PSH Partner Allison Fleet was recently quoted in The Boston Globe regarding Rhode Island’s new Non-Owner-Occupied Property Tax Act, commonly referred to as the “Taylor Swift tax,” which took effect July 1. In the article, Fleet discusses how the new law is affecting real estate transactions, including a new requirement that sellers obtain a Certificate...
Alicia J. Samolis, Chair of the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice and Co-Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force, was recently called upon to comment on the closely watched Mobley v. Workday Inc. litigation. In the case, a federal court in California conditionally certified a class action against Workday, an AI-driven platform used by employers for...
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...
