New England Biz Law Update

Corporate plaintiffs that prevailed in an administrative proceeding involving pollution charges could recover counsel fees without first establishing a net worth under $500,000, a Rhode Island Superior Court judge has ruled.

Tagged with: Nov. 1 2013 issue

An insurance company’s denial of an application for long-term disability benefits could not be upheld even though video surveillance showed the applicant engaged in activities inconsistent with her claimed disability, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Tagged with: Nov. 1 2013 issue

A pharmaceutical company should not have been awarded summary judgment on an employee’s claim that he was denied a promotion upon returning from military duty in Iraq, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Tagged with: Nov. 1 2013 issue

A securities fraud complaint should not have been dismissed, as the allegations by the plaintiff investors were sufficient to show a causal connection between the defendants’ material misrepresentations and a 20 percent drop in share price that followed a chief ...

Tagged with: July 1 2013 issue

An insurance company must pay long-term disability benefits to a drug-addicted doctor for periods during which she was drug-free but at risk for a relapse, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Tagged with: February 28 2013 issue

An employer that removed a plaintiff from his managerial position on his return from a one-week medical leave could be sued under the Family Medical Leave Act, a U.S. magistrate judge has ruled.

Tagged with: Dec. 31 2012 issue

An employer could not consolidate two of its product-testing labs at different locations on its worksite into one lab without first negotiating with a labor union, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2012 issue

A subcontractor must arbitrate its dispute with a construction company in Ohio despite a Rhode Island statute barring out-of-state arbitration, a federal judge has held.

Tagged with: Oct. 31 2012 issue

An Americans with Disability Act complaint filed by an employee whose leave request was denied must be dismissed because it was filed more than 90 days after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mailed a “right-to-sue” letter to the employee and ...

Tagged with: Oct. 31 2012 issue

An employee who lost his job when he was unable to pass a test required by his employer could not hold the employer liable for refusing to grant him a time extension as an accommodation for his medical condition, the ...

Tagged with: Oct. 31 2012 issue