Cases

Elizabeth authored over 350 administrative decisions and orders while at the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.  Her decisions can be found on the ABCC’s website.  Some of her decisions were appealed to and affirmed by the Massachusetts Superior Court, Appeals Court, and Supreme Judicial Court.  Such decisions on appeal include:

• Martignetti Grocery Co., Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, No. 18-P-1258 (Mass. App. Ct. Dec. 17, 2019);

• Martignetti Grocery Co., Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, SUCV2017-02712, 2018 WL 8733126 (Mass. Super. June 25, 2018) (Memo. of Decision and Order on Parties’ Cross Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings);

• Boston Wine Co., Ltd v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, SUCV2018-0567D (Mass. Super. March 26, 2018) (Memo. of Decision and Order on the Merits); and

• Mass. Fine Wines & Spirits, LLC v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, SJC-12654 (July 24, 2019).

See also Ruby Wine, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm’n, SUCV2019-1764 (Mass. Super. Aug. 8, 2019) (Order on Plaintiff’s Motion for a Prelim. Injunction).

Elizabeth has appeared before the Massachusetts Superior Court, Appeals Court, and Supreme Judicial Court on various matters. Representative cases include:

• Zoning appeal: Fifield v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals of Cambridge, 86 Mass. App. Ct. 1105 (2014);

• Tax exemption appeal: New Habitat v. Tax Collector of Cambridge, 451 Mass. 729 (2008); and

• Discrimination jury trial: Gloria Law v. City of Cambridge (Mass. Super. 2014).