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Fitch Law Partners LLP Announces 2025–2026 Scholarship Winner
Fitch Law Partners LLP is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025–2026 Fitch Law Partners Scholarship. The Fitch Law Partners Scholarship is awarded annually and is based upon an applicant's essay and academic achievements. Margaret Halloran: Margaret Halloran is a...
FITCH Sponsors MetroWest Legal Services Golf Tournament
FITCH was a proud corporate sponsor at the MetroWest Legal Services Nancy King Memorial Golf Tournament. Partners Steven E. Gurdin and Kurt S. Kusiak proudly represented the firm at this annual fundraising event. MetroWest Legal Services provides vital free legal aid...
SJC Appoints Lisa C. Goodheart of Fitch Law Partners LLP as Co-Chair of Access to Justice Commission
Fitch Law Partners LLP is proud to report that the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) has appointed Lisa C. Goodheart as Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission for a three-year term beginning on August 1, 2025. In a June 11, 2025 press release...
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SJC Rejects Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Trade Secret Cases, in Break with Federal Court in Massachusetts
When a company’s trade secrets are stolen, can it obtain preliminary injunctive relief while litigation is pending? The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says not unless the company can make a showing of irreparable harm. The SJC’s decision in Daikin Applied...
Protecting Assets and Calculating Fees: How Massachusetts Courts Handle Prenups and Property Division
When parties sign a prenuptial agreement, they often assume potential changes in the law will automatically apply to their agreement. A recent Appeals Court decision, Liz L. vs. Ursel U., highlights why this is not always the case. In this matter, the parties signed...
Massachusetts PROTECT Act Requires Employee Notice Within 48 Hours of an ICE Inspection Request
On August 5, 2026, Governor Maura Healey signed the PROTECT Act, An Act Promoting Rule of Law, Oversight, Trust and Equal Constitutional Treatment, St. 2026, c. 163. The Act took effect immediately. Among other immigration related measures, the Act imposes a new...
Sign-In Wrap Agreement Sufficient Notice to Compel Transfer to Michigan
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has found that a “sign-in wrap” agreement on Rocket Mortgage’s website, whereby a customer accepts the web-site’s terms and conditions by taking a confirmatory action on the site, is valid and...
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