Law360: Massachusetts /massachusetts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Massachusetts Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ. en-US Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:36:21 +0000 Mass. Panel Suppresses Child Rape Evidence Due To Delay /massachusetts/articles/2382399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382399 A panel of the Massachusetts' intermediate-level appeals court has decided to suppress evidence of child rape in the form of images on a foster father's cellphone, finding Friday that an officer waited months too long to obtain a search warrant for the device in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:41:42 +0000 Real Estate Recap: School Housing, Texas Land, Miami Transit /massachusetts/articles/2382515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382515 Momentum in the student housing sector, limits to foreign ownership of Texas land and incentives in Miami transit zones were among the key developments covered this week in Law360 Real Estate Authority. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:11:14 +0000 BAE Systems Nabs $1.7B Navy Weapons Contract /massachusetts/articles/2382495?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382495 BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems have secured a $1.7 billion deal to produce and deliver as many as 55,000 units of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and foreign military customers. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:57:49 +0000 Tort Report: Uber's 'Click-Through' Arbitration In Pa. Spotlight /massachusetts/articles/2381782?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381782 Upcoming oral arguments in a key suit over arbitration terms for Uber passengers and a closely watched medical malpractice case at the Texas high court lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:50:29 +0000 Hub Hires: Prince Lobel, Rubin And Rudman, Weil /massachusetts/articles/2382623?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382623 The dog days of summer did little to slow the churn in the Boston legal market. Prince Lobel added a veteran cybersecurity lawyer, Rubin and Rudman made a pair of partner hires, and Weil added more attorneys from Latham. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:42:22 +0000 2nd Circ. Orders Resentencing In $600M Medical Billing Fraud /massachusetts/articles/2382418?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382418 A Second Circuit panel affirmed a Long Island medical biller's conviction Friday for bilking about $600 million from insurance companies through fraudulent claims and impersonating an NBA player and the NFL's former top lawyer, but said a federal judge had wrongly enhanced the man's prison sentence to 12 years. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:27:31 +0000 Quinn Emanuel, Nano Dimension Debate $30M Fee Spat Venue /massachusetts/articles/2382356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382356 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has urged a Massachusetts federal court to send a dispute over $30 million in legal fees allegedly owed by former client Desktop Metal back to state court to hash out claims with its parent company Nano Dimension, while Nano says the dispute belongs in Texas bankruptcy court. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:13:25 +0000 Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession /massachusetts/articles/2380820?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2380820 Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:30:17 +0000 Taxation With Representation: White & Case, Paul Weiss /massachusetts/articles/2382476?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382476 In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Sycamore Partners completes its $24 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., telecommunications company EchoStar sells wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T and Keurig Dr Pepper acquires JDE Peet's in a deal that aims to create a "global coffee champion." Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:19:45 +0000 SEC Says Luxury Car Export Biz Was $30M Scam /massachusetts/articles/2382351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382351 A Turkish national and his Massachusetts-based company conned investors out of $30 million through a fake business venture that claimed to export luxury cars from the U.S., the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:36:32 +0000 Trump Admin Backs Harvard Foreign Student Ban At 1st Circ. /massachusetts/articles/2382177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382177 The Trump administration defended its attempt to bar foreign students from enrolling at Harvard University, telling the First Circuit in a brief filed Thursday that a federal judge who blocked the move has no business second-guessing immigration decisions made by the executive branch.  Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:19:37 +0000 Flawed Jury Verdict Negates Rape Conviction In Mass. /massachusetts/articles/2381905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381905 A man sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for aggravated rape during a home invasion robbery must be retried for the attack or sentenced for the lesser crime of rape because the jury didn't specify which theory it adopted in convicting him, Massachusetts' highest court said Thursday. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:32:30 +0000 1st Circ. OKs Terminating Ex-Pharma VP's Disability Benefits /massachusetts/articles/2382004?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2382004 The First Circuit said Synta Pharmaceuticals' benefits administrator may terminate the benefits of a former executive after deeming that his significant weight loss, six-day-a-week pickleball hobby, and travels to far-flung places like Africa showed he was no longer disabled. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:49:41 +0000 NFL, Teams Defend Stay In Licensed Merch Monopoly Case /massachusetts/articles/2381540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381540 The NFL, its 32 teams and Fanatics have asked a New York federal court to maintain a stay on a lawsuit that accuses them of colluding to monopolize online sales of league-licensed merchandise, arguing the outcome of a similar lawsuit is relevant to its litigation. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:49:38 +0000 Longtime John Hancock Counsel Joins Prince Lobel In Boston /massachusetts/articles/2380694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2380694 Prince Lobel Tye LLP announced that a cybersecurity attorney with over 20 years of experience, including over a decade in-house at insurance company John Hancock, has joined the firm's Boston office as a partner. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:39:14 +0000 Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer /massachusetts/articles/2361563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2361563 At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:04:49 +0000 47 AGs Push Search, Payment Platforms To Stop 'Deepfakes' /massachusetts/articles/2381717?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381717 A bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general called on search engine giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, as well as PayPal, Apple and other payment platforms, to step up their efforts to stop the spread of computer-generated "deepfake" images and videos, warning about the need to protect young internet users. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:45:07 +0000 IP Atty Beats Temu's Claims He Lied To Bag Settlements /massachusetts/articles/2381510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381510 A Massachusetts federal judge has dismissed Chinese e-commerce platform Temu's lawsuit accusing a California intellectual property attorney of lying to secure settlements for his clients, but the judge refused Wednesday to sanction Temu and its counsel at WilmerHale and Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP for filing a frivolous suit. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:21:04 +0000 CVS To Pay $12M To Settle Mass. Medicaid Overbilling Claims /massachusetts/articles/2381755?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381755 CVS Pharmacy Inc. will pay more than $12 million to settle allegations that it charged Massachusetts' Medicaid program higher prices than it offered to the public for the same drugs, the state attorney general announced Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:14:50 +0000 Solar Co. Failed To Give Proper Layoff Notice, Suit Says /massachusetts/articles/2381493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2381493 Solar energy company PosiGen failed to provide proper notice before terminating hundreds of employees as part of a mass layoff affecting workers at sites in Pennsylvania, Louisiana and other states, according to a proposed class action filed in Delaware federal court.