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  • April 17, 2025

    High Court Sets Arguments Over Birthright Pause

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered special oral arguments over President Donald Trump's bid to pause or limit three nationwide court orders prohibiting implementation of his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, keeping the president's mandate on hold until at least mid-May.

  • April 17, 2025

    Detained Tufts Student Denied Bond By Immigration Judge

    An Immigration Court judge in Louisiana has denied bond to a Tufts University graduate student who was taken into custody in Massachusetts last month after her visa was revoked over an op-ed in a campus newspaper, her lawyers said.

  • April 17, 2025

    Moderna Says New Drug Plant Riddled With Defects, Mold

    Life sciences company Moderna is suing a Massachusetts construction firm over multiple alleged defects in a recently built production facility for one of its experimental cancer drugs, including leaks that led to mold growth so "extensive and pervasive" the entire roof has to be replaced.

  • April 17, 2025

    Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager Takes Plea Over Stolen Remains

    Harvard Medical School's former morgue manager plans to plead guilty to one criminal count in a case alleging he stole and sold human remains from cadavers in his care to a network of "oddities" buyers across the country.

  • April 16, 2025

    Fla. Realty Co. Sued Over Home Liens Told To Pay Ch. 11 Bills

    A Florida bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he would approve judgments ordering a realty company sued over predatory listing contracts that effectively acted as liens on homes to pay more than $800,000 in Chapter 11 fees, including to attorneys representing homeowners allegedly duped into signing the agreements.

  • April 16, 2025

    Energy Dept. Blocked From Cutting School Research Grants

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Energy from capping indirect costs for research grants while the court considers arguments from a group of universities that the policy shift will "devastate" scientific research.

  • April 16, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive MIT Patent In Electric Vehicle Fight

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday refused to revive a technology company's patent covering a wireless charging system created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, backing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that the challenged claims were too obvious to warrant patent protection.

  • April 16, 2025

    Mass. High Court Revives BU Contract Suit Against Architect

    Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday that a six-year limit on tort claims due to design defects in a construction project under a Boston University athletic field doesn't apply to a contract dispute between the school and an architectural firm that explicitly agreed to cover such costs.

  • April 16, 2025

    Mintz Atty Joins Prince Lobel As Sports Group Co-Chair

    Prince Lobel Tye LLP has announced it hired a senior associate at Mintz as the firm's newest partner and co-chair of its growing sports and entertainment practice group.

  • April 16, 2025

    Papa Gino's Sued For Allegedly Underpaying Delivery Drivers

    New England pizza chain Papa Gino's pays delivery drivers a lower tipped minimum wage while hindering their ability to earn gratuities, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.

  • April 15, 2025

    Plane Part Cos. Settle For $1.3M Over False Small Biz Claims

    Two airplane parts manufacturers will pay more than $1.3 million after disclosing under the False Claims Act that they no longer qualified for federal contracts set aside for small businesses, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.

  • April 15, 2025

    39 AGs Urge Congress To Ban PBM Pharmacy Ownership

    A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general have urged congressional leadership to pass legislation banning pharmacy benefit managers, their parent companies and affiliates from owning and operating pharmacies in order to boost competition and fairness.

  • April 15, 2025

    Judge Blocks DHS From Ending Biden-Era Parole Program

    A Massachusetts federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the parole status of nearly half a million immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, saying the government's early termination of the parole programs was likely arbitrary and capricious.

  • April 15, 2025

    Dunkin' Franchise Owners In Mass. Settle Wage, OT Claims

    The owners of more than 60 Dunkin' franchises across the Bay State and a group of current and former store managers are finalizing a settlement of claims that the coffee chain flouted wage laws, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  • April 15, 2025

    MIT Bros. Cite DOJ Memo In Bid To Get $25M Crypto Case Axed

    Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency cited a U.S. Department of Justice memo instructing prosecutors to pull back from novel cases involving digital assets as they urged a New York federal judge to dismiss the charges.

  • April 15, 2025

    Pa. Man To Plead Guilty In Harvard Body Parts Theft Case

    A Pennsylvania man will plead guilty to a federal charge for transporting body parts that were allegedly stolen from cadavers by the manager of Harvard Medical School's morgue, according to a Tuesday filing.

  • April 15, 2025

    Research Co. Inks $7.15M Deal To End Stock Plan Suit

    A genomic research company agreed to pay $7.15 million to resolve a suit claiming it shorted former workers enrolled in an employee stock ownership plan when it required them to sell their shares back to the company, according to filings in Massachusetts federal court.

  • April 15, 2025

    McDonald's, Dunkin' Franchisees Resolve Child Labor Claims

    The owners of Dunkin' and McDonald's franchises in Massachusetts have reached settlements over allegations they violated the state's child labor laws, while a Subway franchise operator has been fined, according to a Tuesday press release.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging

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    More and more states are requiring recycled content to be used in product packaging, creating complex technological and regulatory considerations for manufacturers who must also comply with federal food safety requirements, say Peter Coneski and Natalie Rainer at K&L Gates.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

  • Series

    Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

  • How Cos. Can Protect Supply Chains During The Port Strike

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    With dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts launching a strike that will likely cause severe supply chain disruptions, there are several steps exporters and importers can take to protect their businesses and mitigate increased costs, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Series

    Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • What 7th Circ. Collective Actions Ruling Means For Employers

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    With the Seventh Circuit’s recent Fair Labor Standards Act ruling in Vanegas v. Signet Builders, a majority of federal appellate courts that have addressed the jurisdictional scope of employee collective actions now follow the U.S. Supreme Court's limiting precedent, bolstering an employer defense in circuits that have yet to weigh in, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • 5 Lessons From Consulting Firm's Successful DOJ Disclosure

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    The Boston Consulting Group recently received a rare declination of prosecution from the U.S. Department of Justice after self-disclosing a foreign bribery scheme, and the firm’s series of savvy steps after discovering the misconduct provides useful data points for white collar defense attorneys, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

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