In Massachusetts, as well as other states, a business that sells or serves alcoholic beverages may be held liable for damages if the establishment sells or serves alcohol to a minor or to an intoxicated person and that person injures another person or him or herself. This type of claim is known as “dram shop […]
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Attorney-Client Privilege in Massachusetts
By Robert Allison on April 1, 2016The attorney-client privilege protects communications between a client and his or her attorney from disclosure. The classic definition of the attorney-client privilege indorsed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is where legal advice of any kind is sought from a professional legal advisor in his capacity as such, the communication relating to that purpose made […]