One of the ways cities and towns have increased their inventories of affordable housing is through the transfer of municipally owned property, usually tax title parcels, to the housing authority or a non-profit like Habitat for Humanity. Usually, these transfers are for nominal consideration in return for the eventual... read more

In a landmark decision, the Norfolk Superior Court (Brady, J.), ruled that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) does not have the authority to impose conditions upon public water suppliers’ use of water under registration statements issued in accordance with the Water Management Act. Under the Water Management Act,... read more

Our labor and employment group successfully overturned an arbitration decision in Superior court for a K&P client. Since there is a strong public policy in Massachusetts favoring arbitration, judicial review and reversal is available only in very limited circumstances. In this matter, however, the court held that the arbitrator’s... read more