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Summaries |
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05/05/2008 |
The summaries of cases for oral argument were prepared by Marc G. Perlin, Associate Dean and Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School. The summaries are not an official part of the court proceedings, and are presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the cases set for oral argument. |
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SJC-10123
Thurdin v. SEI Boston, LLC
Employment Discrimination-- Whether an employer with fewer than six employees is subject to suit under the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act for gender or pregnancy discrimination. |
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SJC-10159
Commonwealth v. Donohue
Sentencing-- Where a court has sentenced a prisoner to a House of Correction, does the Sheriff of Middlesex County have the authority to place the prisoner in a home confinement program monitored by Global Positioning Satellite technology?. |
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SJC-10060
Mason v. Rowe
Domestic Relations; Child Support-- Whether a complaint for paternity and a request for child support and health insurance may be entered against the estate of the putative father. |
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SJC-10150
Macrelli v. Children's Hospital
Tort-- Whether the plaintiffs may recover damages where their child’s organs were retained without parental consent in connection with an autopsy. |
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SJC-10139
Bradston Associates, LLC v. Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
Real Property-- This case deals with the validity of a lease of office space for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department where the lease lacked a certification from the City of Boston Auditor.
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SJC-09986
McMenimen v. Passatempo
Insurance; Statute of Repose-- In this superintendence petition, the petitioner claims that a lawsuit alleging misrepresentations in connection with the purchase of a life insurance policy was barred by the statute of repose.
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SJC-09569
Nystedt v. Appeals Court
Superintendence Power-- In this superintendence petition, the petitioner seeks review of a decision of a Single Justice of the Appeals Court involving a Probate Court judge’s denial of a motion for summary judgment in a will dispute.
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