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  • May 14, 2025

    Mass. Governor Nominates 2 To Superior Court

    A Massachusetts state district court judge and a supervising prosecutor for the state attorney general's office have been nominated to seats on the Superior Court, Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday.

  • May 14, 2025

    States Ask Court To End Trump's Wind Project Freeze

    A coalition of states on Wednesday asked a Massachusetts federal judge for a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to end its freeze on wind energy project permitting, saying the policy could erase nearly $100 billion in investments and cost 40,000 jobs if left in place throughout the president's term.

  • May 14, 2025

    Biotech Firm Verax Tells Court Eviction Could End Company

    Biotech company Verax Biomedical Inc. has said it faces the prospect of going out of business unless a Massachusetts judge agrees to block its landlord from proceeding with an eviction, at least through the end of its current lease.

  • May 14, 2025

    Biogen Sues Ex-Collaborator Over Rights To Drug Tech

    Biogen said its partner on a since-shelved Alzheimer's drug is trying to claim rights to an unrelated novel therapeutic that the Massachusetts company recently shared with the Swiss partner under a confidentiality agreement, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

  • May 13, 2025

    States Say Trump Can't Link Immigration To DHS, DOT Funds

    A 20-state coalition hit the Trump administration with lawsuits Tuesday in Rhode Island federal court asking the court to stop the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation from conditioning billions of state grant dollars on enforcing the president's immigration agenda.

  • May 13, 2025

    Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature

    States may have good reasons to fight President Donald Trump's declaration of a national energy emergency, but courts may be unwilling to evaluate the strength of a new suit from 15 states in the absence of expedited energy project approvals.

  • May 13, 2025

    NIH Letters Ending Grants Lack Factual Support, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday that a "blast" of hundreds of virtually identical letters in March canceling National Institutes of Health-funded research projects appeared to offer no factual basis, only unsupported assertions that the projects were unscientific or discriminatory.

  • May 13, 2025

    The Man Who Ended Affirmative Action Is Just Getting Started

    Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, the legal strategist who brought the landmark case is using the ruling in a bid to end race-based programs in the public and private sectors, bolstered by allies in the executive branch.

  • May 13, 2025

    1st Circ. Urged To Rule In Appeal Over Canceled HUD Grants

    Groups challenging Trump administration cuts to $30 million in housing grants asked the First Circuit to rule that a Massachusetts federal judge, in fact, has the power to order federal officials to fund the grants, even after the judge dissolved such a ruling in reaction to a recent U.S. Supreme Court finding.

  • May 13, 2025

    Former J&J, Moderna Exec Joins Goodwin Procter In Boston

    Goodwin Procter is continuing to grow its resources in the life sciences practice with the recent addition to the Boston office of an attorney who has gone back to private practice after more than seven years as an in-house counsel for Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.

  • May 13, 2025

    1st Circ. Vacates $10M Severance Win Over Drafting Error

    The First Circuit threw out a judgment that valued a departing technology executive's severance payout at $10.2 million due to a mistake in the contract, ruling that the company's intended offer of $680,000 in total value could also be reasonably construed from the text of the deal.  

  • May 13, 2025

    Cleaning Co. Paying $1M To Resolve Mass. Wage Claims

    A Massachusetts commercial cleaning company has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in penalties and restitution for violating the state's wage and hour laws, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General announced Tuesday.

  • May 13, 2025

    Mass. Contractor To Pay $10M For Alleged Overcharges

    Massachusetts-headquartered government contractor NORESCO LLC has agreed to pay $9.6 million to settle allegations that it overcharged multiple federal agencies for energy efficiency improvements, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston announced Tuesday.

  • May 12, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Erases MIT, Broad CRISPR Win In Conception Fight

    The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who lost their interference proceeding on a key use of the gene-editing technology CRISPR persuaded the Federal Circuit on Monday to​ give them another chance, with the court providing clarity on how to analyze conception.

  • May 12, 2025

    Mass. Court Says NIH Grant Disruption Suit Is In The Right Place

    A Massachusetts federal court ruled Monday that it has jurisdiction over several states' lawsuit challenging delays and cancellations of federal grant programs linked to issues they say are "disfavored" by the Trump administration, rejecting the federal government's contention that the claims instead belonged in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

  • May 12, 2025

    Asbestos Spiked Cost To Demolish Power Plant, Suit Says

    A subcontractor doing demolition at a former Boston power plant undergoing redevelopment says it is owed more than $22 million for additional work after finding hidden pockets of asbestos in multiple locations.

  • May 12, 2025

    20 AGs Suing HHS Move to Halt Cuts At 4 Affected Agencies

    States challenging the Trump administration's plans for massive cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are asking a Rhode Island federal court to block any planned terminations at four of the department's agencies and programs.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 12, 2025

    United Health Inks $9.3M Deal In Cancer Treatment Denial Suit

    United Healthcare has agreed to pay up to $9.3 million to end a proposed class action alleging it refused to cover a proton beam cancer radiation treatment by incorrectly deeming the therapy experimental, according to a Massachusetts federal court filing.

  • May 12, 2025

    Wells Fargo Hid Account Amid Man's Homelessness, Suit Says

    A Massachusetts man has alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court that Wells Fargo intentionally concealed a trust fund account from him for decades while he suffered years of financial instability, including homelessness.

  • May 12, 2025

    Florida Entrepreneur Fights Dismissal in RI Cannabis Case

    A Florida entrepreneur on Friday told the First Circuit that Rhode Island cannabis regulators have mischaracterized his challenge to the state's cannabis policy, and sought a remand back to district court to pursue his constitutional challenge to the state's licensure scheme.

  • May 12, 2025

    SharkNinja Hit With Post-Recall Suit Over Pressure Cookers

    SharkNinja knew about or failed to uncover a defect in a lid locking mechanism for more than 1 million pressure cookers, ultimately leading to a recall that was "grossly deficient" and left consumers with a "worthless" product, according to a proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court.

  • May 12, 2025

    Mass. Jail Employee Says Sexist Colleagues Undermined Her

    A former program manager at a Massachusetts jail has alleged in state court she was repeatedly undermined by a group of male colleagues, then effectively demoted from her role as assistant superintendent in retaliation for complaining.

  • May 09, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: 'Preposterous' Rule, MoFo On Debt, Big 4

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney views of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule affecting real estate, one BigLaw leader's insights into new debt funds, and what the four largest brokerages said about 2025's first quarter.

  • May 09, 2025

    Gov't Fights Latest Challenge To Worker Resignation Offer

    A Massachusetts federal judge should toss a renewed challenge to the Trump administration's resignation incentive program for the same reasons he tossed it before, the government argued, saying the union-brought challenge is doomed because of standing issues and because it belongs before an agency, not a federal judge.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • Considering Chevron's End Through A State Tax Lens

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    States took the lead in encouraging Chevron's demise, turning away from Chevron-type deference in state tax administration ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, a trend likely to accelerate as courts take a more active role in interpreting tax laws, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Comparing Antitrust Outlooks Amid Google Remedy Review

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    As the U.S. Justice Department mulls potential structural remedies after winning its recent case against Google, increased global scrutiny of Big Tech leaves ex post and ex ante antitrust approaches ripe for evaluation, say Nishant Chadha at the Indian School of Business and Manisha Goel at Pomona College.

  • Election Could Bring Change In Weather For Offshore Wind

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    Under another Trump administration, the offshore wind sector would encounter substantial headwinds, as Trump's policy track record emphasizes fossil fuel dominance and environmental rollbacks, while a Harris victory would likely further entrench the pro-renewable energy stance taken by the Biden administration, say attorneys at Jones Walker.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Takeaways From The IRS' Crypto Doc Summons Win

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    A recent First Circuit decision holding that taxpayers do not have a Fourth Amendment reasonable expectation of privacy in cryptocurrency transaction records should prompt both taxpayers and exchanges to take stock of past transactions and future plans, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Employer Lessons From Mass. 'Bonus Not Wages' Ruling

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    In Nunez v. Syncsort, a Massachusetts state appeals court recently held that a terminated employee’s retention bonus did not count as wages under the state’s Wage Act, illustrating the nuanced ways “wages” are defined by state statutes and courts, say attorneys at Segal McCambridge.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

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