Senate votes to prohibit seizing home equity in municipal tax-taking cases

Critics of a practice they call “home equity theft” hailed the vote as a major step forward in a years-long effort to protect the equity homeowners have in property taken from them due to delinquent property taxes.

Lender that charged sky-high interest rates on short-term loans agrees to exit Mass.

Under a settlement with Attorney General Andrea Campbell, EasyPay will pay $650,000 in restitution and end all efforts to collect on active and defaulted loans.

An Ontario man tried to order merch from the Bruins souvenir shop. He ‘lost faith’ after four botched deliveries.

Ian Daigle grew upset when the Bruins’ souvenir shop badly screwed up his online order for a new Bruins sweatshirt and hat.

A child suffered a vicious dog attack. A 53-year-old law caps her family’s compensation at $20,000.

A Plymouth couple is fighting for their granddaughter but have collided with a legal concept known as “charitable immunity” that protects the shelter operator.

New, free tax filing system gets thumbs up from users

The IRS is expected to decide soon whether the expand or drop the ‘Direct File’ pilot program, which was offered in 12 states, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

$5.6 million settlement proposed for consumers in home heating oil suit against Peterson Oil

Peterson Oil is accused of of misrepresenting the amount of biodiesel mixed with the heating oil sold to consumers, causing sudden shutdowns and damage to heating equipment.

Lunch with friends at a Chinatown restaurant? Not for a young blind woman who showed up with her service dog.

Joicee Gordillo said she regularly encounters restaurants that are hesitant to allow her and her service dog, Junie, in. But her experience at Jade Garden was the first time she was outright denied service.

Mass. judge rules that state’s method of taking property for unpaid taxes is unconstitutional

A ruling by a superior court judge is one more blow to a century-old practice in Massachusetts of municipalities taking the total value of a property even when only a small fraction of that amount is owed in taxes.

A years-long quest to get a $50 gift card redeemed has a happy ending

Joe D’Avena got an apology and an extra $200 after a pursuit to redeem his gift card to the now-closed Flutie’s Sport Pub in Plainville’s Plainridge Park Casino.

Here’s how the state’s Lemon Law does — and does not — protect buyers of new and used cars

The law, designed to protect consumers who purchase a vehicle that turns out to be defective, has its limitations.

A commuter rail rider was owed a refund after a faulty bill. Getting it was another issue.

Keolis wrongly charged at least one commuter a late fee for parking due to a recent failure in one of its billing processes. It won’t say how many others were affected.

This couple’s expensive, reclining seats were broken on their JetBlue flights. They want their money back.

JetBlue's luxurious lie-flat seats were broken when 83-year-old Wally and Meredith Stevens arrived on board for November flights to and from Southern California. Is a $400 credit on $5,200 airfare fair compensation?