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20 Sep, 2024 Landlords Beware: Construction Projects And Potential Liabilities By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less Classic Restaurant Concepts, LLC v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 104 Mass. App. Ct. 323 (2024) Classic Restaurant Concepts,...
20 Sep, 2024 Let’s Clear The Air: Industrial Facilities Must Comply With Board Of Health Regulations By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less P.J. Keating Co. v. Town of Acushnet, 104 Mass. App. Ct. 65, 233 N.E.3d 1097 (2024), review denied, 2024 WL 3346086 (Mass. June 27,...
17 Sep, 2024 Lender Liability Claim Results in Sanctions Against Borrower’s Counsel By Charles Jacob III Jaclyn Grodin A creative attempt by a borrower to forestall foreclosure and recover damages against its lender ended badly for the borrower, with the...
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13 Jun, 2024 Michigan Supreme Court Dodges Thorny Drone Law Issues By Jonathan Hayden In Long Lake Township v. Maxon, the Michigan Supreme Court had the opportunity to critically consider the extent to which property owners...
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07 Jun, 2024 Approval May Not Be Required, But Sufficient Plans Are By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Meadow Wood LLC v. City of Brockton, 230 N.E.3d 1065 (Mass. App. Ct. 2024) The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently interpreted G. L. c....
07 Jun, 2024 Part II: Landlord Unable to Evict Despite Tenant Defaults By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the...