Real Estate & Property Law

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Massachusetts Employment Law
alleging violations of Massachusetts labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination, harassment and more.

Rent Controlled Apartments
Landlord to pay $10 million settlement after forcing out low income tenants and then selling the buildings for a profit.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits See Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
HRT Lawsuits Pharma Faces Multi Million Dollar Settlements

Massachusetts Turnpike Class Action

VA Clinics
Thousands of Patients at Risk for Infectious Diseases

Repossessed car wins $700,000 Settlement
A class action lawsuit that was brought against Virginia Beach-based Tidewater Finance Co., alleging that the company had questionable repossession practices, has been settled.