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April 23, 2025
Plastic Co. Asks 1st Circ. To Undo Class Cert In PFOA Suit
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Co. told the First Circuit that a New Hampshire federal judge's overly broad class certification for plaintiffs claiming it contaminated thousands of properties with a toxic forever chemical must be reversed, arguing that it opened courthouse doors to uninjured class members.
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April 23, 2025
Audi Dealership Says Former Manager Lured Away Workers
A Massachusetts Audi dealership said聽a former general manager violated a聽nonsolicitation agreement by going to work for another Audi dealership 15 miles away and convincing six others to join him.
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April 23, 2025
Standing May Doom Academic Groups' Suit Over Removals
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday declined to consider a request by a group of academic organizations to immediately bar the government from deporting students and faculty over pro-Palestinian activity, and hinted that he may dismiss the complaint for lack of standing.
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April 23, 2025
Feds Ask 1st Circ. To Pause Block On '3rd Country' Removals
The Trump administration has asked the First Circuit to lift an order restricting deportations to countries where migrants have no prior ties and may face safety risks, describing the Massachusetts federal judge's ruling as an "unlawful" overreach.
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April 23, 2025
Judge Exits Allied Wallet Exec's Trial Over Plea Interference
A Massachusetts federal judge agreed to step aside Wednesday from the criminal bank fraud case of a former Allied Wallet executive after acknowledging that he had improperly inserted himself into plea negotiations.
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April 23, 2025
Mass. Governor Nominates 2 To Superior Court
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has moved to fill two of four Superior Court judicial vacancies in the western part of the state, weeks after a group of lawmakers complained of case delays and cancellations due to a lack of available judges.
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April 22, 2025
Ship Co. Loses Seizure Bid In $12M Arbitration Dispute
A Mississippi federal judge on Tuesday nixed litigation by a U.S. shipping charter firm that asked to seize a deep-sea motor vessel as it looks to enforce more than $12 million of arbitral awards against a Mexican maritime company, ruling that the court lacks jurisdiction.
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April 22, 2025
Real Estate Investor Cops To $19M Loan Fraud
A Massachusetts real estate investor pled guilty Tuesday to defrauding multiple lenders of more than $19 million by submitting forged leases and rent rolls in support of $60 million worth of loan applications, federal prosecutors said.
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April 22, 2025
Venture Guides Clinches Second Fund With $262.5M In Tow
Cooley LLP-led Venture Guides, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage infrastructure software companies, on Tuesday revealed that it clinched its second fund after securing $262.5 million of investor commitments.
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April 22, 2025
TruAmerica Overbilled For Water In Mass., Tenants Say
Residents at an upscale Massachusetts apartment complex owned by an affiliate of real estate investment firm TruAmerica have alleged in a proposed class action in state court that they're being billed for water service fees covering common-area expenses, such as sprinklers and fire hydrants, in violation of state law.
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April 22, 2025
In Trump Standoff, Harvard Has 麻豆传媒 And Money On Its Side
With strong free-speech arguments and plenty of cash at its disposal, Harvard University appears better positioned than most Trump administration foes to win a high-stakes and closely watched showdown over threats to cut off funding, experts told 麻豆传媒360.
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April 22, 2025
NCAA Says It Can't Be Sued Over Trans Athlete's Participation
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said U.S. Supreme Court precedent should excuse it from a suit by three former collegiate swimmers over a transgender athlete's participation in a 2022 competition at Harvard University.
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April 22, 2025
Swissport Settles Mass. Airport Wage Claims For $3.1M
Aviation services provider Swissport will pay more than $3.1 million in penalties and restitution to workers at Boston's Logan International Airport to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts wage laws, the state attorney general's office announced Tuesday.
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April 22, 2025
Dunkin' Manager Says He Was Asked His Age, Then Fired
A former district manager for the nation's largest Dunkin' independent franchise operator said he was fired two weeks after getting out of the hospital for a chronic medical condition, and just hours after his supervisor asked him his age.
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April 21, 2025
DraftKings Targeted Gambling Addicts, Suit Claims
Online gambling giant DraftKings Inc. and a subsidiary have been hit with a proposed class action accusing them of engaging in a range of deceptive practices including knowingly targeting people suffering from gambling addiction and allowing those on Pennsylvania's self-exclusion gambling list to open new accounts.
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April 21, 2025
Education Dept. Cuts Have 'Gutted' Bias Probes, Suit Says
A Massachusetts nonprofit sued the U.S. Department of Education in federal court Monday, saying significant cuts to its staff and operations have "gutted" its Office for Civil Rights and left it unable to address thousands of bias complaints.
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April 21, 2025
Imprisoned Ex-Pharma Exec Must Pay SEC $1.8M
The former leader of a pharmaceutical company currently聽serving a 20-month sentence for using a fake name to get around a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ban has been ordered to cough up $1.8 million within 90 days of his release or be ready to explain why he cannot.
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April 21, 2025
Harvard Sues Trump Admin Over $2B Funding Freeze
Harvard University on Monday hit the Trump administration with a suit in Massachusetts federal court, escalating a high-profile battle after the government slashed more than $2 billion in funding amid allegations the elite school has failed to properly address antisemitism on its campus.
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April 21, 2025
Judge Says New Transgender Passport Policy Rooted In Bias
A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of State to issue or renew passports to six transgender or nonbinary people that reflect their gender identity, saying a new policy requiring the document to bear a person's sex at birth is "based on irrational prejudice toward transgender Americans."
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April 21, 2025
Solar Co. Oya Gets OK On Ch. 11 Liquidation After Asset Sales
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday confirmed solar energy producer Oya Renewables' bid to liquidate through Chapter 11 under a plan supported by creditors, months after the company sold most of its assets for $39 million.
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April 19, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Q1 Dealmakers, Tariff Tension
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority 鈥 including the law firms that guided the聽10 largest real estate deals of the first quarter, and how dealmakers and companies have been navigating uncertainty in the market.
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April 18, 2025
Tufts Student's ICE Detention Fight To Proceed In Vermont
A Vermont federal judge ruled Friday that Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk can fight her U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in the state and not the Trump administration's choice of Louisiana, ordering the federal government to bring her back to Vermont no later than May 1.
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April 18, 2025
1st Circ. Upholds Massachusetts' Assault Weapons Ban
The First Circuit on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision that a challenge to Massachusetts' 20-year-old ban on assault weapons is unlikely to succeed on the grounds that聽the ban comports with historical tradition.
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April 18, 2025
Democratic AGs Say Trump Illegally Fired FTC Commissioners
Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief Friday in D.C. federal court backing two fired Democratic Federal Trade Commission members, writing that President Donald Trump's actions violate federal law prohibiting their removal except for cause.聽
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April 18, 2025
ACLU Sues To Restore Foreign Students' Immigration Status
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday sued the federal government in New Hampshire, seeking to restore the F-1 status of more than 100 international students studying at universities in New England who had their visas revoked suddenly.
Expert Analysis
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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鈥檚 imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow 鈥 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 麻豆传媒 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鈥檚 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 鈥渄irect physical loss or damage,鈥 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 鈥 from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings 鈥 which has, in turn, affected individuals鈥 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 麻豆传媒yers
Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy 鈥 a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe 鈥 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.
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Series
Collecting Art Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
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.
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How Cos. Can Protect Supply Chains During The Port Strike
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.
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Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
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 鈥 and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Opinion
AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
The thing that鈥檚 so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what鈥檚 most scary about it 鈥 its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys鈥 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.