A Superior Court judge recently ruled that a client list that had been put together by a financial advisor immediately after leaving his former firm could be considered the former firm’s confidential information even if compiled from memory. [Read more…]
Homeowner’s Liability to Neighbor for Damage from Overhanging Tree
A common issue facing homeowners is their or their neighbor’s responsibility for overhanging trees and branches. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court recently decided that a homeowner was not responsible for damage caused to a neighbor’s house from a healthy overhanging tree. [Read more…]
University Has No Duty Under the Circumstances to Take Steps to Prevent Graduate Student’s Suicide
Massachusetts’ highest appellate court ruled recently that in certain circumstances a special relationship, and a corresponding duty to take reasonable measures to prevent suicide, may be created between a university and a student. [Read more…]
City and School Not Liable for Injury to Student Caused by Bullying
In a recent case, the highest court in Massachusetts (Supreme Judicial Court) addressed the issue of a public school’s liability for negligently permitting bullying to occur, which resulted in a fourth-grade student becoming paralyzed after being pushed down a flight of stairs. [Read more…]
John Altomare Travels to Guatemala, Haiti to Assist the Needy
FA&E partner John Altomare, current Chair of the Seven Hills Foundation Board of Directors, does not just give lip service to the Seven Hills Global Outreach (SHGO). He recently traveled to Guatemala and, on a separate trip, to Haiti with other volunteers to assist those in need. [Read more…]
Employer Liability for Commissions Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
A District Court Judge for the United States District Court in Massachusetts has recently held that an employer is liable to pay commissions to a former employee even though the employer’s commission policy provided that commissions were not due to an employee who resigned. [Read more…]
FAE Partner John Altomare Named Trustee at Bay State Savings Bank
Fusaro, Altomare & Ermilio (FAE) Partner, John N. Altomare has been named Director at Bay State Savings Bank. Bay State Savings Bank is a savings bank headquartered in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. [Read more…]
Liability Waiver Does Not Protect the YMCA
In a recent decision, a Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that a liability waiver, a release of all claims signed before the plaintiff’s decedent participated in a particular program, did not protect the YMCA from a wrongful death claim. [Read more…]
John Altomare Quoted About Work with Non-profit
Fusaro, Altomare & Ermilio (FAE) Partner, John N. Altomare is currently serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Seven Hills Foundation, a local non-profit with global outreach affiliates.
FAE Partner John Altomare to Serve as Chair of Non-Profit Board
Fusaro, Altomare & Ermilio (FAE) Partner, John N. Altomare will serve as the Chairman of the Board for Seven Hills Foundation for the coming year. John most recently served as Vice-chairman of the Board for the non-profit. [Read more…]
