22 Apr, 2024 Hackers Loot IOLTA Account; Insurers Look for Cover By Richard Rosensweig The case of Haggett v. Kirzer is raising significant questions not only about the security of law firm accounts, but also about potential...
02 Apr, 2024 This Michigan Supreme Court Case Has the Potential to Guide Drone and Air Rights Law for the Nation By Jonathan Hayden 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...
12 Mar, 2024 What's in Store for White Stadium at Boston's Franklin Park? By Gary Ronan White Stadium in Boston's historic Emerald Necklace in Franklin Park, was originally constructed in the 1940s, and designated for use by...
04 Mar, 2024 Following Formalities of Will Execution And Availability of Attorney Testimony Defeats Undue Influence Claims By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less While undue influence claims are commonly asserted in probate proceedings, especially with the increased prevalence of dementia and...
08 Feb, 2024 SCOTUS Issues Decision with Significant Implications for Future Whistleblower Cases By Carla Reeves On February 8, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 601 U.S. ___(2024), a case...
18 Jan, 2024 Mass. Bar Split As Pre-Pandemic 12-Person Juries Return By Jennifer Furey What a judge called the "last vestige" of COVID-era restrictions in Massachusetts state courts came to an end in the new year with the...
08 Jan, 2024 How I Made Partner: Be ‘A Good Firm Citizen in Addition to a Good Lawyer,’ Says Jennifer Mikels of Goulston & Storrs By Jennifer Mikels How did she make partner? Jennifer Mikels discusses her trajectory to Goulston & Storrs director with Law.com. Learn more about her...
20 Dec, 2023 SJC Finds Severance of Joint Tenancy and Affirms Judgment of Civil Contempt[1] By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Where joint tenants with rights of survivorship reached an agreement requiring one of the joint tenants to remove his personal belongings...
19 Dec, 2023 SEC Brings Enforcement Actions to Remedy Improper Contractual Limitations on Whistleblower Activities By Jaclyn Grodin Carla Reeves Erek Sharp The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) in recent months has settled a number of actions targeting employment...
01 Nov, 2023 Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - November 2023 By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan Nora McMurphy +2 more... Show less This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New...
01 Nov, 2023 Beneficiary Has a Right to an Accounting Despite the Trustee's Return of Funds By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Kaylie v. Kaylie, 2023 WL 6395345 (1st Dep’t October 3, 2023) Can the beneficiary of a trust require a trustee to provide an accounting...
01 Nov, 2023 Conformed Copy of Will Not Admitted to Probate By Charles Jacob III Molly Quinn Jennifer Mikels Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less In Matter of Estate of Slezak, 218 A.D.3d 946 (3rd Dep't July 13, 2023) Where a conformed copy of a will was located where the decedent...
01 Nov, 2023 Voluntary Personal Representative Is a "Prior Appointment" For Purposes of the Limitation Period for Commencing Formal Probate By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less In The Matter of the Estate of Patricia Ann Slavin, 492 Mass. 551 (2023) Does the position of voluntary personal representative under G....
19 Oct, 2023 Going Paperless in the Land of Commercial Real Estate By Derek Domian Molly Quinn Since the 17th century, the “statute of frauds” has required contracts or agreements for the sale or transfer of land to be in writing,...
17 Oct, 2023 Need to Know: SEC’s New Private Fund Rules By Jaclyn Grodin David Coombs To view a PDF of the below information, please click here. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently adopted sweeping new...
04 Oct, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less Cases of Note EVALUATING EFFECTIVE NOTICE IN EXERCISE OF OPTIONS Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 102 Mass. App. Ct....