Monthly Archives: August 2010

August 1, 2010

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Hands Down Disappointing Liquor Liability Case

On July 12, the Supreme Judicial Court handed down a disappointing decision in the much-anticipated case of Lev v. Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts, Inc., declining to hold an employer liable after its employee became intoxicated at an after-work meeting held at a restaurant and struck a pedestrian on his way home. In a separate criminal case, the [...]

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August 1, 2010

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Abolishes Archaic “Natural Accumulation” Rule In Premises Liability Cases

In what is being hailed as one of the most important Massachusetts premises liability cases in decades, the Supreme Judicial Court last week in Papadopoulos v. Target Corporation abolished the so-called “natural accumulation” rule that had long governed Massachusetts slip-and-fall cases involving snow and ice. The so-called “natural accumulation” rule held that Massachusetts property owners [...]

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