land. In the first iteration of Varano, the Superior Court held that a commercial landlord could not evict a tenant based non-material...

While at first glance the Michigan Supreme Court case of Long Lake Township v. Maxon, appears to be a simple zoning dispute with a Fourth Amendment twist, the real impact of the case may ultimately...

Can a person claiming to be the decedent's biological child out of wedlock obtain a court order directing DNA testing of the decedent's acknowledged children, in order to verify her claim?...

In P.J. Keating Co. v. Town of Acushnet, the Board of Health (the "Board") of the town of Acushnet, MA (the "Town") had issued a cease-and-desist order requiring P.J. Keating ("PJK"), a long-time operator of a hot-mix...

On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction issued earlier this month that had paused enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA").

On March 25, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a breach of fiduciary duty case that turns, in part, on an analysis of the Supreme Judicial Court's 2014 decision on damages...

On December 31, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the "Court") struck down the controversial 2020 "uptier transaction" executed...

On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court ("SJC") issued its decision in Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v. Graycor Construction Company, Inc., et al...

In Att'y Gen. v. Town Milton, the court ruled that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ("MBTA") Communities Act, G. L. c. 40A, § 3A ("Section 3A")...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently interpreted G. L. c. 41, § 81P, which governs "approval not required" endorsements.

Classic Restaurant Concepts, LLC v. President and Fellows of Harvard College involved a dispute over a commercial lease. In 2015, defendant President and Fellows of Harvard College ("Harvard")...

Andrew A. Caffrey served as counsel for an estate and filed a petition seeking legal fees pursuant to G.L. c. 215, § 39A.

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that, in some situations, a former resident of the Commonwealth can be liable for Massachusetts...

Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in Walpole, Massachusetts.

Acreative attempt by a borrower to forestall foreclosure and recover damages against its lender ended badly for the borrower, with the borrower and its counsel being sanctioned.

Over the past few months, there have been significant changes to tariffs by the United States and other countries around the world. These changes continue to evolve and there is significant uncertainty about the timing...

Parents with young children often hear that "the days are long but the years are short." However, this phrase may not truly resonate until their children get older...

The case of Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of Boston is the latest case that involves an eternal question posed by developers: how does a developer whose development permits are challenged...

The end of June saw the D.C. Council pass the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024 and the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024.

The Supreme Court may be about to accept an appeal with enormous potential to decide the airspace rights of drones in the United States, and nobody in the drone community...