11 Cited authorities

Packaging Industries Group, Inc. v. Cheney
380 Mass. 609 (Mass. 1980) Cited 519 times 1 Legal Analyses
Concluding that "[w]hat matters as to each party is not the raw amount of irreparable harm the party might conceivably suffer, but rather the risk of such harm in light of the party's chance of success on the merits"
Therma-Scan, Inc. v. Thermoscan, Inc.
217 F.3d 414 (6th Cir. 2000) Cited 91 times
Holding that it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to impose one party's version of the settlement upon the other when the terms were disputed
Correia v. DeSimone
34 Mass. App. Ct. 601 (Mass. App. Ct. 1993) Cited 39 times
Upholding enforcement of a settlement reported to the court, even though "[s]hortly thereafter, the defendants reported to the judge that they had changed their minds and were now unwilling to settle on the offered terms"
Paixao v. Paixao
429 Mass. 307 (Mass. 1999) Cited 17 times
SJC-07889. March 1, 1999. April 8, 1999. Present: Wilkins, C.J., Abrams, Lynch, Greaney, Fried, Marshall, Ireland, JJ. Divorce and Separation, Oral separation agreement. Estoppel. Judicial Estoppel. Contract, Oral separation agreement. Discussion of cases considering the principle of judicial estoppel[308-310], and its applicability to oral marital separation agreements made in open court in domestic relations cases[310-311]. In a divorce proceeding, where the judge never conducted a colloquy in
Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Athol One, Inc.
391 Mass. 685 (Mass. 1984) Cited 26 times 1 Legal Analyses
Summarizing holding of First Nat. Ins. Co. of Am. v. Commonwealth, 376 Mass. 248, 251
Flebotte v. Dow Jones Co., Inc.
51 F. Supp. 2d 36 (D. Mass. 1999) Cited 7 times
Stating that handwritten notes referring to "age issue" and discussion about age discrimination suit "indicate the commonplace awareness of the risk of litigation an employer runs when firing an employee in a protected group"
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Camilleri Bros.
188 F. Supp. 2d 73 (D. Mass. 2002) Cited 2 times
Holding that plaintiff could reach and apply defendants' stock in Subaru because they were the sole owners of that stock
Salvucci v. Sheehan
349 Mass. 659 (Mass. 1965) Cited 23 times
Holding that the plaintiff was entitled to a temporary restraining order to prevent the defendant from conveying or encumbering property during an arbitration
McCarthy v. Rogers
295 Mass. 245 (Mass. 1936) Cited 31 times
May 19, 20, 1936. September 8, 1936. Present: CROSBY, PIERCE, DONAHUE, LUMMUS, QUA, JJ. Equity Jurisdiction, To reach and apply corporate stock, To reach and apply equitable assets. Attachment. Receiver. Upon the death of the defendant before final decree in a suit in equity under G.L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 214, § 3 (8) to reach and apply shares of corporate stock of the defendant to payment of a debt owed by him to the plaintiff, an equitable lien acquired by the plaintiff upon the stock through an interlocutory
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal Analyses
Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Section 214:3 - Special jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 214 § 3 Cited 102 times 2 Legal Analyses
Granting Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts jurisdiction of "[a]ctions between joint owners of personal property … to order a division or sale thereof and make and order a proper distribution of the proceeds"

ITV Direct, Inc. v. Healthy Solutions, LLC et al

11 Cited authorities

Concluding that "[w]hat matters as to each party is not the raw amount of irreparable harm the party might conceivably suffer, but rather the risk of such harm in light of the party's chance of success on the merits"

Holding that it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to impose one party's version of the settlement upon the other when the terms were disputed

Upholding enforcement of a settlement reported to the court, even though "[s]hortly thereafter, the defendants reported to the judge that they had changed their minds and were now unwilling to settle on the offered terms"

Summarizing holding of First Nat. Ins. Co. of Am. v. Commonwealth, 376 Mass. 248, 251

Stating that handwritten notes referring to "age issue" and discussion about age discrimination suit "indicate the commonplace awareness of the risk of litigation an employer runs when firing an employee in a protected group"

Holding that plaintiff could reach and apply defendants' stock in Subaru because they were the sole owners of that stock

Holding that the plaintiff was entitled to a temporary restraining order to prevent the defendant from conveying or encumbering property during an arbitration

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system

Granting Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts jurisdiction of "[a]ctions between joint owners of personal property … to order a division or sale thereof and make and order a proper distribution of the proceeds"