A fee-shifting agreement requires the non-prevailing party in a legal matter to pay the legal fees and costs of the prevailing party. We previously highlighted Jon Friedmann’s victory in a complex foreclosure case, which resulted in a six-figure verdict for the firm’s client in a jury-waived trial. After the trial, the judge held a separate […]
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We are pleased to announce Alexander Tsianatelis joined the firm as an associate. A talented legal professional, Alex focuses his practice on commercial and residential real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financings, development, operations, maintenance and leasing. Alex started his legal career working for the Kraft Group’s related companies in Foxborough, MA including Gillette Stadium and other […]
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”) (H.R. 3311) is one of three bills, which made significant changes to the bankruptcy code in February 2020. The other two bills include The Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 (the HAVEN Act) and the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019. The HAVEN Act […]
The Massachusetts “Lemon Law,” G.L.c. 90, Section 7N ½, obligates an auto manufacturer or dealer to repair any “nonconformity” to express or implied warranties – in other words, any defect that substantially impairs a vehicle’s use, market value or safety – that arises within one year or 15,000 miles of the purchase of a new […]
Rudolph Friedmann LLP is proud to announce that four attorneys at the firm have been selected as Massachusetts Super Lawyers and two attorneys as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers also named RF partner Jon Friedmann to its 2019 Top 100 Lists for Massachusetts and New England.
Jim Rudolph, managing partner of Rudolph Friedmann LLP, has been included in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the Construction Law practice area. With this distinction, Jim ranks in the top five percent of private practice attorneys nationwide.
An old adage that hardy New Englanders have grown up hearing holds that if you do not like the weather conditions around here, “just wait a day or two and they will change.” A recently issued Massachusetts Superior Court decision has called into question a legal doctrine that has long shielded premises owners from liability […]
This case involves a dispute between a borrower, a purported lender and the purported lender’s funder regarding a commercial loan, and the aftermath caused by the borrower’s default on the loan. The borrower brought claims against the purported lender and the lender’s funder, for unfair business practices and violation of the Massachusetts anti-usury statute. RF […]
Condo Unit Owner Not Responsible for Special Assessment Bobby Rudolph obtained a unanimous decision from the Massachusetts Court of Appeals affirming judgment in favor of RF’s client, a condominium owner, who was improperly assessed a portion of the cost to demolish and rebuild the condominium building’s parking garage. The parking garage, located behind the building, […]
On October 1, 2018, lost in the deserved fanfare that the passing of the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act garnered, Massachusetts also became the second-to-last state to adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) (only New York remains). In doing so, Massachusetts statutorily updated both its 80-year-old definition of “trade secret” and legal remedies for misappropriation […]
