An abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners’ policy did not preclude coverage for an insured’s unprovoked physical attack that did not involve an exploitation or misuse of power, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. Dorchester Mutual Insurance Company issued a policy to the parents of William Brengle, who initiated an unprovoked attack on Leonard
A church that closed and sold its real property after issuing burial certificates to its parishioners could disinter and relocate the cremated remains buried on that property despite the objections of the decedents' families, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland set aside a portion of its land
Amendments changing where solar energy systems are permitted in Mashpee could be on the May Town Meeting warrant, pending a decision by the Mashpee Planning Board. At its meeting last
Four new U.S. Supreme Court Fellows are set to begin their 2022-2023 fellowships in September. They are the first to experience the program in-person in nearly two years; the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020-2021 class to work virtually and led to a decision to pause the program the following year.