CASES OF NOTE -
UPHILL BATTLE FOR RETAIL CANNABIS APPLICANTS -
Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, 488 Mass. 60 (2021) Summary: In Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court grappled with...more
9/22/2021
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Commercial Leases ,
Condominiums ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dispensaries ,
Easements ,
Impossibility ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mandamus Petitions ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Property Improvements ,
Purchase and Sale Agreements ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retailers
CASES OF NOTE THE SECRET'S OUT Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC v. Herald Store Owner LLC, 70 Misc. 3d 1206(A) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 7, 2021) A New York court recently held that a retailer’s closure due to a state law imposed...more
2/5/2021
/ Breach of Contract ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Common Law Claims ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Failure To Pay ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Government Lockdown ,
Impossibility ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Retailers ,
Victoria Secret
Trending Now -
On October 17, 2020, the Baker Administration’s moratorium on certain residential and small business eviction and foreclosures expired. However, also on October 17, Massachusetts adopted a new moratorium,...more
Cases of Note -
Marie Baptiste et al v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al.
In July, two residential landlords, Marie Baptiste and Mitchell Matorin (“Plaintiffs”), filed suit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,...more
Trends in Real Estate Litigation -
Commercial Landlords and Tenants Take Their COVID-Related Lease Disputes to Court -
The slow-burning standoffs between commercial landlords and tenants in the COVID-19 pandemic are...more
7/13/2020
/ Commercial Leases ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Real Estate Market ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants