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Massachusetts - February, 2025

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• Fenwick Adds Longtime Startup Attorney To Insurtech Group
• Trump Still Isn't Obeying Order To Free FEMA Funds, AGs Say
• Real Estate Recap: Gov't Lease Limbo, AI Upset, Profiteering
• Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste
• Presidents v. Courts: Lincoln, Trump & Judicial Power Limits
• Justices Asked To Review IRS Crypto Doc Seizure Case
• Drug Kickback Ruling Will Make FCA Liability Harder To Prove
• Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments
• Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• Adobe Hit With Age Bias Claim By Former Sales Manager
• GOP Rep. Reintroduces The JUDGES Act
• State Street To Buy Mizuho's $580B Custody Business
• Goodwin, White & Case Build BridgeBio's $949M SPAC Deal
• States Say DOD Transgender Ban Puts Public Safety At Risk
• OpenEvidence Says Rival's Attack Targeted Its AI 'Blueprint'
• Trump Admin Asks 1st Circ. To Let It Enforce Birthright Ban
• Lead Testing Co. Director To Admit False Statements
• Insurer For Mass. Gaming Board Off Hook For Land Dispute
• Justices Told Bose Ruling Will Deter Patent Settlements
• Harvard Pilgrim To Pay $16M To Settle Data Breach Claims
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DraftKings To Pay $10M In NFT Proposed Class Settlement
• Trump's CFPB Pick Says Agency's 'Past Excesses' Must End
• Karen Read Has Already Lost Double Jeopardy Bid, Court Told
• The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause
• 38 AGs Push For Crackdown On Organized Retail Crime
• DOJ Says RealPage Can't Ditch Antitrust Claims
• Foley & Lardner Can't End Claims It 'Strung Along' Recruiter
• USC Escapes PE Exec's $75M 'Varsity Blues' Suit, For Now
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Trump Can't Enact Birthright Citizenship Order During Appeal
• Mass. High Court Reaffirms No Private Right To Atty Discipline
• Harvard Wins Dismissal Of Alumni's Antisemitism Lawsuit
• Karen Read Attys Say Expert Bill Came 'Out Of The Blue'
• How To Track Trump's Legal Battles
• SEC Is Asked For Background On Fugitive Trader's Death Docs
• Insulet May Face Choice: $452M Award Or Stifling Rival
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Purdue Gets Time To Document New $7.4B Ch. 11 Settlement
• Federal Judiciary Repeats Request For More Judges
• Lawyer Who Became Client's 'Punching Bag' Scores Case Exit
• WilmerHale, Cleary Steer $4.1B Thermo Fisher-Solventum Deal
• 'We Need Go No Further': 10 Notable Judge Bruce Selya Lines
• Trump Birthright Citizenship EO Must Stay Paused, States Say
• 'Varsity Blues' Suit Against USC An 'Uphill Battle,' Judge Says
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Dr.'s Retaliation Claim Against Hospital
• Mass. City Says Ex-Team Owners Reneged On Stadium Fees
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Mass. Cities Sue Over Trump's Sanctuary City 'Bullying'
• Freshfields Launches In Boston, Led By Ex-Latham Partner
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya, Admired For 'Selyaisms,' Dies At 90
• Paul Hastings Adds Boston Co-Chair For New Tech Practice
• NY Judge Extends Block On DOGE's Treasury Access
• Real Estate Recap: 'Park Ave' Effect, Federal Leases, Atty Hires
• CFPB Shutdown Means 'Irreparable Harm,' 23 State AGs Say
• Judge Questions Trump Administration Fund Freeze Authority
• 10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting
• Pot Co. Workers Sue Over Lack Of Notice For Mass Layoffs
• 1st Circ. Revives Clean Air Claims Over Idling Shuttle Buses
• Polsinelli Adds Veteran Real Estate Atty To Boston Office
• NIH Research Cuts Stay On Hold As Judge Mulls Objections
• Justices Knock Ala. For Immunizing State Officials
• Trump Admin Says CFPB Defunding Suit Guesses At Harms
• Boston, Other Cities And MassBio Back Challenge To NIH Cuts
• Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes
• Home Equity Lender Preys On Consumers, Mass. AG Alleges
• Mass. Man's Medicare Fraud Paid For Ferraris, Feds Say
• Sen. Warren Wants DOJ To Probe Disney-FuboTV Deal
• BakerHostetler Environmental Pro Jumps To Morgan Lewis
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Wants Birthright Citizenship EO Enacted Amid Appeal
• Red Roof Inn Wants To Add Security Cos. To Trafficking Suits
• Axed ALJ Removal Protections Mark Big Shift For NLRB
• 3D Printing Co. Escapes Chancery Suit Over $575M Merger
• NBA Star's Charity Says Tourney Promoters Owe $400K
• Democrats Say DOGE Took 'Trove' Of Musk Rivals' CFPB Data
• The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration
• Simpson Thacher Adds Litigator, Private Funds Pro In Boston
• Amazon, Supermarket Latest Targets Of Lie Detector Litigation
• Judge Won't Narrow Injunction In Birthright Citizenship Case
• 1st Circ. Backs Strict View Of Kickback Law In Blow To FCA
• Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
• Human Rights Atty Sees 'Serious Risks' Of Neural Data Abuse
• Steward Says Mass. Owes $22M For Withheld Patient Claims
• Vaccine Developer Files Ch. 11 Sale Plan With $11.5M Bid
• Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up
• 3 Firms Build $1.34B New England Car Dealership Sale
• Pot Retailers Want Mass. City To Refund 'Impact Fees'
• Karen Read Takes Double Jeopardy Appeal To Federal Court
• Boston Children's Hospital Settles Retirement Plan Fee Suit
• Real Estate Recap: Practice Pivot, Tariff Tax, Lennar's Lawyers
• Maine Judge Denies Challenge To Corporate Transparency Act
• Feds Hit With Brady Claims As Implant Kickback Trial Looms
• 1st Circ. Chides SEC, Judge In Atty Stock Scheme Case
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Boston Reemerges As Immigration 'Obstruction' Battleground
• Asset Manager Fiera Broke Bonus Promises, Ex-Exec Says
• Judge Leaves Curbs On DOGE Treasury Access After Hearing
• Judge In SEC Case Asks If Fugitive Trader Really Died
• Dem AGs Urge Companies To Keep DEI Programs In Place
• 2 Anti-Kickback Developments Hold Lessons For Biopharma
• Mass. Auto Telematics Data Law Not Preempted, Judge Says
• Punchbowl Inc. Drops Appeal In Punchbowl News TM Feud
• Court Must Curb Elon Musk's 'Limitless' Power, States Say
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• 4th Judge Rejects Trump's Take On Birthright Citizenship
• Artist Sues Over Sculpture Left After Property Sale
• Small But Mighty Busy: 1st Circ. A Hub For Anti-Trump Suits
• Ex-DraftKings Engineer Wants Parental Leave Suit Kept In Play
• Growth Equity Firm Plugs $150M Into Video Monetization Biz
• Trump's Federal Worker Resignation Offer Gets Green Light
• RI Judge Won't Pause Order To Unfreeze Funds Amid Appeal
• Boston's Opioid Damages Claims Tossed As Too Late
• CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
• PE Exec Says USC Can't Escape $75M 'Varsity Blues' Suit
• Treasury Chief Exempt From Block On DOGE's System Access
• Joann To Close Over 500 US Stores In Second Ch. 11
• Mass. Justices Nix Tax Break For Cargo Biz On Massport Land
• Software-Focused PSG Secures $8B Across 2 New Funds
• Starbucks Accused Of Flouting Mass. Polygraph Hiring Law
• National Bank Act Rulings Facilitate More Preemption Analysis
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Emphasize Social Spaces During RE Project Public Review
• A 'Disaster For Science': Universities Sue Over NIH Grant Cap
• Pot Grower Says Nearby Farm's Pesticides Caused $17M Loss
• Automakers Lose Fight To Block Mass. 'Right To Repair' Law
• Mass. High Court Rejects Karen Read Double Jeopardy Claim
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• DOGE Access To Treasury Payment System Blocked By Judge
• DraftKings Must Face Narrowed Suit Over Voided NBA Bets
• Amazon Used App Toolkit To Harvest User Data, Suit Says
• Boston Man Not Guilty In Chinese 'Agent' Case
• Harvard Immunity For Body Part Thefts 'Gnaws' At Justice
• Trump Buyout Plan Still On Hold As Unions Cite 'Confusion'
• Mass. Justices May Greenlight Ex-Court Atty's Firing Case
• Mass. Judge Temporarily Blocks NIH Funding Cuts
• Trump Admin Violating Order To Unfreeze Funds, Judge Says
• NH Judge Latest To Block Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
• Trump Administration Sued Over Passport Sex Designations
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Emerson Butts Heads With Elliott On $7.2B AspenTech Deal
• Biotech Firm Omega Therapeutics Hits Ch. 11 To Restructure
• Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
• Real Estate Recap: Evolving CRE Finance, Tariffs, PFAS
• Ex-Mass. State Sen. Gets 18 Months For Pandemic, Tax Fraud
• Brother Of Aaron Hernandez Gets Time Served For Threats
• US Patent Commissioner Steps Down Amid Resignation Push
• Activist Elliott Takes Aim At $7.2B AspenTech-Emerson Deal
• Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Faces Scrutiny In 3rd Court
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• 3 Firms Guide Bain On $3.4B Japanese Pharma Co. Buy
• Goodwin, Ropes Lead Cystic Fibrosis Co.'s Upsized $191M IPO
• ERISA Preempts Banker's $5.5M Deferred Comp, Judge Rules
• Drug Cos. Urge Full Fed. Circ. To Hear Teva Orange Book Row
• Pot Co. Jushi Can't End Rival Shop's Antitrust Claims
• Harvard Biotech Patent Case Ends With Mid-Trial Deal
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold
• Mass. US Atty Won't Ignore Local Immigration Pushback
• RealPage Says Missing Market Power Dooms Antitrust Suit
• Injectable Drug Device Maker West Pharma Secures Ban At ITC
• College Baseball Player Seeks Pause Of NCAA Eligibility Rule
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Meta Can't Ask Mass. AG To Dig Up Docs From State Agencies
• Maryland Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
• Federal Unions Challenge Trump's 'Fork' Resignation Program
• Judge Explains Biogen Class Cert. Ruling After 1st Circ. Order
• 1st Circ. Doubts Arbitration Bid 4 Years Into Au Pair Wage Row
• Auto Cos., Mass. AG Make Final Case In 'Right To Repair' Fight
• Jr. Hockey League Seeks To Block Team Move To Competitor
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Dem School Advocate Says Bias Complaints Led To Firing
• Ex-NFLer's Brother Wants To Avoid More Prison Time
• 'Nowhere To Go': Neil Gaiman Accused Of Raping Ex-Nanny
• Red States Back Trump On Birthright Citizenship Limits
• Top 10 Healthcare And Life Sciences Issues To Watch In 2025
• Cozen Adds Ex-Carlton Fields Construction Pro In Boston
• Food Plant Says AIG, Others Stalling Fire Payout
• Former Acting DOL Head Heads To Harvard As Spring Fellow
• UK Citizen Moves To Be Released From Novel SEC Action
• Cystic Fibrosis Drug Developer Sionna Targets $150M IPO
• DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
• Loan Refinancing Co. Fined $2.1M For Deceptive Ads
• Studio Used By Apple, Pop Stars Says Noise Forced Move
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer