If you believe that your municipality (city or town) has overassessed your home and as a result you are paying too much in real estate taxes, there are specific steps that are required to be followed to challenge that assessment. … Read more »
The Innovators’ Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – Interference with Contractual or Business Relations, Vol. 1
In early April, IC explored the business tort know as a “freeze-out.” (April 6, 2015 IC post). Another claim that is often asserted in business litigation is interference with contractual or business relations. Interference with business relations and … Read more »
The Innovator’s Counsel: Safe Harbor Period for Massachusetts New Earned Sick Time Law
Recently, the Innovator’s Counsel notified you of the new Massachusetts statute regarding earned sick time (previous post), which is going into effect on July 1, 2015. However, the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, the office tasked
The Innovator’s Counsel – “E-Discovery” In The Modern Legal World, Vol. 1 –> What is It?
For those who have been involved in formal litigation, you will recognize the term “discovery” as meaning the phase in a lawsuit where the parties attempt to gather as much factual information as possible from one another. One of the … Read more »
The Law that Now Protects Domestic Workers in Massachusetts
For those private homeowners who employ people to perform domestic or child care work in their homes, a new law has emerged regarding the rights of these workers. The new Domestic Worker’s law in Massachusetts – called the Domestic Workers … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Massachusetts Bullying Study
The Boston Globe reported that one in four students in Massachusetts schools are victims of bullying. A recent study conducted in middle schools and high schools across Massachusetts found a link between bullying and violence in the home. The study … Read more »
The Innovator’s Counsel: Default LLC Provisions in Absence of an Operating Agreement
As noted in previous IC blog posts, Massachusetts has codified its Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) laws at Mass. Gen. Laws c. 156C (“MA LLC Statute”). In the event individual members of an LLC fail to contemplate and adopt a comprehensive … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Parents’ Right to an Independent Evaluation
Every time a school district conducts an uation of a child, the parents have the right to an independent uation. An independent uation is an uation done on the child outside of the school district. It gives the parents the … Read more »
The Innovator’s Counsel: Massachusetts New Earned Sick Time Law
As of July 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), employers in Massachusetts must be prepared to deal with the implications of a new law regarding earned sick time. The new law requires employers who employ eleven (11) or more people to … Read more »
The Innovator’s Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – The “Freeze Out”
Previous IC blog posts have discussed the concept of “fiduciary duties” in a closely held corporation (e.g., one whose stock is not freely traded and is held by only a few shareholders) in general terms. This post discusses just one … Read more »