by Caroline Railton | Apr 29, 2026 | Articles
Congratulations to Attorneys John Puleo and Joe DeBonis on the publication of an article in the Massachusetts Bar Association’s March/April 2026 Section Review on a recent Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) case discussing both the procedural and substantive handling...
by HMDRS Law | Oct 8, 2024 | Articles
By Matthew Sweet, Esq. & Jennifer Sheehan, Esq. A recent case from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court may not represent a ground breaking change in insurance law, but it certainly provides some valuable lessons in best practices for claims handling. The...
by HMDRS Law | Oct 8, 2024 | Articles
By Jennifer Sheehan, Esq. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) recently issued a decision which could potentially expand the application of the “mode of operation” theory in premises liability cases. In Bowers v. P. Wiles, Inc.[1], SJC-11923 (July 28,...
by HMDRS Law | Oct 8, 2024 | Articles
By Jennifer C. Sheehan, Esq. The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently ordered an insurance company to pay multiple damages to a plaintiff who was injured in a fight outside of bar. In Terry v. Hospitality Mutual Insurance Co., 101 Mass. App. Ct. 597 (2022), the Court...
by HMDRS Law | Oct 8, 2024 | Articles
By Jennifer C. Sheehan, Esq. In Berkley National Insurance Company v. Granite Telecommunications, LLC and Atlantic Newport Realty, LLC, 2022 WL 3021107 (D. Mass 2022), the United States District Court ruled that an insurer who defended a claim under a reservation of...
