The at-will employment doctrine is a double-edged sword in the workplace, offering both freedom and uncertainty. It gives employees the flexibility to walk away from a job without strings attached, while employers can make staffing changes swiftly without protracted legal complications. Yet, with this freedom comes a shadow of unpredictability—where job security can feel fragile, […]
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Jon Friedmann obtained a favorable verdict from the Massachusetts Superior Court after a three-day jury-waived trial in a real estate dispute over a property on Martha’s Vineyard. Jon represented the sellers in a case involving buyers who alleged multiple claims, including breach of contract and misrepresentation, stemming from a real estate purchase and sales agreement. […]
A Massachusetts court recently decided a case involving a commercial lease agreement dispute, which determined that a landlord’s alleged breach does not justify the tenant’s decision to stop paying rent. In this case, the landlord sued its tenant arguing the tenant had no right to terminate its lease or withhold rent. The court agreed with […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce Alexander Tsianatelis has been named a partner at the firm. A seasoned transactional attorney, Alex focuses his practice on commercial real estate sales and acquisitions, residential real estate sales and acquisitions, business sales and acquisitions, financings, development and leasing. He has experience representing both sides of each of these […]
Jon Friedmann and Casey Sack successfully secured a decision under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 231, § 6F to have the plaintiff pay a portion of the firm’s attorneys’ fees. The decision arises from a residential construction dispute. Under Chapter 231, § 6F, the court may impose sanctions against a party represented by counsel whose claims […]
A selling party owned two adjacent oceanfront homes in a scenic community in Massachusetts. The sellers intended to continue to own and use one of the homes and planned to sell the other. Importantly, the two homes shared a private beach. To preserve the peace and quiet the sellers enjoyed on the shared private beach, […]
Business owners in Massachusetts can access solar energy, and depending on how the deal is structured, they can save on their electric bills and benefit from tax incentives and credits. Under the Green Communities Act of 2008, the Massachusetts Legislature permitted each distribution company to construct, own and operate up to 50 megawatts of solar […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in over 70 practice areas, who have achieved a high degree of professional achievement and […]
During the COVID pandemic, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a law allowing for Remote Online Notarizations (“RON”). By doing so, real estate transactions could continue even though in-person meetings were discouraged, and the Registries of Deeds were closed to the public. The COVID-era process was tedious. Physical documents needed to be delivered to the signer. Then, […]
What happens when an unmarried couple who have worked together, lived together and raised children together go their separate ways? This was the issue presented in a case that Jon Friedmann and Sean Cullen recently tried on behalf of one of RF’s clients. The firm’s client, a male entrepreneur, who had immigrated from Egypt, met […]
