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Suffolk Superior Court recently denied the City of Boston’s motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit challenging alleged retaliatory property tax assessment practices affecting commercial property owners who appealed their assessments before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board.

The lawsuit, filed by Sullivan & Worcester and Pioneer New England Legal Foundation on behalf of HS148SST LLC, owner of 148 State Street, alleges that the City improperly increased valuations for certain commercial properties following assessment appeals. The Court’s ruling allows the plaintiffs’ principal claims to proceed.

The matter has attracted coverage from several regional and legal news outlets, including:

The Sullivan team includes Nicholas O'Donnell, Patrick Dinardo and Ryan Rosenblatt.