Rights

Your husband may have rights under three different laws: (1) The workers compensation statute, which prohibits an employer from discriminating...

If a tenant has stopped paying rent, how long do you have to give him on a notice to quit to pay up or move out

If a tenant has not paid rent, you must serve him/her with a 14-day notice to quit. The notice must contain certain language and is best...

Terminated for asking for short term disability paperwork from HR Department.

Thanks for your question. I am very sorry to hear about your job loss. There are two separate questions here: (1) Is there a basis for a...

The statute of limitations for legal malpractice begins to run when you when you are harmed by malpractice or first learned of the harm (or could...

I am sorry about your loss. Under Massachusetts law, a will is required to be published in the probate court in which the decedent was...

Landlord/tenant

No. A 14-day notice to quit must be served in a manner that is likely to give you reasonable notice that your tenancy is being terminated. ...

What is the procedure for determining the validity of a Will

Thanks for this interesting question. The search for the true "last will and testament" is a classic search for the truth. Just because a...

Wrongful termination question

I am very sorry to hear about your layoff. In certain instances employees may recover for wrongful termination of their employment based on...

Can I contest a judgment that was entered against me for not appearing at the hearing in MA state

If the summons and complaint were delivered to you and there is proof (in the form of what is known as a "return of service" signed by the sheriff...