Liability Woes Leave Snow Contractors on Slippery Ground
Landscape contractors are calling on state lawmakers to address slip-and-fall liability issues that snow and ice removal service providers face across Massachusetts.
What Hotel Owners Need to Know About COVID Liability
In the spring of 2020, the future landscape for tort claims arising from COVID-19 infections was largely unknown. Two years later, the tidal wave has not hit.
SJC Ruling Brings Law in Line With Industry Practices
Since at least 1940, parties to construction contracts have been held to high standard of showing “complete and strict performance of all [of the construction contract’s] terms.” This has historically turned otherwise straightforward disputes over payment into battles where the parties could point to any performance failure as a basis to avoid liability.
