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Category: RE Litigation

Completion Guarantees in Construction Development Loans: Are They Enforceable?

05/12/2025   |   BY Gary M. Markoff, Eyal Schwartz, and Luke E. Colomey

Yes, but not the way you may think. Lenders who provide mortgage financing want assurances that their financed projects will be... Read More »

Massachusetts SJC Rules in Favor of Insureds for Ambiguous Insurance Policy Term

09/24/2024   |   BY Ronald W. Ruth

In Zurich American Insurance Company v. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (and a consolidated case[1]) (Docket No. SJC-13535), the Supreme Judicial... Read More »

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Massachusetts SJC rules in favor of Hume Lake Christian Camp zoning appeal under the Dover Amendment

06/09/2023   |   BY

The Supreme Judicial Court finds that Hume Lake Christian Camps, Inc.’s proposed recreational vehicle park would be exempt from Monterey’s... Read More »

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When a Municipality Establishes Title by Adverse Possession, That is Not a Taking

04/18/2020   |   BY Sander A. Rikleen and Amy L. Hahn

A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) decision highlighted the distinction between establishing rights in real estate by adverse possession... Read More »

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SJC Announces Outcome Prior to Decision, Reverses Appeals Court Decision, and Upholds Dismissal of a Zoning Appeal for Lack of Standing

03/11/2020   |   BY Sander A. Rikleen and Amy L. Hahn

The threshold question in many land use appeals is whether the appealing party has standing to object to the action... Read More »

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The Law of Lis Pendens in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

07/26/2017   |   BY Christopher R. Blazejewski and Ronald W. Ruth

If you are involved in a real estate dispute in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, it is important to know the... Read More »