Eric T. Berkman

Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled a real estate seller cannot sue a buyer's attorney for breach of a purchase and sale agreement he never joined.

The 1st Circuit ruled a patient lacked standing to sue over a hospital data breach because she failed to trace alleged fraud to the cyberattack.

A federal judge ruled a Fair Credit Reporting Act reinvestigation claim can proceed after an inaccurate tenant screening report led to Section 8 housing denials.

A federal judge ruled a Massachusetts worker may pursue breach of contract claims against former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg over an alleged pay guarantee through November 2020.

The Appeals Court ordered a new trial after ruling a victim's private diary was improperly admitted as first complaint evidence in a rape case.

Judge reduces a $2.2 million jury award in Great Point v. NE Fibers, finding lost sales commission damages from insulation defects were excessive.

A Superior Court judge ruled ChatGPT materials created by a litigant's romantic partner are not protected by the work product doctrine absent counsel's direction.

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled the town of Petersham improperly denied a solar farm permit, requiring site-specific reasons under the Dover Amendment.

A Rhode Island judge upheld the denial of a teacher's accidental disability retirement claim, ruling the five-year filing deadline was mandatory despite COVID delays.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled inmate discrimination claims under RICRA sound in tort, allowing a lawsuit over denied medical accommodations to proceed.