By Henry Lane, Attorney
Lane and Hamer, Whitinsville, MA

In a case recently decided by the United States District Court sitting in Worcester, the Town of Mendon was ordered to pay an adult entertainment company $24,754.56 for legal fees it incurred in obtaining a determination that a zoning by-law regulating adult entertainment was unconstitutional.  ... (read all)

Updates to Massachusetts law
became effective March 31, 2012.

There has always been some confusion concerning what happens to the estate of a person if he or she dies without a will.  Contrary to the fears of some, if you die without a will, your property does not automatically pass to the state unless you die without heirs, in which case your ... (read all)

Several weeks ago, we discussed the recent changes made in the rules for the descent and distribution of the property of deceased persons. Those statutory rules effectively create a will for people who die without having prepared their own will and generally provide a reasonable plan for the distribution of property to the people the law has traditional ... (read all)

By Attorney Henry J. Lane of Lane & Hamer LLC

After almost eight  months of dormancy, the legal battle over the billboard along Route 395 on the Long Subaru property is suddenly heating up.  From the public record, it is not entirely clear whether the current activity is a result of the Town filing a Motion For Summary Judgment or a ... (read all)