Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2009

Published opinions from 2009. The case name opens the case page.

2009 opinions

MassachusettsCommonwealth v. Dennis P. Steele

October 16, 2009455 Mass. 209

The court held that the applicable breathalyzer regulations validly require the Commonwealth to use the lower of two adequate breath-sample results when the results differ by no more than 0.02 blood-alcohol-content units.

MassachusettsJ.S. v. C.C.

September 10, 2009454 Mass. 652

The court affirmed the mother's physical-custody award and the order requiring the father to pay part of the mother's attorney's fees. It held that undistributed earnings of an S corporation cannot automatically be treated as income available for child support solely because they pass through to a shareholder for tax…