Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen

SRBC periodically issues Law Alerts to inform its clients and friends about important developments in the law. These Alerts are, of course, not intended to be a substitute for legal advice about a particular case or issue. Each Alert identifies an SRBC attorney who can be contacted for more information about the issue presented.

April 17, 2007 -

Premises Liability Alert: SJC Eases Burden on Premises Plaintiffs

In a recent decision (Sheehan v. Roche Brothers Supermarkets, Inc., April 17, 2007), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court joined a national trend away from the traditional restrictive approach...
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November 18, 2006 -

Insurance Law Alert: Recovery of Attorney's Fees in Coverage Case

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that an insured is not entitled to recover his attorney's fees where he prevails in a coverage action involving the insurer's duty to indemnify, but not the dut...
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September 12, 2006 -

Product Liability Alert: The Sophisticated-User Defense

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has now explicitly adopted the “sophisticated user doctrine” as an affirmative defense, which may relieve a product manufacturer of any duty to warn of a product’s laten...
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