Legal Opinion

Vilbon v. Trs. of Bos. Univ.

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided December 18, 2018No. 18-P-856Published

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff, Sony Vilbon, appeals from the dismissal of his civil lawsuit against Boston University (the university) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974). For essentially the reasons set forth in the Superior Court judge's thoughtful and well-reasoned memorandum, we affirm.

We review a ruling on a motion to dismiss de novo, see Rodriguez v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 92 Mass. App. Ct. 26, 28 (2017), taking the complaint's allegations as true, drawing all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff's favor, see…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
  2. Jarosz v. PalmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  3. Curtis v. Herb Chambers I-95, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
  4. Flagg v. AliMed, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  5. Sparrow v. DemonicoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012

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