Law firm off hook despite ‘troubling’ conduct in foreclosure suit

A Massachusetts appeals court ruled in favor of a Newton law firm on Tuesday in a lawsuit over its handling of a mortgage foreclosure, even though the three-judge panel agreed with the woman who sued the firm that the firm's actions were “troubling.” The woman, Devenia Mack, accused Harmon Law Offices PC of scheduling a foreclosure sale of her property even though a court had issued a preliminary injunction preventing such a sale. Harmon also allegedly failed to advise a real estate auction…