Massachusetts Retaliation Law
 

Dr. Vishal Saxena v. University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on an Americans With Disability Act violation theory.


This action arises out of the former academic relationship between Defendant, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (the “Medical School” or “the School”), and its former student, Vishal Saxena (“Plaintiff”). Plain... More...    $0 (09-29-2023 - MA)

Mother Does v. Town of North Andover, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants


Plaintiffs, proceeding as Jane Smith and Mother Doe, are respectively a former student at North Andover High School (“NAHS”) and the parent and natural guardian of another former NAHS student (referred to here as Jane Doe). They bring this action against Defendants Town of North Andover (“Town... More...    $0 (05-16-2023 - MA)

Amy Rae v. Woburn Public Schools

Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Americans with Disabilities Act violation theories.


Plaintiff Amy Rae filed suit against Defendants Woburn Public Schools, the City of Woburn, Superintendent Matthew Crowley, and Principal Carl Nelson (collectively, “Defendants”) bringing counts for retaliatory harassment pursuant to the Rehabi... More...    $0 (05-05-2023 - MA)

United States of America v. Trusts of Salazar Dos Santos and America Dos Santos

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyer represented Defendants accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants for at least 11 years.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit, filed in 2019, alleged that from at least 2008, Dos Santos subjected multiple female tenants to unwelcome sexual contact, which included coercing them to engage in sex acts, physically... More...    $0 (05-03-2023 - MA)

United States of America v. Drummond Neil Smithson

Boston, Massachusetts criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sending threatening communications to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Drummond Neil Smithson, 31, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 12, 2022.

On or about July 19, 2020, Smithson, an Army veteran, mailed a threatening communication from Ayer, Mass., to the Department of Veterans Affairs thr... More...    $0 (11-23-2022 - MA)

United States Department of Labor v. Tara Construction, Inc. and Pedro Pirez

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of retaliating against an employee who reported an on-the-job injury.

The U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed against Tara Construction Inc. and its chief executive officer, Pedro Pirez, in February 2019 following a whistleblower investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrat... More...    $0 (06-22-2022 - MA)

Lauren Miceli v. JetBlue Airways Corp.

Boston, MA - Handicap Discrimination lawyer represented Plaintiff, Appellant with a handicap discrimination and retaliation claim.



I. BACKGROUND



We rehearse the facts "in the light most agreeable to
the plaintiff, consistent with record support," Kouvchinov v.
Parametric Tech. Corp.... More...    $0 (12-30-2021 - MA)

MARK GILBERT v. CITY OF CHICOPEE; WILLIAM JEBB; JOHN PRONOVOST; RICHARD J. KOS

Boston, MA - Constitutional Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, Appellant with claiming his First Amendment rights were violated.



In sharing this tale, we construe the facts of the
complaint in the light most favorable to Gilbert. Ocasio–Hernández
v. Fortuño–Burset, 640 F.3d 1, 7 (1st Cir. 2011) (citing Fed. R. ... More...    $0 (12-29-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. Mohan Prashad and David Besaw

Worcester, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually harassing female tenants.

The Justice Department secured a settlement resolving allegations that Worcester, Massachusetts, landlord Mohan Prashad and his maintenance worker, David Besaw, violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also resolves claims against... More...    $0 (11-23-2021 - MA)

KEVIN C. ROBINSON v. TOWN OF MARSHFIELD; ROCCO LONGO, individually; MICHAEL A. MARESCO, in his official capacity; and JOHN E. HALL, in his official capacity and individually.

Boston, MA - Employment lawer lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that he was discriminated against by his employer because of his age.




Robinson retired from his position as Fire Chief in March
of 2015 when he was sixty years old after having worked with the
Department since 1978.2 He... More...    $0 (11-23-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. Kurt Carpentino

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charge with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.



We rehearse the facts as supportably found by the
district court following the suppression hearing. See United
States v. Coombs, 857 F.3d 439, 443 (1st Cir. 2017); ... More...    $0 (11-22-2021 - MA)

Donna Gavin v. City of Boston and Mark Hayes

Boston, Massachusetts employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on civil rights gender discrimination theories claiming to have been discriminated against by the City of Boston's male-dominated police force.

PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

I. Nature of the Action
1. Plaintiff Donna Gavin (“Gavin”), brings this action against the City of Bos... More...    $0 (11-17-2021 - MA)

Dr. Nadine E. Lima v. City of East Providence, Rhode Island

Boston, MA - Employment lawyer represented Plaintiff, Appellant with
unlawful discriminatory employment actions taken against her claims.



Dr. Nadine E. Lima, a school
principal formerly employed by the City of East Providence, Rhode
Island, sued the City, its School Department, and the School
Superin... More...    $0 (11-10-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. PAUL M. WEADICK

United States of America v. FRANCIS P. SALEMME

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with a murder charge.



In 1992, DiSarro bought a closed nightclub in Boston
with funds he received from Frank Jr. Because DiSarro was under
investigation at the time, the papers listed DiSarro's stepbrother
as the owner. Frank Jr. was kept on the bo... More...    $0 (10-14-2021 - MA)

MARGARET BENSON v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P.

Boston, MA - Disability Discrimination lawyer represented
Appellant-Plaintiff with disability discrimination under the Maine Human Rights Act and for retaliation under the Maine Whistleblower Protection Act and the Maine Human Rights Act charge.



We review the district court's grant of summary judgment
in favor ... More...    $0 (10-14-2021 - MA)

VINCENT E. STUART v. CITY OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, f/k/a Town of Framingham; and BRIAN SIMONEAU, Assistant to the Chief of Police of the City of Framingham

Boston, MA - Adverse employment decision lawyer represented Plaintiff with Garcetti speech retaliation and Massachusetts Whistleblower Act claims charges.



A full recitation of the facts and issues in this case
can be found in the district court's January 22, 2020, memorandum
and order. Stuart v. City of Framin... More...    $0 (08-17-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. DANIEL FREDERICKSON

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a violating his supervised release charge.



We recount the facts as presented at Frederickson's
revocation hearing in the light most favorable to the government,
see United States v. Oquendo-Rivera, 586 F.3d 63, 66-67 (1st Cir.
2009), except wh... More...    $0 (08-14-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. Mohan Prashad Savton LLC, and Lanaton LLC





Worcester, MA - Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Landlord and Employee Who Subjected Women to Sexual Harassment

The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that female tenants of residential rental proper... More...    $0 (09-10-2019 - MA)

MARK GILBERT v. CITY OF CHICOPEE; WILLIAM JEBB; JOHN PRONOVOST; RICHARD J. KOS





After a near decade-long saga within the fragmented City
of Chicopee Police Department, Plaintiff-Appellant Mark Gilbert,
a Captain in the police department, sued a host of Defendants
Appellees, including the City of Chic... More...    $0 (02-10-2019 - MA)

Lauren Miceli v. Jetblue Airways, Corp.; Mathew Bourgeois






Plaintiff-appellant Lauren Miceli
sued her quondam employer, JetBlue Airways Corp. (JetBlue), for
handicap discrimination and retaliation under Massachusetts state
law.1 The appellant alleges that JetBlue fired her due... More...    $0 (01-30-2019 - MA)

Lee Kuznarowis v. Tobey Hospital; Southcoast Health Systems, Inc.






After careful consideration of the record
and the parties' arguments, we conclude for essentially the reasons
given by the district court that Tobey Hospital (Tobey) and
Southcoast Health Systems, Inc. (Southcoast), th... More...    $0 (01-22-2019 - MA)

Thomas Guifoile v. John M. Shields, Sr., et al.





In alleged violation of the False Claims Act, appellant Thomas Guilfoile claims
he was fired from his job in retaliation for accusing his employer
of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and making false representations
in customer contracts. See 31 U.S.C. 3730(h... More...    $0 (01-18-2019 - MA)

Diping Y. Anderson v. Megan J. Brennan





In the end in these cross-appeals
after a bench trial, we leave the parties just where they were, as
we see no error by the trial court.
Plaintiff Diping Anderson was a Postal Police Officer
(PPO) employed by the U.S. Postal Service and terminated on
Septembe... More...    $0 (12-22-2018 - MA)

Mark Thomas v. Cornelius J. Harrington, a/k/a Neil Harrington





This appeal arises out of an
alleged conspiracy to terminate plaintiff-appellant Mark Thomas
from his position as an officer at the Salisbury Police Department
("SPD"). In 2010, Cornelius Harrington, the Salisbury town
manager, hired Robert St. Pierre to investig... More...    $0 (12-02-2018 - MA)

Debvra Cherkaoui v. City of Quincy

District of Massachusetts Federal Courthouse - Boston, Massachusetts

Debra Cherkaoui ("Cherkaoui"
or "Plaintiff") appeals from the district court's grant of summary
judgment in favor of her former employer, the City of Quincy,
Massachusetts ("City" or "Defendant"), on her claims of employment
discrimination, retaliation, and constructive discharge. She
argues that the district court erred by adopting the magistrate
judge's Report and Recomme... More...    $0 (12-04-2017 - MA)

Scott Saunders v. Town of Hull

United States Court of Appeals For The First Circuit - Boston, Massachusetts

This is an appeal from entry of
summary judgment in favor of the Town of Hull in a civil rights
action brought by a Hull police officer. Scott Saunders, a decadelong
veteran of the Town of Hull Police Department, was passed
over for a promotion in November 2014. He alleges that the Town
of Hull and its then Police Chief, Richard Billings, intentionally
let his application l... More...    $0 (10-31-2017 - MA)

Michele Audette v. Town of Plymouth, MA

Federal Courthouse - Boston, Massachusetts

Appellant Michelle Audette, a
police patrol officer1 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, appeals from
the entry of summary judgment for the Town of Plymouth ("Town"),
the Plymouth Police Department ("Department"), and a number of the
Town's and the Department's employees. Audette claims that she
suffered discrimination in violation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42... More...    $0 (05-31-2017 - MA)

Jeannette Buntin v. City of Boston

This appeal causes us to decide
a question of first impression in this circuit. We hold that a
plaintiff may not bring claims for damages under 42 U.S.C. 1981
against state actors, including defendants sued in their official
capacities as government officials -- here, employees of the City
of Boston. This result is required by Jett v. Dallas Independent
School District, i... More...    $0 (05-15-2017 - MA)

JOSE SOTO v. MEGAN J. BRENNAN, Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service

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Jose Soto appeals from the district court's
dismissal of his four-count complaint alleging that his former
employer, t... More...    $0 (03-14-2017 - MA)

COMMONWEALTH vs. ESAU DePINA COMMONWEALTH vs. ISAIAH MONTEIRO

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We recite the facts that the jury could have found, reserving certain details
for later discussion. On November 16, 2009, a... More...    $0 (03-13-2017 - MA)

COMMONWEALTH vs. STEVEN CARUSO

On January 20, 2000, Sandra Berfield, the victim,
received a package containing a pipe bomb, which exploded when
she opened it, blowing her body asunder and killing her
instantly. A jury in the Superior Court found the defendant,
Steven Caruso, guilty of murder in the first degree on theories
of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity and cruelty.
The defenda... More...    $0 (01-16-2017 - MA)

United States of America v. Thirteen Individuals

Boston, MA - Cape Cod Drug Traffickers Arrested and Charged
Three Charged with Murder by States

Thirteen individuals have been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms charges following an investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Three face state first-degree murder charges following a State Police and Barnstable Police investigation led b... More...    $0 (04-05-2016 - MA)

Timothy Kane v. Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts

Boston, MA - Retired Sandwich Police Officer Awarded $225,000 for Emotional Distress

Timothy Kane, a retired police officer, sued the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts on a civil rights violation theory under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and retaliation theories claiming that he was passed over for promotions because of his military service.

Kane ... More...    $225000 (03-19-2016 - MA)

Bulwer v. Mount Auburn Hospital

Massachusetts law prohibits employers from
discriminating against their employees on the basis of, among
other things, race or national origin. See G. L. c. 151B, 4.
Because direct proof of such discrimination is rarely available,
employees filing claims under G. L. c. 151B, 4, are permitted
to prove discrimination without direct evidence of
discriminatory inte... More...    $0 (03-01-2016 - MA)

Commonwealth v. Zammuto

Following a jury trial in District Court, the
defendant was convicted of assault and battery by means of a
dangerous weapon, G. L. c. 265, 15A; and a civil rights
violation, G. L. c. 265, 37. On appeal, he contends (1) he
was denied a fair trial when, after he defaulted, the trial
proceeded in his absence, (2) the judge erred in failing to
instruct the jury regar... More...    $0 (02-22-2016 - MA)

Hamrick v. Glaxosmithkline, PLC

In reviewing the district court's summary judgment
determination that no rational jury could find that Hamrick's
whistleblowing activity was the cause of his termination, we
"consider[] the record and all reasonable inferences therefrom in
the light most favorable" to Hamrick. Soto-Feliciano v. Villa
Cofres Hotels, Inc., 779 F.3d 19, 22 (1st Cir. 2015) (alteration
i... More...    $0 (02-18-2016 - MA)

Nina Shervin v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellant Nina Shervin,
M.D., secured admission to one of the country's most prestigious
orthopedic residency programs. When she was placed on academic
probation, she concluded that her superiors were discriminating
against her based on her gender and thereafter began retaliating
against her because she had dared to challenge the probation
decision. Bent o... More...    $0 (10-13-2015 - MA)

Nina Shervin, M.D. v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellant Nina Shervin,
M.D., secured admission to one of the country's most prestigious
orthopedic residency programs. When she was placed on academic
probation, she concluded that her superiors were discriminating
against her based on her gender and thereafter began retaliating
against her because she had dared to challenge the probation
decision. Bent on vindic... More...    $0 (10-12-2015 - MA)

JOHN J. SULLIVAN vs. GARY RODEN

Sullivan delivered a letter that he had written to Nelia Sousa, a female correction officer. In the letter, Sullivan stated that he had developed "an attraction" to Sousa, described their interactions as "courting," requested that she move him into her unit so they
1 Individually and in his capacity as superintendent of Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk (MCI-Norfolk). 2 In... More...    $0 (08-22-2015 - MA)

Wessell v. Mink Brook Associates, Inc

This case involves a dispute between an
employee and her former employer regarding unpaid wages. The
plaintiff, Mary Ellen Wessell, successfully sued Mink Brook
1 Robert C. Stone.
2
Associates, Inc. (Mink Brook), and owner Robert C. Stone under
the Wage Act for lost wages and retaliatory discharge after
Stone refused to issue her a paychec... More...    $0 (08-05-2015 - MA)

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