Partridge Snow & Hahn Litigation & Disputes Associate James P. McGlone examines the potential impact on Rhode Island federal court practice of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, in his article published in the Rhode Island Bar Journal. In Berk v. Choy, the Supreme Court addressed whether a Delaware state-law affidavit requirement applied to claims...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Real Estate Attorney Brian G. Cafferty was recently featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly discussing a Massachusetts Appeals Court decision enforcing a $100,000 settlement agreement arising out of a real estate dispute involving adjacent properties in Ashland. The Appeals Court reversed a Superior Court ruling and held that the settlement agreement was...
Jennifer Henricks, Counsel at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, was recently featured in a Law360 article examining the significant verdict secured on behalf of eight Tufts University School of Medicine faculty members in a closely watched tenure and academic freedom dispute. Following more than six years of litigation, including review by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
Jennifer Henricks, Counsel at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, was recently featured in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article examining a landmark $4.3 million verdict secured on behalf of eight Tufts University School of Medicine faculty members in a tenure-related contract dispute. The article highlights a Superior Court ruling finding that Tufts breached tenure contracts by...
Jennifer Henricks, Counsel at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, was recently featured in The Boston Globe discussing a landmark tenure dispute involving Tufts University School of Medicine faculty members. The article examines a Middlesex Superior Court ruling in favor of eight tenured professors who challenged Tufts over salary reductions and changes to faculty status tied...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner and Employment & Labor Chair, Alicia J. Samolis, was recently featured in The Business Journals for her insights on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s increasing scrutiny of workplace initiatives that may give rise to so-called “reverse discrimination” claims. In the article, Alicia explains that anti-discrimination laws have always protected individuals...
Alicia J. Samolis, Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Practice at Partridge Snow & Hahn, was recently quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly following a significant First Circuit decision reviving religious discrimination and retaliation claims against Hasbro, Inc. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated federal and state law claims brought by two former...
Alicia J. Samolis, Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Practice at Partridge Snow & Hahn, was recently quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly regarding a notable ruling from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals involving the enforceability of a class action settlement. The First Circuit affirmed a global settlement in Mongue v. The...
State tax credit collateral has quickly shifted from a niche concept to a mainstream financing tool for real estate development – especially in high-cost, subsidy-driven projects. In her latest contribution to Chambers USA: Trends & Developments, Amy T.M. Oakley, Partner & Co-Chair of the Commercial Finance Practice at PSH, outlines how lenders are increasingly underwriting...
Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Group Alicia Samolis was recently quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly regarding a noteworthy decision in a high-profile sexual harassment case, Sabatini v. Knouse, et al. The ruling presented a rare example of defamation and tortious interference with contractual relationship claims being allowed to...
