My wife wants to keep the house but she is on disability and what she makes monthly will barely pay the mortga....
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6/11/2013 15:24
by trulystuck |
Good morning...So my gf and her son moved into an apartment in MA last year. We squeezed into a one br for a f....
Under Massachusetts law, there is no such thing as a valid or enforcea....
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6/11/2013 08:54
by CBerthiaume |
We are not happy with the way our painting contractor is doing the work.
he insist the the work is done right....
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6/10/2013 14:02
by hagit |
I have a lease that ends on July 31 that specified that the tenants must give 60 days notice to renew or move ....
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6/10/2013 12:02
by renterfornotmuchlonger |
My little dog attacked a neighbor's large dog. The large dog lifted my dog up at the neck, leaving a single bi....
I can see that point of view. Is that because my dog (and hence I) wa....
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6/8/2013 03:17
by Pou |
The company I use to work for had only been recently paying overtime pay. For a long time I wasn't even going ....
You should speak with a Massachusetts Wage & Hour attorney. A Massachu....
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6/7/2013 22:26
by rainperimeter |
Can an executor sell or transfer property from an estate without having all beneficiaries of the estate sign o....
Thank you for your response.
The waivers were not filed, my attorney....
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6/6/2013 13:30
by executor428 |
I'm single mother of a child with autism, and I'm not happy with my district's educational plan for my son. ....
First, sorry about your frustration regarding your son and about your ....
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6/3/2013 08:04
by Angrymom2 |
As plaintiff in SC case, where a lis pendens has been issued against properties that the acting trustee will n....
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5/27/2013 20:56
by ackman |
Hi. Hopefully someone can give me some good information because I'm finding this all confusing. I was workin....
Yes, In Massachusetts, the attorney who handles your workers compensat....
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5/21/2013 10:30
by Timer88 |
If I am co-owner of our 2 family home and have agreed to pay the entire mortgage as part of the divorce settle....
Dear Fool-in-love: The divorce settlement requires you to pay the full....
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1/29/2013 20:41
by Fool-for-love |
Several of my colleagues will dictate consultation notes in which they state they don't have the complete hist....
The question probably boils down to whether or not such practice is wi....
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10/2/2011 18:37
by Anonymous |
Slander and defamation of character in Massachusetts
If you are asking if you could collect damages from the client, I would guess not, based on the analysis of Massachusetts slander and defamation law below. However, you can certainly talk to your manager/supervisor and take steps to protect yourself. You could ask to be assigned to a different client and also that the false accusations, with explanations provided by you and your co-worker, be included in the client file. Create a bit of a paper trail that will serve as a buffer against any future claims by the client.
Regarding defamation or slander in Massachusetts (slander is spoken, libel is written), there are certain elements that must be proven by the victim: (1) a false and defamatory communication: (2) about concerning the plaintiff; and (3) that was published or uttered to a third party. You can read more about these elements in National R.R. Passenger Corp, 486 F.Supp.2d 58 (D.Mass 2007). Also, assuming that the above elements are proven, The plaintiff/victim is generally required to show actual damages resulting from the slanderous or defaming statements. There are a couple of important Massachusetts cases on this point, including Nolan, 37 Mass. Practice, 185 and Lakian, 399 Mass., 382. So, for example, if you were fired as a result of the false accusations, then you might have some damages to sustain such a claim. Good luck.