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April 15, 2025
Wynn Faces Class Action Over Casino Win/Loss Statements
Wynn Resorts is violating a Massachusetts law requiring it to send monthly win/loss statements or adequate notice about how to access them online to gamblers at its Encore Boston Harbor Casino, a proposed class action filed in state court alleges.
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April 14, 2025
Quinn Emanuel, King & Spalding Rep Harvard In Trump Letter
Harvard University on Monday turned to a pair of high-powered lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and King & Spalding LLP as the school pushed back on the Trump administration's policy demands linked to nearly $9 billion in federal funding — a move that prompted the government to freeze more than $2 billion in grants for the school.
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April 14, 2025
Vt. Judge Likely To Seek Tufts Student's Return For Hearing
A Vermont federal judge hinted Monday he will likely order the government to return a Tufts University graduate student to the state for a hearing on her request to be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
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April 14, 2025
Ex-Allied Wallet Exec Seeks Trial Delay Amid Recusal Bid
A former executive of payment processing company Allied Wallet asked to pause his criminal bank fraud case Monday while a Massachusetts federal judge considers a recusal motion questioning his impartiality.
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April 14, 2025
FTC Joins DOJ In Targeting Anticompetitive Regulations
The Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry Monday to look into reducing regulations that are hindering competition, following a similar move by the U.S. Department of Justice last month.
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April 14, 2025
Holland & Knight Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Boston
Holland & Knight LLP announced Monday that a former assistant U.S. attorney has joined its litigation practice group in Boston and will help bolster its capacity to handle healthcare fraud and government investigations and complex litigation.
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April 14, 2025
Top Court Ruling Dooms Suit Challenging Housing Grant Cuts
A federal judge in Boston on Monday vacated an earlier ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from cutting $30 million in housing anti-discrimination grants, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in a similar case involving teacher training grants likely strips the court of jurisdiction.
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April 14, 2025
1st Circ. Can't Hear Class Suit Coverage Row, Oil Co. Says
A heating oil company urged the First Circuit to toss an appeal its insurers filed following a ruling that they must continue defending the company and several executives in a class action over alleged damage caused by oil containing elevated levels of biodiesel, saying the court doesn't currently have jurisdiction.
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April 14, 2025
3 Ex-Cooley IP Attys Help Launch New Fenwick Boston Office
Fenwick & West LLP said Monday it has opened a temporary office in Boston with three new intellectual property partners, including Matthew Pavao, Cooley LLP's former global patent prosecution and counseling group chair, with plans to open a permanent space in the future.
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April 11, 2025
21 AGs Back WilmerHale, Jenner & Block Over Trump Order
A coalition of 21 attorneys general Friday filed briefs in support of WilmerHale and Jenner & Block LLP as the firms challenge President Donald Trump's retaliatory executive orders in D.C. federal court, arguing that the directives unconstitutionally punish the firms for representing people and causes the president doesn't like.
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April 11, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Private Credit, CMBS, Algorithmic Pricing
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including fresh takes on the rise in private credit, a surge in commercial mortgage-backed securities, and the wave of algorithmic pricing laws in the rental market.
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April 11, 2025
Gym 'Grip' Developer Targets Rival In Patent Suit In Georgia
A Massachusetts company that sells "grip enhancement" gel to athletes has filed a lawsuit accusing a Georgia rival of patent infringement.
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April 11, 2025
Fla. Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Fraud Over Opioid OD Drug
A Florida-based pharmacy has agreed to plead guilty to healthcare fraud and to pay more than $1 million to settle civil claims it submitted false authorizations for an expensive opioid overdose treatment to federal insurers.
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April 11, 2025
Fox Rothschild Hires Familiar Corporate Partner In Boston
Fox Rothschild LLP has expanded its Boston office with the addition of a Withers mergers and acquisitions attorney and corporate partner, who noted his path to the firm was shaped years ago, when he sat across the negotiation table from its lawyers on a memorable deal.
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April 11, 2025
Mass. Rep Charged With Stealing Funds For Campaign, Bills
A Massachusetts state representative from Cape Cod was arrested Friday morning on charges that he stole thousands of dollars from a trade group he ran and spent the money on his political campaign, his mortgage and credit card bills, a new wardrobe and a psychic.
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April 10, 2025
1st Circ. Asked To Save $34M Fee Bid In JetBlue-Spirit Case
Passengers who launched an antitrust challenge to the since-scrapped JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger have asked the First Circuit to revive their bid to collect up to $34 million in legal fees, insisting that they paved the way for the deal to be blocked, so they should be declared the "prevailing party."
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April 10, 2025
Judge To Stop DHS From Ending Parole For 450K Immigrants
A Boston federal judge said Thursday that she expects to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from bringing an early end to a Biden-era decision allowing nearly a half-million immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to stay in the United States while they seek asylum or other legal status.
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April 10, 2025
Pa. Family Blames Fatal House Fire On Prosthetic Arm Battery
The surviving family members of a house fire that killed two people are suing prosthesis manufacturers Liberating Technologies Inc. and Ossur Americas Inc. and related companies in Pennsylvania state court, claiming the battery in a prosthetic arm that was being charged during the night started the fire.
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April 10, 2025
Bakery Sellers Seek $2M Award From Buyer After Deal Sours
Three companies have hit a bakery investment firm with a lawsuit over its sale of a string of Koffee Kup bakeries in Northeastern states, saying in a Connecticut federal court brief that they are due $2 million under an arbitration award.
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April 10, 2025
Mass. Officials, Feds On A 'Low Boil' After Midtrial ICE Arrest
The midtrial immigration arrest of a Dominican national during his Massachusetts court case has raised tensions between federal and state prosecutors and threatens to injure cooperation between the offices, experts say.
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April 10, 2025
Judge Wary Of DHS Policy On Removal To Unrelated Countries
A Massachusetts federal judge said Thursday he expects to issue a ruling that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to afford greater due process protections to immigrants who the government seeks to deport to countries where they have no ties but could face torture or death, calling the current procedures "troubling."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
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Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Series
Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
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.Â
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Considering Chevron's End Through A State Tax Lens
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.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
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.
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Comparing Antitrust Outlooks Amid Google Remedy Review
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.
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Election Could Bring Change In Weather For Offshore Wind
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.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
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.
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Takeaways From The IRS' Crypto Doc Summons Win
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.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
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.
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Series
Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
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.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
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.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
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.
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Employer Lessons From Mass. 'Bonus Not Wages' Ruling
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.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
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.