Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies Condominium Unit Owners’ Rights to Protest Condominium Fines and Late Fees
A recent 2021 decision rendered by the Appeals Court in Trustees of 10 Porter Street Condo Trust v. Cerda has clarified the rights of unit owners to protest the payment of fines and late fees associated with the payment of monthly condo fees.
In the 1994 case of Blood v. Edgar’s Inc.,...
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Hidden Treasures: Your Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Policy
If you watch television, you have probably seen those advertisements by automobile insurance companies promising that “you pay for only what you need” and similar claims. Did you ever think about why they advertise like this? It is for two reasons. The first is to discourage you from purchasing the auto coverage...
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A Novel Defense Strategy Reverses a Summary Suspension in 28 Days
Andrew Hyams won a reversal of a summary suspension at the Board of Registration in Medicine in 28 days, utilizing a legal procedure not included in the Board’s summary suspension regulation. In the past, it has taken doctors months and years to reverse summary suspensions. Mr. Hyams co-counseled...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Wins Jury Verdict in Difficult Invasion of Privacy/Emotional Distress Case
Attorney E. Steven Coren represented a client in a case involving invasion of privacy and emotional distress claims against the client’s ex-husband and his sister-in-law for unlawfully accessing and disseminating her highly confidential psychiatric records.
By way of background, the firm’s client was psychiatrically hospitalized for one week in...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Opposes Motion to Dismiss in Mount Ida Case
What obligation does an institution of higher learning have to its students? That is the key question facing a federal judge in Boston after a hearing in April regarding the abrupt closure and sale of Mount Ida College in 2018. Coren Lichtenstein, LLP represents the former Mount Ida students in a
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Steve Coren Comments on “Ruling on future inheritance beyond comprehension”
In a letter to the editor of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, E. Steven Coren said,
“I read with amazement the decision in Frasca v. Frasca, 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 (2018), that a Probate & Family court judge assigned a percentage of a future inheritance of a spouse...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: September 15, 2017
The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes recent news and blog posts:
Maury E. Lederman Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List
Preservation of Land Use Restrictions 15...
Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers from Job Discrimination
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago recently ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay workers from job discrimination. This is a landmark ruling because historically the courts have said that LGBTQ people were not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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Have Your Civil Rights Been Violated Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
We are often contacted by people who believe their civil rights have been violated and want to file a lawsuit. However, many of these instances do not qualify for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Here are some very general guidelines on what civil rights are protected under the ADA....
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The Innovators’ Counsel: Zoning Flyover – The Massachusetts Zoning Act 20 and 90 Day Appeal Deadlines (for lawyers)
As attorneys with experience handling a variety of condominium, real estate and zoning issues – particularly issues arising in dealings with city and town level zoning boards and subsequent boards of appeals/trial court appeals – the most frequent inquiry we receive in this area centers on obtaining or challenging the denial of...
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The Innovators’ Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – Interference with Contractual or Business Relations, Vol. 2
Our last IC post began exploring the business litigation tort of interference with contractual or business relations. As previously noted, such claims typically arise in the context of business competition; e.g., where one party who has been unsuccessful in retaining or winning a third party’s business alleges improper interference by the successful competitor.
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The Innovators’ Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – Interference with Contractual or Business Relations, Vol. 1
In early April, IC explored the business tort know as a “freeze-out.” (April 6, 2015 IC post). Another claim that is often asserted in business litigation is interference with contractual or business relations. Interference with business relations and interference with contractual relations are actually two separate torts (distinguished below)....
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