Legal Opinion

City of Boston v. Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'n

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided July 8, 2015No. SUCV201302627BPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Curran, Dennis J., J.

The City of Boston discharged police officer David Williams on December 18, 2012. An Arbitrator ruled that the City did not have just cause to terminate Officer Williams and ordered the City to reinstate him. The Cily now moves to vacate the Arbitrator’s decision. The defendant the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association has filed a cross motion asking the court to confirm the Arbitrator’s decision. For the following reasons, the City’s motion to vacate the arbitration award must be DENIED, and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association’s motion to confirm the award must be…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Trustees of Boston & Maine Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  2. Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. Massachusetts Highway Department v. American Federation of State, Council 93Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  4. Bureau of Special Investigations v. Coalition of Public SafetyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. City of Boston v. Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005

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