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Massachusetts - January, 2024

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• DraftKings Hacker Sentenced To 1½ Years In Prison
• Carbonite Inks $27.5M Deal To End Stock-Drop Investor Suit
• Solar CEO Says Feds Skimped On Offshore Wind Farm Review
• Boston Seeks Pretrial Win In Fired Top Cop's Defamation Suit
• Architect Says Steward Owes $2M For Work On Mass. Hospital
• Hub Hires: Quinn Emanuel, ArentFox, Verrill, The SJC
• Widow Of Nelson Mullins Partner Says Firm Owes $2M
• 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money
• Errors Tank $10K Sanction In Deutsche Bank Foreclosure Row
• Mass. Eateries Blocked From Interfering In DOL Probes
• PGA Tour Gains US Partners As Saudi Talks Drag On
• 1st Circ. Backs Doctor In Row Over Patent Evidence
• Wash. Judge Won't Toss Dialysis Nurse's Class Wage Claims
• Suit Over Lobster Fishing Rule Now Moot, Judge Says
• Gun Industry Avoids 'Gamechanging' 1st Circ. Mexico Ruling
• Boston Globe Says Ex-Exec's Wage Claim Ignores Mass. Law
• JetBlue, Spirit Seek Speedy 1st Circ. Appeal Of Merger Block
• Chancery Tosses Drone Co.'s Claims Against Software Vendor
• How Biotech Deals May Help Competition, Despite FTC View
• Pfizer Says Moderna Telling FDA One Thing, PTAB Another
• Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mass. Troopers Among 6 Charged In Driver's License Scheme
• Breyer Has High Praise For New Mass. Justice At Swearing-In
• Mass. High Court Justice Keeps Trump On Primary Ballot
• Sports Camp Organizer Gets 30 Mos. For 'Inexcusable' Scam
• 2 More Charged In DraftKings 'Credential Stuffing' Hack
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52
• 2 Biotech Firms Join IPO Fray With Plans To Raise $211M
• Mass. AG Can't Vacate Order In Liquor Law Dispute
• Amazon, IRobot Pull Plug On Deal Due To European Scrutiny
• Museums Cover Native Exhibits In Renewed Repatriation Push
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Federal Housing Bill Gets A New Shot
• Nike Fights New Balance's Push To Toss 3 Patents From Suit
• Boston Transit Authority Settles Claim Of Beating, Cover-Up
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• Early-Pay App Late With Exec's Salary, Suit Alleges
• JetBlue Says It May Scrap Spirit Merger After Court Ruling
• NFL Player Accused Of Illegal Betting While A College Athlete
• Mass. Home Sellers Urge Court To Halt Broker Claims
• Music Student Guilty Of Stalking China Democracy Activist
• Mass. Tax Panel Says Homeowner Didn't Show Overvalue
• Workplace Speech Policies Limit Legal And PR Risks
• Morgan & Morgan Beats Firms To Lead Zoll Data Breach Row
• Ex-Geico Staff Atty Says Insurer Broke Mass. Wage Law
• 1st Circ. Rescues Asylum Case Over Migrant's Family Ties
• Mass. Justices Raise Bar For Competency Hospitalization
• Anti-Gay Bias Not Grounds For New Trial, Mass. Justices Say
• Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
• Sens. Press For New Agency To Police BigTech On Privacy, AI
• 5 Universities Cut $104.5M Deal In Student Aid-Fixing Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Strong Year For MDLs
• Judge Skeptical Of Mass. AG's Bid To Toss Liquor Law Ruling
• Calif. Bar Exam Rife With Age Discrimination, High Court Told
• Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Urges Ex-Ropes Atty, Former Client To Settle Fee Spat
• Google Settles Trial Over $1.6B AI Patent Claim
• SEC Fines Consultant For Insider Trading On SPAC Deal
• DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of Challenge To Federal Cannabis Ban
• ​​​​​​​'Two-Step' Bankruptcies Abuse Law, AGs Tell Justices
• Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
• House Arrest For Trader Who Used Analog Devices Insider Tip
• Verrill Adds New Energy, Telecom Partner To Boston Office
• Nurse Fired For Refusing 2nd Vax After Side Effects, Suit Says
• Mass. Justices Narrow Disclosure For Claims Against Police
• Mass. Top Court Orders Disclosure Of Cop Misconduct Docs
• Former Police Chief Cops To Insider Trading Charges In NY
• 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice
• Anna Jaques Hospital Sued In Mass. Over Hacked Patient Data
• Fed Reserve OIG Clears 2 Ex-Bank Heads Over Trades
• 1st Circ. Revives Mexico's Suit Against US Gun Cos.
• Mass. Voters To Appeal Loss In Trump Ballot Challenge
• Medical Practice Execs Call Health Co. Suit 'Vendetta'
• Moderna Wants UPenn Biochemist's Emails In Vax IP Dispute
• NFL Coaches Push 2nd Circ. To Deny Attempt To Toss Appeal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga
• Red Cross Has Antitrust Immunity, Judge Rules
• Boston Biopharma Co. Picks Industry Veteran As Next GC
• Proskauer Securities Litigation Chair Elected Firm Leader
• Feds, States To Split Argument Time For EPA Smog Plan
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• JetBlue, Spirit To Take Block Of $3.8B Merger To 1st Circ.
• Harvard Claims Immunity In Suits Over Alleged Morgue Sales
• Mass. Tax Board Cuts Boston Condo Value By Half
• Biotech Investor Sues In Del. For Info On 'Unfair' Repricing
• Trader May Avoid Prison In Analog Devices Insider Case
• Sotheby's Blames Luxury Tower Developer For Costly Typo
• Malpractice Case Is Too Old To Hold Up, IP Firm Says
• Mass. Biz Groups Balk At Local Option Tax In Housing Bill
• US Trustee Balks At Kidde-Fenwal Pick For Future Claims Rep
• Kirkland Reps PE Firms On 2 Separate Funds Totaling $2.8B
• 20 Judicial Noms Advance To Full Senate After Heavy Debate
• Physical Therapy Clinic Owner Convicted Of Billing Scheme
• Justices May Clarify Expert Witness Confrontation Confusion
• Equinox Trainer Says He Was Fired Over Racism Complaint
• Robinhood To Pay $7.5M To Exit Mass. Regulator Probe
• State AGs Say AI-Generated Voices Fall Under Robocall Law
• Boston's Ratio Therapeutics Raises $50M Series B For R&D
• Ex-NBA Player's Bid For Health Fraud Trial Do-Over Rejected
• JetBlue-Spirit Ruling Casts Uncertainty Over Airline Deals
• Mass. Ballot Panel Urged To Follow Maine, Colo. Trump Cases
• Uncharted Waters Ahead For FCA Litigation In 2024
• Hyundai Sues After Mass. Dealership Fights Expansion Plan
• Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Conagra Gets Claims Trimmed From Cooking Spray Burn Suit
• High Court Majority Shows No Eagerness To Overturn Chevron
• 6 Opinions To Read Before High Court's Chevron Arguments
• Crypto Group Says It Has 'No Obligation' To Answer Warren
• Pfizer Calls Moderna 'Willfully Naïve' In Covid Vax IP Fight
• 3 Key Class Action Trends To Use As Guidance In 2024
• Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Safety Or Overkill?
• 'Varsity Blues' Judge Puzzled As Feds Want $1M Despite Loss
• Brandeis Immune From Students' Pandemic Refund Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Schneider Electric Ends Bias Row After Mass. Justices' Ruling
• Judge Blocks $3.8B JetBlue-Spirit Merger
• Storage Co. Investors Sue In Del. Chancery After Squeeze-Out
• Mass. Bar Split As Pre-Pandemic 12-Person Juries Return
• Boston Says Pharmacy Benefits Cos. Fueled Opioid Crisis
• 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond
• 12 State AGs Urge DEA To Move Cannabis To Schedule III
• Up Next At High Court: Chevron Deference, Corp. Filings
• ​​​​​​​BNY Mellon Hid Self-Dealing From Investor, Suit Says
• Grubhub To Pay $3.6M In Pandemic Overcharge Settlement
• Justices To Decide Federal Rights Exhaustion Rule
• How A 'Graphic' Trial Sparked A Juror Mental Health Movement
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Wachtell
• Ex-Atty Among 5 Indicted In Alleged $140M Pump-And-Dump
• Wind Farm Co. Wants In On Whale Disruption Permit Appeal
• Chicago Rapper Avoids Prison For Credit Card Con
• DOJ Says FTC's IQVIA Win Backs JetBlue-Spirit Challenge
• Quest Fertility Biz Reaches $1.25M Deal In Data Breach Case
• Triller Sidelined, Fired Exec Over Pregnancies, Suit Claims
• 'Sophie's Choice' Writer's Family Sued Over Stage Rights Deal
• Hearst Must Face VPPA Suit Over Data Sharing On News Apps
• Stablecoin Firm Circle Confidentially Files Plans To Go Public
• Walgreens Loses Bid To Reroute Pain Patch Marketing Suit
• Mass. Broker Commission-Fixing Suit Delayed For DOJ Input
• Harvard Ignores 'Rampant, Severe' Antisemitism, Suit Says
• Atty's Mid-Trial Naps Wipe Away Client's Murder Conviction
• EBay Pays $3M Criminal Penalty For Cyberstalking
• Wynn Seeks Nix Of Back Pay Award After Worker's Racial Slur
• Hedge Fund Priest Seeks Atty Fees After Mixed SEC Verdict
• Ex-Defender Says Impostor Syndrome Affects Women More
• Mass. Facility Using Once-Barred Shock Devices Sues FDA
• Policy Rider Saves Hospital's Pandemic Claim, 1st Circ. Rules
• Anti-Kickback Statute Does Not Require But-For Causation
• A Closer Look At The Federal Criminal Enforcement Slump
• Wynn Tells 1st Circ. Gambling Rules Permit Casino Vouchers
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024
• VC Firm Expands Collaborations In New Tech Initiative Debut
• Javelin Owner Sues In Chancery To Shut Down Fintech Wire
• Rapper's Credit Con Sentence Must 'Send Message,' Feds Say
• Harvard Resolves Fee Spat, Ending Affirmative Action Case
• Google Swiped Inventor's $1.6B AI Chip Design, Jury Told
• Ex-Troutman Pepper Bankruptcy Head Joining ArentFox Schiff
• Attys Seek $95M Fees For Philips CPAP Economic Loss Deal
• Orrick Client Delta Dental Of Calif. Hit With Data Breach Suit
• Logistics Co. Agrees To End Pension Fight With Teamsters
• HP Accused Of Using Software To Create Printer-Ink Monopoly
• Mass. Justices Quiz Ad Co. On Billboard Tax Exemption
• ImmunoGen Undervalued In AbbVie Deal, Shareholder Claims
• Google Can't Google Potential Jurors Before AI Patent Trial
• Wrestlers' Atty Asks High Court To Upend $312K Sanctions
• Summer Sports Camp Con Merits 5 Years, Feds Say
• Insurance Broker Denies Fault In Harvard Admissions Case
• Boston Scientific To Buy Medtech Co. Axonics In $3.7B Deal
• Sarepta Avoids IP Claims As Judge Finds UPenn Patent Invalid
• Former Alexion Exec Avoids Prison In Insider Trading Case
• 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year
• Mass. Court Unsure Uber Riders Must Read Terms On The Go
• NFL Coaches Lose Bid To Take Arbitration Ruling To 2nd Circ.
• Where Psychedelics Policy Is Going In 2024
• LastPass Says Breach Suits Ignore That Data Was Encrypted
• Roche Could Pay $2B In Deal To Develop Potent Cancer Drugs
• Judge Questions Ex-Fed. Defender's Case As Bias Trial Wraps
• Boston Settles Cop's Trialbound Retaliation Suit For $2.4M
• Kidde-Fenwal Proposes Future Claims Rep In Ch. 11 Case
• What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like
• Feds Urge 1st Circ. To Nix Vineyard Wind 1 Challenge
• Ex-Defender Says 4th Circ. Letter Proves Harassment Case
• 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News
• Law Firm Says Whistleblower Owes $1.6M From Award
• Winston & Strawn Accused Of Copying Brief In Patent Suit
• Eatery Says Insurer On Hook For Seawall Collapse
• You Can't Double Dip The Patents, Judges Told
• Judge Combines 6 Suits Arising From Conn. Cessna Crash
• Ga. Chiropractor Pleads Guilty In NBA Health Fraud Scheme
• UK Biopharmaceutical Biz Raises $260M In Series C Funding
• Boston Sued By Company Over Uncashed 25-Year-Old Check
• After Headwinds, 2024 May See Offshore Wind Momentum
• Fragomen Names New Leaders In NJ, DC And Boston
• Ex-Akamai CEO Sues Son-In-Law Over $18M Debt
• Hearst Says Worker Fired For Refusing Vax Took Other Meds
• Hub Hires: Supreme Judicial Court, Hunton, Barclay Damon
• 4 Cannabis Litigation Trends To Watch In 2024
• 1st Circ. And Mass. High Court Opinions To Watch In 2024
• Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends
• 10 Sports And Betting Cases To Watch In 2024
• What To Watch In Massachusetts Courts In 2024
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2024
• Appellate Outlook: Circuit Splits & Hot Topics To Track In 2024