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April 04, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Siemens AG acquires Dotmatics from Insight Partners, LPL Financial acquires Commonwealth Financial Network, Brookfield Asset Management takes a majority stake in Angel Oak Cos., and TowneBank acquires Old Point Financial Corp.
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April 04, 2025
AGs Sue To Halt Disruptions To NIH Grant Funding
A coalition of 16 states on Friday sued the National Institutes of Health over delays and cancellations of grant programs linked to vaccines, transgender issues and other areas they say are currently "disfavored" by the Trump administration.
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April 03, 2025
Warren Calls For Investigation Into SEC's Crypto About-Face
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the inspector general of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether President Donald Trump, his family or associates have had "undue influence" over the agency's recent moves to back off from regulating the cryptocurrency industry.
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April 03, 2025
Detained Tufts Student Pushes To Keep Suit In Mass.
Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student who was arrested by immigration officials and quickly transported out of Massachusetts urged a federal judge on Thursday to keep a suit challenging her detention in the state, accusing the government of improper forum shopping.
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April 03, 2025
RI Judge Hits Pause On Billions In Health Grant Funding Cuts
A Rhode Island federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from moving forward, for now, with the termination of billions of dollars in grants supporting state public health programs.
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April 03, 2025
Cloud Provider Deleted Backup Data During Hack, Suit Says
Cloud computing company Wasabi Technologies failed to protect a robotics firm's data during a 2023 ransomware attack and instead permanently deleted a backup based on instructions from one of the perpetrators, according to a complaint filed in Massachusetts state court.
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April 03, 2025
$10M Heritage Pharma Price-Fixing Deal Gets Final OK
A Connecticut federal judge granted final approval to a $10 million deal between Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., its parent company Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Emcure's founder Satish Mehta to resolve claims from a coalition of states accusing them of conspiring with other companies to inflate generic drug prices.
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April 03, 2025
Diageo GC Resigns For Top Legal Role At Thermo Fisher
The general counsel at Diageo PLC will depart the British spirits maker for a similar position at biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., he announced in a LinkedIn post.
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April 03, 2025
Harvard Says Judge Ignored Time Limits In Coach's Bias Suit
A Massachusetts federal judge got it wrong when she recommended keeping in play a former ice hockey coach's sex bias lawsuit, Harvard University said, arguing that the judge's findings that the statute of limitations could be extended essentially allow limitless Equal Pay Act claims.
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April 03, 2025
SunSetter To Pay $9M Over Defective Awning Covers
A Massachusetts awning manufacturer will pay $9.25 million and implement a new compliance program to settle civil claims that it failed to report defective awning covers to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, allegedly leading to multiple injuries and at least one death.
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April 03, 2025
Atty Suspended Over Billing Lapses In State Street Case
The former managing partner of Thornton Law Firm LLP has received a 30-day license suspension for his decision to sign an inaccurate billing declaration to a federal judge in an investor action against State Street Bank.
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April 03, 2025
Loan Fraud Plea Adds 6 Mos. To Pizzeria Owner's Prison Term
The owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain who was sentenced to 8½ years in prison in October for an alleged forced-labor scheme will spend an additional six months behind bars after pleading guilty to submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration to obtain a loan.
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April 02, 2025
Perkins Coie Urges Court To End Trump's 'Assault' On Firm
Perkins Coie LLP on Wednesday asked a D.C. federal judge to permanently block enforcement of President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional assault" on the firm and the rule of law, filing a summary judgment bid the same day the federal government pushed for the firm's suit to be tossed.
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April 02, 2025
NIH Sued By Researchers Over 'Ideological Purge' On Grants
The American Public Health Association and others sued the federal government in Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday over the cancellations of billions of dollars worth of National Institutes of Health research grants on such issues as gender identity, diversity, vaccine hesitancy and climate change, claiming the "ideological purge" is illegal.
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April 02, 2025
Zoll Gets Parts Of Data Breach Class Action Tossed
A Massachusetts federal judge released Zoll Medical Corp. from some claims brought by a proposed class of medical device customers whose personal data was released after two ransomware attacks, but kept alive claims of negligence, unjust enrichment and others.
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April 02, 2025
Feds Claim Immunity For ICE Agent Who Made Midtrial Arrest
Lawyers with the U.S. attorney's office in Boston asked a federal judge Wednesday to toss a state court judge's contempt finding against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who detained a defendant midtrial, calling the decision a "damaging state intrusion into federal functions."
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April 02, 2025
CVS Asserts DOJ's Opioid Prescription Suit Lacks Facts
CVS Pharmacy Inc. has told a Rhode Island federal judge that most of the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that it knowingly filed invalid prescriptions for opioids should be tossed, saying the agency failed to adequately allege the company willfully put profits over safety.
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April 02, 2025
SEC Wins $12.5M Judgment On Assets Tied To Fugitive Trader
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can recoup a $12.5 million supplemental enrichment judgment from frozen assets tied to a fugitive trader accused of funneling $67 million from his employer Oak Management Corp. to himself, his companies and his relatives, a Connecticut federal judge has ruled.
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April 02, 2025
Judge Clears Path For $200M Boston Soccer Stadium Project
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday rejected the final surviving claims by an advocacy group challenging the construction of a professional women's soccer stadium inside a historic Boston park, paving the way for the $200 million project to move forward.
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April 02, 2025
Walgreens Ignoring Requests To Stop Emails, Suit Says
Walgreens floods customers' inboxes with "incessant spam" and ignores any attempt to unsubscribe from the retailer's mailing list, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.
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April 02, 2025
1st Circ. Says Judge Too Hasty In Handing SEC $93M Win
The First Circuit on Tuesday vacated a $93 million judgment against a Massachusetts-based financial services firm, finding the lower court jumped the gun in granting an early win to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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April 01, 2025
Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says
A Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration "probably broke the laws that regulate en masse terminations of government employees," ordering the federal government to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly fired from their jobs in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
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April 01, 2025
Fla. Defends Sandoz Price-Fixing Settlement Terms
Florida defended its deal with Sandoz Inc. on Monday, saying the other states suing the generic-drug maker over price-fixing have no right to object to the settlement, which does not require court approval and does not affect the states objecting to it.
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April 01, 2025
Unions Re-Up Challenge To Trump's Resignation Offer
Federal unions have renewed their challenge to the president's deferred resignation offer, expanding on their members' difficulties and the roadblocks they face to fighting the initiative through agency channels in an apparent effort to address flaws underlying their earlier Massachusetts federal court loss.
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April 01, 2025
College Fired Staffer Over Pro-Palestinian Views, Suit Says
A former Emerson College employee says the school ousted her over her pro-Palestinian political views and decisions to include controversial documentaries dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a campus film series, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Massachusetts state court.
Expert Analysis
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SEC Fine Shows Risks Of Nonpublic Info In X, LinkedIn Posts
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced a settlement with DraftKings over charges arising from posting material nonpublic information on the CEO's social media accounts, highlighting that information posted to company websites and social media sites does not automatically qualify as "publicly disclosed" for purposes of Regulation FD, say attorneys at O'Melveny.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Series
Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.
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Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges
Given tensions in the Middle East, labor unrest at U.S. ports and the ongoing consequences of climate change, parties involved in maritime shipping must understand the relevant contract provisions and laws that may be implicated during supply chain disruptions in order to mitigate risks, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Defining All-Risk: Despite $30M Loss, Loose Bolt Not 'Damage'
A Massachusetts federal court’s recent ruling in AMAG Pharmaceuticals v. American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co., denying coverage for $30 million in damages claimed when a loose bolt caused an air leak, highlights an ongoing debate over the definition of “direct physical loss or damage,” say Josh Tumen and Paul Ferland at Cozen O'Connor.
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8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
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.
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Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
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.
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The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging
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.
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Series
Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
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.
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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
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.