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Massachusetts - October, 2024

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• Berkshire Bank Escapes Claims It Aided $90M Ponzi Scheme
• IP Forecast: Another Apple Watch Trial Kicks Off In California
• 1st Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling On Maine Cannabis Grow
• Drug Cos. To Pay $49M For State-Led Generic Pricing Claims
• Warren Says DOJ's 'Legal Gymnastics' Let TD Bank Off Easy
• Purdue Gets More Time For Deal, 'Substantial' Progress Made
• AI Co. Fires CEO As BigLaw Counsel Probe Revenue Issues
• How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
• 6th Circ. Judge Frets Tech Updates May Stymie Class Actions
• Rap Promoter Gets 3 Years In Stolen Credit Card Scam
• Hub Hires: Quinn Emanuel, Barclay Damon, Prince Lobel
• The 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Firms' Hiring Strategies Are Evolving In Fight For Top Spot
• Toast Releases Steakhouse Funds Amid Ownership Spat
• Storage Co. Strikes Deal To End 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
• Mass. AG Seeks To Bar 'NYSE' Crypto Trading Scheme
• Ex-Takeda Exec. Gets Nearly 4 Years For Fake Invoice Scam
• State AGs Ask Congress For Federal Price-Gouging Ban
• Crypto Platform Founder Pleads Guilty To Illegal Wash Trading
• Kirkland Leads Berkshire Partners To $7.8B Fund Close
• Animal Med Distributor To Pay $1.1M For Lax Opioid Oversight
• Gulfstream Arbitration Notice To Worker Adequate, Court Says
• How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
• 'Breathtaking' Pentagon Leak Merits 16 Years, Feds Say
• DraftKings Denied $2.3M Fee Bid In Gambling Patent Row
• Fed. Circ. Calls Plastic Co.'s IP Retrial Objection 'Frivolous'
• Biopharma Co. Escapes Investor Suit Over Drug Approval Lies
• Sham Getty Stock Offer Lands Investor 10-Month Prison Term
• Warren Pushes FTC Chair To Probe Oncology Acquisitions
• Burns & Levinson Atty Duo Latest To Join Blank Rome
• EBay, Ex-Execs Deny Fault For Harassment Of Bloggers
• Ex-Boston University Law Prof Settles IP Suit With School
• 1st Circ. Scraps Securities Fraud Case Against 3D Printing Co.
• Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
• Mass. Pole Attachment Regs Stymie Broadband, FCC Told
• Fidelity Investments Sued Over Money Market Fund's Fees
• Boston Pizzeria Owner Gets Over 8 Years In Forced Labor Row
• Moderna Brass Hit With Investor Suit Over RSV Shot Claims
• Mass. Court's Wiretap Ruling May Be Bad Omen For Plaintiffs
• Employer Lessons From Mass. 'Bonus Not Wages' Ruling
• AbbVie Paying $1.4B For Alzheimer's-Focused Biotech
• Medical Laser Co. Seeks Multiplier For Rival's 'Deceitful' Raid
• Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
• Paul Hastings Adds REIT Partners In Boston, Chicago
• Real Estate Recap: Campaigning On Housing, '25 Deal Volume
• Inari Wins Bid To Kill Plant Gene Patent At PTAB
• Vidal Warned Of 'Heightened' Burden, 'Loophole' In Seed Fight
• State AGs Back Mich.'s Immunity From Enbridge Pipeline Suit
• Feds Seek 6½ Years For Ex-Takeda Worker Over Invoice Fraud
• Off The Bench: Toss-Up For Ohtani Ball, UFC Fighters' Payday
• Mass. Panel Flips Teacher's Tenure Denial Over Family Leave
• The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
• Brother Of 'Office' Star Can't Use Mass. Property For Events
• 7th Circ. Doubts Satanic Temple Can Wage Abortion Fight
• Va. Judge Won't Block Feds' Nonprofit Disclosure Law
• Fenway Food Safety Czar Fired For Flagging Rats, Suit Says
• Dems Urge HHS To Better Protect Wheelchair Users From PE
• Cleary-Led Keurig Buying Ghost Energy For $1B-Plus
• SEC Says German On Hook For $4.6M Tied To Fraud Scheme
• Mass. Justices Reject Meta, Google 'Wiretap' Claims
• Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• EPA's GHG Power Plant Rule Is Achievable, Scientists Say
• Waters Corp.'s $800K 401(k) Management Deal Gets Initial OK
• 1st Circ. Sets Oral Arguments In Boies' Cannabis Suit For Dec. 5
• Juvenile Court Judge, Atty Picked For Mass. Appeals Court
• SoClean Says Philips Can't Stand In For Damaged CPAP Users
• Budding Lessons From Landmark Plant Seed Patent Battle
• Judge Says Ex-Steward Hospital Nurse Row Out Of His Hands
• Useful Product Doctrine May Not Shield Against PFAS Liability
• EPA Can't Restart Crafting Smog Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Roundup Suit Pared As Preemption Claim Sways Mass. Judge
• Roche CEO Says Novo-Catalent Deal Should Be Blocked
• Harvard Enabling 'Outrageous' Antisemitism, Court Told
• SEC Fine Shows Risks Of Nonpublic Info In X, LinkedIn Posts
• 11th Circ. Signals Fla. Gun Ban Turns On 'Age Of Majority'
• Ivy League Athletes Plan To Appeal Antitrust Suit's Dismissal
• 'Uphill Battle' To Fix Grade Docked For AI Use, Judge Says
• Appliance Co., Customers Agree To End Stove Pollutant Row
• 1st Circ. Says 'Discrepancies' Doom Guatemalan's Asylum Bid
• Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
• The 2024 Prestige Leaders
• How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status
• Shake Shack Settles Massachusetts Child Labor Complaint
• DraftKings, Former Exec Eye Settlement Over Noncompete
• Reebok Settles Testy TM Suit With Italian Shoemaker
• Migrant Groups Say DeSantis Suit About Fraud, Not Politics
• Judge Cites University Ties To Bow Out Of Aid-Fixing Suit
• Conn. Firm Says Attys, Restaurants Filed 'Malicious' Suit
• Public Can Access Road Used By Thoreau, Mass. Court Says
• Lawsuit By Wireless Tech Co. Too Late, Mass. Co. Says
• Potbelly Investor Urges Sandwich Chain To Explore A Sale
• How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
• Catalent CEO Defends Novo Deal, Will Stay On After Buyout
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
• Meta Can't Ax Mass. AG Suit Over Hooking Kids On Instagram
• 1st Circ. OKs Prosecution Of Alleged Illicit Medical Pot Grow
• Fake 'Hollywood Reporter' Scams Job Seekers, Mass. AG Says
• AGs Slam 4th Circ. Bid To Restore NC Abortion Drug Limits
• Allianz, Santander End Shareholder Suit Coverage Fight
• Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Verbose BigLaw Attys Irk Judge: 'Not Serving You Well'
• LinkSquares Sued For Denying OT To Legal Tech Sales Reps
• Fantasy Sports Sites Crossed Line Into Betting, Suit Says
• FTC Faces More Pressure To Block $16.5B Novo-Catalent Deal
• JPMorgan Says Trial 'Needless' After Couple Loses $20M Suit
• Karen Read Can't Avoid Retrial Without Verdict, Mass. Says
• Northwestern Hits Moderna With Patent Suit Over COVID Vax
• $20B Verizon-Frontier Deal Faces Scrutiny, And Other Rumors
• Ex-Genzyme Exec Says Anxiety Disclosure Led To Firing
• Restaurant Says Toast Refusing To Update Bank Info
• Ex-Defender Returns To 4th Circ. With Sex Bias Case
• Fuji Soft Founder Endorses Bain Capital Bid Over KKR
• States, Industry Urge DC Circ. To Scrap Truck GHG Rule
• Pa. AG Can't Get State Claims Restored In FTC Amazon Suit
• Feds Say Accused Embezzler Used Company Card After Arrest
• Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
• If Trump Wins, Here's Who Could Be The Next Boston US Atty
• Atty Pressed On DMI Stock Drop Focus In Del. Merger Suit
• Pharma Co. Contractor Settles SEC Insider Trading Claim
• PTAB Refuses To Review Pioneer Corn Seed Patent
• Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
• Pa. AG Wants State Claims Restored In FTC Amazon Suit
• Bipartisan Judgeships Bill In House Keeps Gaining Support
• The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
• PE Firm Trashed Exec To Avoid Payout In $98M Deal, Suit Says
• RTX To Pay $1B For Qatari Bribes And Defrauding US Gov't
• US Fails To Revoke Bail Of Crypto Chief Wanted In Fraud Case
• Finnish Sports Biz Wins Asset Freeze In $1.2M NHL Deal Suit
• Motley Rice May Avoid DQ In Boston Opioid Case, Judge Hints
• GSK Says Moderna's COVID, RSV Vax Infringe MRNA Patents
• Feds Cut Whistleblowers Out Of Kickback Deal, Court Told
• J&J Hit With $15M Verdict In Builder's Mesothelioma Suit
• Pair Convicted In Baccarat Cheating Scheme At Mass. Casino
• The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues
• 'Varsity Blues' Prosecutor Joins Quinn Emanuel In Boston
• Crypto-CEO Faces US Extradition In Market Manipulation Case
• Pharmacist Gets Up To 15 Years In Mich. For Fatal Outbreak
• Real Estate Recap: Rating Climate Risk, Window Tech, Towers
• Boston Bomber Says Judge's Praise For Jury DQs Him
• Swiss Native Ran $8M International Stock Fraud, SEC Says
• J&J Should Pay $30M For Developer's Cancer, Conn. Jury Told
• Sports Biz Seeks To Freeze Assets In Suit Over NHL Deal
• Babson College, South Asian Professor Resolve Bias Suit
• 6 Firms Guide IPO Trio From Biotech, Medical Device Cos.
• Boston Dynamics 'Took Advantage' Of Partner's Robotics IP
• RTX Warned By Judge Over 'Troubling' Settlement Delay
• 'Bloodsport' Poaching Case To Mediate After Disputed Verdict
• State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
• DOJ Defends Federal Marijuana Ban At 1st Circ.
• Most Appian Claims Survive In Pegasystems Defamation Fight
• Tobacco Cos. Push To Move Dozens Of Cases Out Of Boston
• SEC Urges 1st Circ. To Uphold $93M Win Over Financial Firm
• 3M, Other Cos. Hit With PFAS Contamination Class Action
• NJ Judge Deems Portions Of Hemp Law Unconstitutional
• Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges
• Teva To Pay $450M To Settle Kickback Cases
• Defining All-Risk: Despite $30M Loss, Loose Bolt Not 'Damage'
• Sen. Warren, Novo At Odds On Merits Of $16.5B Deal
• Ivy League Athletes Whiff On Scholarship Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Mayor Can't Reduce 6-Year Term In Fraud, Graft Case
• 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
• Feds Target Crypto Manipulation, Wash Trades In Novel Action
• 'Sophie's Choice' Theatrical Rights Deal Long Over, Court Told
• Philips Preserves Lanham Act Counterclaim In CPAP Cleaner MDL
• Mass. Gov. Nominates Land Court Counsel To Judgeship
• Ousted AI Engineer Took Trade Secrets, Auto Service Co. Says
• Marriott Inks $52M Deal With States Over Guest Data Breach
• Lead Test Maker Vows Compliance As $42M Deal Approved
• This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
• 40 Private Schools Hit With Aid-Fixing Conspiracy Claims
• 1st Circ. Says 'Nothing We Can Do' To Help Salvadoran Family
• The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging
• 1st Circ. Warned Not To 'Speculate' In Union Debt Ceiling Suit
• Hemp Cos. Say 'Protectionist' NJ Law Violates Farm Bill
• Mass. Seeks Order Forcing Steward To Maintain Coverage
• Senior Renters Say Mass. Facility Charged Exorbitant Fees
• 1st Circ. Eyes Revival Of Welch's Execs' Pension Fight
• Mass. High Court Won't Loosen Bail Rules In Rape Cases
• Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• Harvard Says Ex-Coach's Pay, Retaliation Suit Falls Flat
• AGs Slam TikTok With Youth Addiction, Fraud Claims
• FTC's Amazon Monopolization Suit Largely Survives Dismissal
• Biotech, Medical Device Firms Prep Three IPOs Totaling $376M
• High Court Doubts States Can Police Federal Rights Claims
• Split DC Circ. Says FERC Can Require Power Plant Upgrade
• 5 Decisions To Know By Outgoing Mass. Chief Judge
• Trio Of 1st Circ. Criminal Cases Turned Away By Top Court
• State Courts Splitting Over Future Of Climate Change Suits
• Massachusetts' Chief Federal Judge To Take Senior Status
• Mass. Justices Unsure If Divisive Housing Law Has 'Teeth'
• Mass. High Court Reluctant To Kill Lost Value Policy Exclusion
• Top 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Real Estate Recap: Climate Risk, Cooling Mandates, Reuse
• Where Campus Protest Suits Stand 1 Year After Oct. 7 Attacks
• Couple Harassed By EBay May Not Get Maximum Damages
• Up First At High Court: Civil Rights, Ghost Guns, Atty Fees
• Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
• High Court Will Hear Mexico's Suit Against Gun Cos.
• Boston Pharma Co. Drops Another Moderna Patent Suit
• Citibank Blunders May Warrant Breakup, Warren Tells OCC
• 12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar
• Grad Student Says Boston University Policy Delays Wages
• Md. Woman Gets House Arrest For No-Show Contractor Job
• Sens. Question If Payouts Taint Execs' Push For US Steel Deal
• Symbotic's Top Brass Hid Risks To Earnings Goals, Suit Says
• Ex-GC Returns To Lead Massachusetts Insurance Division
• Mintz IP Partner Is Equal Parts BigLaw And Punk Rock
• Loan Servicer Settles With Mass. AG Over 'Zombie' Mortgages
• Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Credit Repair Co. Owes $50M In CFPB, Mass. AG Case
• NY Man Posed As Exec To Steal $810K Tax Refund, Feds Say
• Black Musician Beaten By White Nationalists Seeks Damages
• Mass. Tax Board OKs Exemption For Senior Home
• Justices Asked To Short-Circuit Mass. Offshore Wind Project
• LexShares Argues Ex-CEO's Suit 'Defies Common Sense'
• Abortion Clinic To Get Early Discovery In Patient Spying Case
• Amex Sued By Merchants Over 'Anti-Steering' Rule
• Steward Can't Be Forced To Reassign Contract In Ch. 11
• Rancher Wins Claim That Border Wall Halt Hurt Environment
• Mass. Hospital To Pay Up To $6.5M In Sober Home Scheme
• How Cos. Can Protect Supply Chains During The Port Strike
• Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
• When The Client Is The Mayor, The Usual Rules Don't Apply
• Nostrum Labs Hits Ch. 11 A Year After Medicaid Settlement