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  • April 10, 2025

    1st Circ. Says Immigration Board Ignored Key Evidence

    The First Circuit has unraveled a Board of Immigration Appeals decision, saying it failed to consider key evidence in a psychological report about the impact the removal of Guatemalan parents would have on the mental health of one of their children.

  • April 10, 2025

    Ex-EBay Execs Want To Question Key Stalking Case Witness

    Three former eBay executives facing claims they helped direct a campaign to harass bloggers critical of the company have told a Massachusetts federal judge they want to question a key witness about his past role as an undercover government agent.

  • April 10, 2025

    Sagitec Sues Deloitte For Defamation In Trade Secrets Spat

    Software company Sagitec Solutions has accused Deloitte Consulting of conducting an "ongoing campaign of disparagement and unfair competition," alleging in a complaint in Delaware federal court that Deloitte has falsely claimed that Sagitec's unemployment and pension administration programs are based on stolen trade secrets.

  • April 10, 2025

    DraftKings Engineer's Suit Over Parental Leave Narrowed

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday hacked a former DraftKings engineer's retaliation lawsuit to nearly nothing, leaving intact a single claim that his firing by the sports betting platform violated the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

  • April 10, 2025

    Purdue Cleared To Start Ch. 11 Claims Processing Early

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Purdue Pharma's request to appoint claims administrators and begin processing the tens of thousands of claims against the drugmaker, reasoning that doing so ahead of plan confirmation would enable the debtor to make faster distributions to creditors.

  • April 10, 2025

    Retired Atty Says Arbitration Demand Is 13 Years Too Late

    An 81-year-old retired attorney and director at Goulston & Storrs PC is asking a Massachusetts judge to block an arbitration demand sent nearly 13 years after a court found that's where the case belonged.

  • April 09, 2025

    House Approves Bill To Restrict Nationwide Injunctions

    The House voted 219-213 on Wednesday to approve a bill curbing nationwide injunctions, a move the Trump administration has thrown its support behind after district court judges paused or halted many of the administration's initiatives over the last few months.

  • April 09, 2025

    Mass. Justices Asked To Raise Bar For Pension, Benefit Loss

    Massachusetts' highest court was asked on Wednesday to adopt a more expansive interpretation of what constitutes cruel or unusual punishment or an excessive fine in the case of a former state trooper whose $1 million public pension and healthcare benefits were forfeited after his conviction in an overtime fraud case.

  • April 09, 2025

    Mass. Town's Comparable Sales Rejected By Tax Board

    A three-family apartment building in Massachusetts was overvalued by a local assessor by about $40,000, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board ruled, saying the owner's argument that the assessed value was greater than fair cash value proved persuasive.

  • April 09, 2025

    Tire Co. In Talks With EEOC To Resolve Harassment Case

    The owner of a Massachusetts scrap tire facility and the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission are in the process of drafting an agreement to resolve allegations that Hispanic workers faced harassment and threats on the job, then were fired in retaliation for striking, according to a Wednesday filing.

  • April 09, 2025

    Car Dealership Magnate To Pay $12M Over Pandemic Loans

    Massachusetts car dealership magnate Herb Chambers and several of his companies have agreed to pay $11.8 million to resolve allegations that they falsely certified their eligibility for pandemic-era aid under a U.S. Small Business Administration program, civil prosecutors said on Wednesday.

  • April 08, 2025

    TelexFree Investors Can't Sue Wells Fargo, Others As Class

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant class certification in a suit from investors claiming they lost money in the massive TelexFree Ponzi scheme, siding with a handful of defendants remaining in the multidistrict litigation.

  • April 08, 2025

    Boston Pol To Resign After Admitting Kickback Scheme

    A Boston city councilor said Tuesday she will resign from her position, after agreeing to plead guilty to using taxpayer funds in a bonus-kickback scheme that involved a secretive $7,000 cash handoff in a City Hall bathroom.

  • April 08, 2025

    Birkenstock IP Foe Eyes Settlement As Shoemaker Balks

    A Massachusetts-based shoemaker locked in an intellectual property battle with Birkenstock asked a federal judge on Tuesday to deny the sandal-making giant's request to push back a scheduled mediation, saying the case is ripe for settlement talks.

  • April 08, 2025

    Tribal Leaders Not Immune From Extortion Law, Justices Told

    The government is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject claims by the former head of a Native American tribe who says the federal law against extortion does not apply to him or other tribal leaders.

  • April 08, 2025

    In Trump Order Against Perkins Coie, GCs See Harm For Cos.

    Nearly 70 current and former general counsel for companies including Apple Inc. and Starbucks filed an amicus brief Tuesday supporting Perkins Coie LLP in its suit against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the firm, saying the order "tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights."

  • April 07, 2025

    1st Circ. Won't Pause Block Of Unrelated Country Deportation

    The First Circuit on Monday declined to stay a Massachusetts federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.

  • April 07, 2025

    Policy Group Tells 4th Circ. Drug Discount Law Needs Reform

    The Fourth Circuit on Monday allowed a Boston-based think tank to file an amicus brief supporting a district court's injunction against a West Virginia law that pharmaceutical companies and lobbyists claim unconstitutionally expands a federal drug discount program.

  • April 07, 2025

    AGs Announce $335M Opioid Deal With Mylan

    New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday said her office and those of other states reached a $335 million deal with Mylan to help combat the opioid crisis.

  • April 07, 2025

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    The Federal Trade Commission sued to block GTCR BC's planned purchase of a medical device coatings company, the Justice Department's antitrust case against Live Nation survived a dismissal bid and a New York state court found a ski mountain deal hurt competition. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from March.

  • April 07, 2025

    DraftKings Eyes 3rd Circ. Review Of MLB Players' Suit Claims

    DraftKings has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to allow the Third Circuit to weigh in on key unsettled legal issues in a lawsuit that accuses the organization of using the photos of MLB players without permission, saying a decision in its favor could end the case.

  • April 07, 2025

    Mass. Firm Prevails Over Ex-Attys In Stolen Client Files Saga

    A Massachusetts appeals panel has found that a law firm may recoup damages from its former attorneys who are accused of smuggling out client files to start a new shop while still employed, the latest ruling in a yearslong legal battle that has played out across the state's trial, appellate and supreme courts.

  • April 07, 2025

    Litigation Firms Back Perkins Coie In Suit Over Trump Order

    A slew of midsize and small litigation firms took up Perkins Coie LLP's cause in its legal battle against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the BigLaw firm, arguing Monday in an amicus brief that the order is "anathema" to the justice system.

  • April 07, 2025

    WilmerHale Welcomes Back Ex-Mass. Criminal Chief

    WilmerHale announced Monday the addition of a longtime Boston federal prosecutor and former criminal division head, who returns to the firm after leading major prosecutions, including a deadly meningitis outbreak and McKinsey & Co.'s work with Purdue Pharma to market OxyContin.

  • April 07, 2025

    Meta May Not Scroll Past 'Clever' Instagram Addiction Suit

    Meta Platforms Inc. may struggle to convince Massachusetts' top court to dismiss a suit claiming it illegally hooks kids on Instagram, according to experts, who credit the state's attorney general for a creative legal strategy to thwart web platforms' usual defenses.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Budding Lessons From Landmark Plant Seed Patent Battle

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    The Corteva v. Inari case involving intellectual property rights in genetically modified plants is now proceeding through discovery and potentially to trial, and will raise critical questions that could have a major impact on the agriculture technology industry, say Tate Tischner and Andrew Zappia at Troutman Pepper.

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