Case law

Gaudette v. Panos

650 F. Supp. 912 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 7, 1987

Plaintiff alleged that *914 two deans at the private boarding school that dismissed her were liable for conspiring together to deprive the plaintiff of her civil rights. Id. at 1328 . … The Court relied on Onesti v.

Jean-Paul

District Court, D. Massachusetts · Aug 7, 2026

Plaintiff further alleges these incidents caused him such mental and emotional harm that he failed his medical board examinations and was left with a “clinical condition” rendering him unable to drive a car. … Brown v. Chicopee Fire Fighters Ass’n, Loc. 1710, IAFF, 562 N.E.2d 87, 89 n.4 (1990).

Gratuity Solutions, LLC, and Gratuity, LLC v. Toast, Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2025

Gratuity also plausibly alleges that Toast conspired with its Customer Advisory Board members, who were also customers of Gratuity, to misappropriate Gratuity’s trade secrets, and that Toast encouraged those board members … The 2022 Massachusetts action was stayed in April 2024 pending the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB”) decision in its inter partes review of the ’050 patent. ECF 109, Gratuity Solutions, LLC v.

Simpson v. Phillipsdale Paper Mill Co.

223 F. 661 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jan 5, 1915

In reply to this last letter he was informed that he must apply in person to the board of canvassers and registration in Providence, and he never did so. … In Ennis, Adm’r, v. Smith, 14 How. (N. S.) 400, 423, 14 L.

Omniglow Corp. v. Unique Industries, Inc.

184 F. Supp. 2d 105 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2002

Scott Brown (“Brown”), Unique’s general counsel, did at some point obtain the oral advice of experienced legal counsel *110 with respect to the validity of patents ’306 and ’511 and the possible infringement by Unique’s products … See Water Technologies Corp. v.

Tortorella v. United States

486 F. Supp. 2d 159 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2007

Lane v. Pena, 518 U.S. 187, 192 , 116 S.Ct. 2092 , 135 L.Ed.2d 486 (1996). See also Murphy v. United States, 45 F.3d 520, 522 (1st Cir.1995). … Valentin v.

United States v. Kloepper

725 F. Supp. 638 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 7, 1989

United States v. … But see United States v.

SBT HOLDINGS, LLC v. Town of Westminster

541 F. Supp. 2d 405 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2008

Bettencourt v. Board of Registration in Medicine of Massachusetts, 904 F.2d 772 , 784 & n. 15 (1st Cir.1990) (emphasis added); accord Dinsdale v. Com., 424 Mass. 176, 180 , 675 N.E.2d 874 (1997). … The Town Coordinator performs administrative tasks for the town on behalf of the Board of Selectmen, the governing authority for the town. 2 .

In re DCA Development Corp.

360 F. Supp. 162 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 15, 1973

Marine Harbor Properties Inc. v. Manufacturers Trust Co., 317 U.S. 78 , 63 S. Ct. 93 , 87 L.Ed. 64 (1942). The debtor must show that there exists a reasonable possibility of successful reorganization. … The president of the board of directors of the debtor expressed his opinion that there was no hope of obtaining funds. Mr. Perkins’ inexperience 'in manufacturing tile also operates as a factor to preclude financing.

United States v. $48,940 in United States Currency

District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2022

United States v. … United States v. Gordon, No. 14-CR-10304-DPW, 2016 WL 11668976, at *5 (D. Mass. Aug. 30, 216) (quoting Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. 730, 742 (1983)), R. & R. adopted United States v. Gordon (D. Mass. Nov. 14, 2017).

Choy v. First Columbia Management, Inc.

676 F. Supp. 28 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 28, 1987

See Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Corp., 439 F.2d 477, 482 (D.C.Cir.1970); Trentacost v. Brussel, 82 N.J. 214 , 412 A.2d 436, 445 (1980); Paterson v. Deeb, 472 So.2d 1210, 1220 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1985). … See Brown v. LeClair, 20 Mass.App. 976 , 482 N.E.2d 870 (1985). Cf. Mullins v.

Feldman v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

723 F. Supp. 2d 357 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2010

Dunn v. Brown, 517 F.Supp.2d 541, 545 (D.Mass.2007) (“[I]t is well settled that ‘facts’ cannot be copyrighted.”). … Brown, 517 F.Supp.2d 541, 545 (D.Mass.2007) (“[T]he doctrine of ‘scenes á faire’ denies copyright protection to unoriginal elements of recurring stock scenes.”); 4 Melville B.

Scrima v. Gay

322 F. Supp. 2d 49 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2004

Board of Educ., 391 U.S. 563, 568 , 88 S.Ct. 1731 , 20 L.Ed.2d 811 (1968); and (3) “the protected speech was a substantial or motivating factor in the adverse action against the plaintiff.” Mihos v. … See O’Connor v.

Clark v. Boston-Continental Nat. Bank

9 F. Supp. 81 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Dec 7, 1934

West v. Camden, 135 U. S. 507 , 10 S. Ct. 838 , 34 L. Ed. 254 ; Hellier v. Achorn et al., 255 Mass. 273 , 151 N. E. 305 , 45 A. L. R. 788; Creed v. Copps, 103 Vt. 164 , 152 A. 369 , 71 A. L. R. 1287; Sherman & Ellis v. … See Citizens’ Central National Bank v. Appleton, supra, and Rankin, Rec’r, v. Emigh, supra. It is of some importance that, in the ease of Rankin, Rec’r, v.

Maslauskas v. United States

583 F. Supp. 349 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 27, 1984

The facts underlying plaintiff’s claim are set out in Maslauskas v. U.S. Board of Parole, 3 Cir.1980, 639 F.2d 935 . … Ward v. Caulk, 9 Cir.1981, 650 F.2d 1144 .

Johnson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

786 F. Supp. 2d 438 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · May 3, 2011

Mfrs. v. … Credit Union v.

Cardillo, Jr. v. Town of Stockbridge

District Court, D. Massachusetts · Jun 9, 2021

See Branti v. … Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274 (1977). In Mt.

Buck v. Newsreel, Inc.

25 F. Supp. 787 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Nov 23, 1938

Lieberman was the president and a member of the board of directors. The prayer of the bill was for an injunction and damages. … Witmark & Sons v.

Geraghty v. Potter

5 F.2d 366 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 9, 1925

In the eases of Francis Drug Co. v. Potter, supra, Godat v. McCarthy, supra, Keefe v. Clark, supra, and Margie v. … See New Jersey Wholesale Drug Co. v. Brown (D. C.) 289 F. 108 ; United States v. Kelih (D. C.) 272 F. 484 .

United States v. Patterson

168 F. Supp. 3d 374 · District Court, D. Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2016

See United States v. Corbin, 709 F.Supp.2d 156, 160 (D.R.I.2010). Two circuit courts have reached the same conclusion. See Thornton, 539 F.3d at 748 ; United States v. Brown, 412 F.2d 381 , 384 n. 4 (8th Cir.1969). … See United States v. Wesley, 417 F.3d 612, 618 (6th Cir.2005); United States v. Moore, 921 F.2d 207 (9th Cir.1990); United States v. *378 McFadden, 739 F.2d 149 (4th Cir.1984); United States v.