by | Jan 20, 2017 | Real Estate
The City of Boston has proposed a legislation package consisting of five separate bills concerning landlords and tenants in an attempt to address displacement issues among low-income renters and to combat homelessness. The administration backing Mayor Walsh’s bill...
by | Jan 17, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
A common refrain from plaintiffs’ experts in the asbestos litigation is that “each and every exposure” to asbestos fibers was a substantial contributing cause of a plaintiff’s asbestos-related disease. Under this theory, it makes no difference whether a plaintiff was...
by | Jan 12, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
Johnson & Johnson’s motion to delay trial in hundreds of talc-based ovarian cancer cases pending in the 22nd Circuit Court of Missouri was recently denied by appellate Judge Angela T. Quigless. Johnson & Johnson, manufacturer and marketer of numerous...
by | Jan 5, 2017 | Real Estate
Massachusetts voted “yes” on Question 4 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but not all real estate owners were on board. The law allows for possession of up to ten ounces of marijuana in private residences and cultivation of up to six plants on...
