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Massachusetts
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Latest News in Massachusetts
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July 22, 2025
Basel Exit Could Hurt US Influence, Experts Warn At Fed Event
Banking industry experts warned Tuesday that the U.S. risks undermining its global influence and keeping bank capital costs elevated if it doesn't implement some form of the so-called Basel III endgame, with one former Federal Reserve official likening the prospect of such a retreat to the "Peanuts" gag of Lucy yanking the football from Charlie Brown.
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July 22, 2025
Antitrust Fight Over Puerto Rico Baseball Partially Revived
The First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of federal antitrust claims from the former owner of a Puerto Rico-based baseball team over a league's efforts to remove him, citing the longstanding U.S. Supreme Court exemption for the sport, but revived claims under local antitrust law.
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July 22, 2025
1st Circ. Nixes $15.5M Haitian Torture Judgment, Narrows Law
The First Circuit has tossed a $15.5 million judgment awarded to the victims and survivors of political violence allegedly orchestrated by a former Haitian mayor, and narrowed the legal options for foreign nationals seeking damages for acts that occurred outside the United States.
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July 22, 2025
Insurer Denied Quick Win In Staffing Co. Injury Coverage Row
A Massachusetts federal court refused to rule that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a staffing agency and its produce distributor client in an underlying worker injury suit, saying a genuine dispute of material fact exists over whether the worker qualifies as an "employee" under the policies.
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July 22, 2025
While On Firmer Ground, Uncertainty Remains For SEC's ALJs
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's recent opinion in Lemelson v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed the legitimacy of the SEC's administrative proceedings, but pointedly left unanswered the constitutional merits of tenure protection enjoyed by SEC administrative law judges — potentially the subject of future U.S. Supreme Court review, says Dean Conway at Carlton Fields.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
- Massachusetts Business Development Corporation
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance
- Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Massachusetts Office of the Comptroller
- ENFORCEMENT
- Investigations and enforcement actions by state and federal prosecutors
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust litigation
- Class actions
- Environmental suits
- Labor and employment issues
- Intellectual property cases
- Product liability and consumer protection disputes
- Securities disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures involving companies headquartered in Massachusetts
- Real estate deals
- PROFILES
- Nominations, appointments, and elections of judges and agency officials in Massachusetts
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of Massachusetts judges, litigators, and firms
Readership
- Lawyers at top law firms practicing in Massachusetts
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys working with Massachusetts-based companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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