Litigation Archives - Law Offices of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy

Construction contractors in Western Massachusetts often face situations in which the owner or developer fails to pay. Massachusetts law allows...

DWPM litigators, Erin J. Meehan and L. Jeffrey Meehan provide a comprehensive summary of statutory protections afforded to property owners...

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals provided some welcome clarity to its Fourth Amendment jurisprudence regarding the issue of what may...

Western Massachusetts businesses may be surprised to learn what happens when a client, customer, or vendor files for bankruptcy. When...

If your business is seeking to expand into an area that has a residential or other zoning classification, you may...

Did you know that you, as a parent, can be held civilly liable for the intentional acts of your unemancipated...

Residents of Massachusetts cannot purchase or set off fireworks in Massachusetts, absent a license. The Fourth of July is a...

The days of corporal punishment have gone by the wayside, but not completely. Many of you from the baby boomer...

To succeed on a claim for negligence, a claimant must demonstrate that a defendant (i.e. landlord, property owner, other driver,...