Jonathon Friedmann and Casey Sack were featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on September 22, 2025, for securing a rare and significant remedy of default judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The article, titled “‘No more,’ judge says in ordering default as discovery sanction,” details the court’s extraordinary ruling in favor […]
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The employment relationship in Massachusetts is governed by various state and federal laws that dictate what employers can and cannot ask throughout the employment life cycle. These laws are intended to prevent discrimination and protect employees’ rights. Among these laws are the Fair Labor Standards Act, National Labor Relations Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, […]
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently clarified that the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (“Act”) does not apply to a non-solicitation agreement incorporated into a termination agreement even if the termination agreement includes a forfeiture provision if the employee breaches the non-solicitation agreement. In the matter of Susan Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., Susan Miele (“Miele”) […]
Property owners have the right, according Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 183A, to deed their property into a condominium form of ownership structure. By doing so, the property owner creates separate and distinct units of its property, which units may be transferred and owned by separate and distinct owners. Each owner of a unit would also […]
Jon Friedmann and Casey Sack successfully secured a decision under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 231, § 6F to have the plaintiff pay a portion of the firm’s attorneys’ fees. The decision arises from a residential construction dispute. Under Chapter 231, § 6F, the court may impose sanctions against a party represented by counsel whose claims […]
Adam Shafran, a partner at the firm, recently represented James Raleigh in an action in Middlesex Superior Court, James Raleigh v. Lighthouse Life Sciences Partners, LLC et al. (Middlesex Superior Court, No. 2281CV00230). James Raleigh (“Raleigh”) was a member and minority owner (10 percent) of Lighthouse Life Sciences Partners, LLC (“Lighthouse”) and worked for the company […]
On June 21, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision in Adams v. Schneider Electric USA, Inc., addressing the so-called “Cat’s Paw” theory of liability. In reversing summary judgment originally granted in favor of the employer Schneider Electric, the SJC concluded that an employer can still violate the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute, G.L. c. […]
In today’s hard economic environment, it is often hard for borrowers to obtain conventional loans from a lender. As a result, it is often necessary for borrowers to turn to less conventional lenders, sometimes referred to as hard-money lenders. The non-traditional lenders often times charge interest rates much higher than that of a traditional lender […]
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly featured Bobby Rudolph in its August 14, 2023, issue in “Land Court judge rescues sale of property from improperly filed lis pendens.” The article highlights a case Bobby recently handled, Sharari v. Laura Road Holdings, which involved the sale of a residential property at 20 Laura Road in Newton, MA. The plaintiff […]
Massachusetts General Law Chapters 93A and 176D, long a compelling and formidable mechanism for consumers, has been extended beyond its usual confines to become a further source of consternation in the insurance industry. The Consumer Protection Act and the Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices in the Business of Insurance […]
