Victory for Amesbury in Civil Rights Case
Attorneys Kay Doyle and Jay Tehan obtained a significant victory for the Town of Amesbury by securing a defense verdict in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a challenging civil rights case. The plaintiff alleged that the Town of Amesbury had violated his right... read more
Presentation: “Constitutional Considerations when Dealing with Disruptive Patrons”
On April Attorney Kay Doyle gave a presentation to the Massachusetts Library Association on “Constitutional Considerations when Dealing with Disruptive Patrons” in which she discussed common situations faced by library staff and patrons and provided a response framework that preserves the rights of library patrons under the U.S. Constitution... read more
Seminar: “Rights and Obligations of Municipalities in the Creation and Maintenance of Public Ways”
Seminar: “Writing Reasonable and Defensible Decisions”
In March, 2010, Attorney Elizabeth A. Lane presented a seminar entitled “Writing Reasonable and Defensible Decisions” at the Ninth Annual Conference of the Citizen Planning Training Collaborative. A frequent speakr on this and other zoning, planning, and land use subjects, Attorney Lane explained longstanding and recent court decisions that... read more
Chelmsford Wins Victory in Mobile Home Park Appellate Tax Board Case
Assessment cases involving mobile home parks are rare, and there is little precedent for municipal officials to follow. Now, in the case CJD Real Estate Limited Partnership v. Board of Assessors of the Town of Chelmsford, et al., (Appellate Tax Board Nos. F298316 & F304236) the Appellate Tax Board... read more
Appeals Court Affirms Pembroke Victory in Pembroke v. Foundation for Humanity.
Attorneys Kay Doyle and Joel Bard received an Appeals Court affirmation of their victory on behalf of the Town of Pembroke in Plymouth Superior Court in Town of Pembroke v. Foundation for Humanity. The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a Superior Court judgment in favor of the Town, finding that... read more
Victory for the Town of Weston Against Regis College
Attorney George Pucci, a senior litigator in our Land Use Group, has obtained a major victory for the Town of Weston and the Weston Zoning Board of Appeals to prevent construction of a massive 362-unit luxury housing development in a single-family residential district, in violation of the Town’s Zoning... read more
Victory for Woburn in Negligence Lawsuit
Attorneys Jeffrey Blake and Megan Bayer recently obtained a favorable decision in their defense of the City of Woburn in the case of Michael P. O’Meara, Trustee of the Michael P. O’Meara Revocable Trust v. City of Woburn, Middlesex Superior Court C.A. No. 06-0451. This matter was an action... read more
Town of Plymouth Acquires the Crawley Woodlands Preserve
Attorney Vicki S. Marsh represented the Town of Plymouth in its acquisition of the Crawley Woodlands Preserve property off Billington Street from the Crawley family. This property is a beautiful 70-acre site designated a “priority habitat” by the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. This acquisition protects the property... read more