Kris Olson

An oil service technician who had regularly updated his employer about a knee injury and who was terminated immediately after he notified his employer that he was fit to return to work provided sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment on his disability-related claims, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined. The plaintiff claims

Whether it comes by way of statute or through a class action lawsuit, juvenile justice advocates hope education in the commonwealth soon becomes more equitable, including for incarcerated “emerging adults.” Specifically, advocates are watching four education-related bills pending on Beacon Hill.

While their form has been in flux — a 25-percent surcharge on steel and aluminum imports is in, while across-the-board levies on goods from Canada and Mexico are out, at least for now — tariffs will seemingly be a fact of life in the second Trump administration.

Prior to Leigh A. Woodruff’s arrival in 2018, Community Legal Aid, which serves five central and western Massachusetts counties, did not have the budget for a litigation director.

Ryan M. Schiff and Paul Rudof knew they were asking the Supreme Judicial Court to go where no state supreme court had ever been.

A former assistant attorney general has improperly fashioned an age discrimination complaint by breaching his obligation to respect client confidences and secrets, the Attorney General’s Office argues in a motion to dismiss filed recently in Hampshire Superior Court.

While their form has been in flux a 25 percent surcharge on steel and aluminum imports is in, while across the board levies on goods from Canada and Mexico are out, at least for now tariffs will seemingly be a fact of life in the second Trump administration. As the tariffs take effect, the incentive to

At Suffolk Superior Court on Feb. 24, Stephen A. Pina received official recognition of the work he has done in the greater Boston community since gaining his freedom three years ago. What he did not receive was closure.

Even after establishing himself as a legendary trial attorney, Paul R. Sugarman never forgot his humble beginnings. But if he needed a reminder, Sugarman could just look at the stern of his prized deep-sea fishing boat, the Arbutus 25, named for the address of his childhood home in Dorchester. Sugarman died on Feb. 26 at the age of 93, with his family by his side. He made an indelible mark on the practice of tort law in Massachusetts while serving as mentor to many and as a champion for “the little guy” throughout his illustrious career, say those who knew […]

During a meeting in his lawyer’s office, a client becomes angry, pulls out a gun, and shoots the lawyer or the lawyer’s paralegal in the shoulder, then flees. Can the lawyer immediately reach for the phone and call the police? Many might be surprised to learn that the answer is not an easy “yes.” Indeed, as the American Bar Association noted in a recent formal opinion, there is nothing in the text of Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6 or 1.18 that would authorize such a breach of a lawyer’s duty of confidentiality. To remedy that, the ABA has recognized […]