If you’ve earned a public pension, beware of how it affects your Social Security benefits in retirement

The Social Security Administration slashed Falmouth resident Venera Cocks’ benefits and is demanding repayment of over $16,000 after concluding it mistakenly overpaid her by $1,200 a month.

Transfer of some checking accounts from now-defunct First Republic Bank to JPMorgan Chase hits snags

A Brookline man was delayed in paying some bills because his online checking account migrated to JPMorgan Chase with key information missing.

Should insurers compensate car owners for lost value after an accident? The state’s highest court will soon decide.

The case focuses on “intangible loss,” which happens when your damaged vehicle is fully repaired but its resale value plummets nonetheless.

Federal judge rules against the city of Greenfield in lawsuit in home equity tax-taking case

A judge denied the city of Greenfield’s request to dismiss a lawsuit which, if successful, could force the city to pay a former homeowner $270,000 as restitution for the equity the city seized from him.

Think you’re buying Tanglewood concert tickets from the BSO? Make sure you double check.

Joe Berger paid $822 for four tickets on a ticket resale website thinking he was on the BSO’s official site, where equivalent tickets were available for only $316.

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.