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Massachusetts - September, 2025

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• Biogen Told To Pay Genentech $88M After IP Royalties Mistrial
• 4 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In October
• Pot Broker Sues Over Misclassification, Seeks Lost Wages
• Mass. Judge Issues Stinging Rebuke Of Protester Removals
• HHS Moves To Suspend Harvard From Funding
• Bain Capital-Backed SPAC Leads 3 Offerings Totaling $670M
• Undercover Cop's Nonwhite 'Bitmoji' May Be Bias, Court Says
• Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
• Trump Can Cut Ed Dept.'s Civil Rights Staff, 1st Circ. Rules
• DHS Can't Tie FEMA Funds To Immigration Agenda, AGs Say
• Boeing Using Rejected Args In 737 Max Fraud Suit, Fund Says
• Mass. Appellate Court Revives Hospital Worker's Vaccine Suit
• Therapist Admits Sending Patient's Funds To Scammers
• Apple Watch Failed To Detect Fall, Mass. Woman Alleges
• Ex-Mass. US Atty Faces Bar Reprimand Over Leak, Texts
• Trump Asks Justices To Rule On Birthright Order's Legality
• Real Estate Recap: EB-5 Evolving, Insurance Impact, $1B Buy
• States Sue HHS For Order Erasing Gender Ideology In Sex Ed
• Mass. Pot Shop Shareholders Say Investor Trying A Freezeout
• Cellectis, AstraZeneca Face IP Suit From Cell Engineering Co.
• Judge Wants Clarity On Migrant Green Card Delays
• Mass. Tax Board Cuts $1M Home Value To Sale Price
• Oysters Not Covered By Drug Forfeiture Law, Court Rules
• Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
• Senate Dems Float Bill To Shield Neural Data From Misuse
• COVID-19 Orders Could Save Embryo Loss Case, Court Hears
• Unions' Challenge To Trump Resignation Program Tossed
• Private Schools Duck Aid-Fixing Conspiracy Claims, For Now
• Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Choosing MDL Venues
• SmartLabs Accused Of Dodging Rent On Cambridge Lab
• In-House Life Sciences Lawyer Joins WilmerHale In Boston
• DHS Barred From Tying Disaster Aid To Immigration Agenda
• Team Owner Fights PR Baseball League's Fresh Dismissal Bid
• Swimmers Want Re-Do In Title IX Suit Over Trans Competitor
• AGs Slam Capital One's $425M Deal As Unfair To Consumers
• Data Storage Provider Reaches Deal To End 401(k) Suit
• Ex-Mass. Judge Fined For Giving Dad $450/Hour Role In Case
• States Say Ed Dept. Must Face Suit Over Mental Health Cuts
• Mass. Turnpike Bid Dispute Squashed As Applegreen Exits
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
• PE-Focused Debt Finance Pro Boosts Cooley's Boston Office
• Sandisk Gets Support In 'Settled Expectations' Challenge
• 1st Circ. Calls BIA's Handling Of Late Filing 'Troubling'
• DHS Floats H-1B Rule To Prioritize Higher-Paid Workers
• 1st Circ. Revives Fired Airport Worker's Retaliation Suit
• How Attys Are Riding The Mass. Biotech 'Roller Coaster'
• Feds Illegally Denying Immigrant Bond Hearings, Suit Says
• 1st Circ. Won't Let Citizens Bank Escape Escrow Interest Suit
• Star Chef Didn't Violate 'Vague' Pact With Boston, Judge Says
• How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
• $100K H-1B Fee Will Likely Hurt Both US And Foreign Workers
• Harvard Beats Suit Over Instructor's Vaccine-Refusal Firing
• Ex-Boston Transit Cop Spared Prison In Beating Coverup
• Amex Can't Push 'Illusory' Arbitration Over 'Anti-Steering' Rule
• NextEra Dodges Antitrust Claims In $1B Power Line Fight
• NLRB Judge Says Pot Workers' Axing Wasn't Union Reprisal
• Boston Activist Admits Defrauding Donors, Gov't
• Judge Rules Revolution Wind Can Restart Wind Farm Work
• Trump Tags H-1B Visa Apps With $100,000 Fee
• IBS Drug Buyers Win Class Cert. In Takeda Antitrust Case
• Split Mass. Appeals Court Upholds Cocaine Conviction
• Pot Cos. Not Covered In Death Suit, Berkshire Hathaway Says
• Mass. Trash Hauler, Union End 82-Day Strike With 5-Year Deal
• Boston Jury Awards $83M Asbestos Verdict Against Art Clay Co.
• Fla. Entrepreneur Urges 1st Circ. To Remand RI Pot Regs Suit
• Moderna Wants Fed. Circ. Reversal Of Vax Patent Invalidation
• NFL Warns Arb. Ruling Could Disrupt Sports Dispute Process
• Off The Bench: Briefings On Trans Ban, New Kalshi Conflicts
• Trump Asks High Court To Lift Block On Trans Passport Ban
• Firm Says Newsmax Wants 'Haircut' On Fees In Dominion Suit
• 2nd Circ. Lets Students Facing Removal Stay Free, For Now
• 'Virtual CFO' To Internet Scammers Gets 4 Years
• Amazon Must Face Buyers' Antitrust Suit Over Pricing Policy
• Dems Demand DOJ Explain Binance Plea Deal Compliance
• 1st Circ. Won't Lift Block On HHS Job, Program Cuts
• Ex-Harvard Worker Says 'Personal Time' Subject To Wage Law
• Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Rejects Trump Admin's Bid To Shield Climate Group
• Trump Admin Can't Get Suit Challenging Voting Order Tossed
• Union Settles FCA Suit Over Pandemic Loans for $2M
• Boston Mayor Accused Of Firing Staffer To Shield Ally
• Coaches Ask For Lower Court Redo On 'Sham' NFL Arbitration
• Substitute Expert Testimony Is Hearsay, Mass. Justices Rule
• Charter Jet Co. Alleges GE Engine Defect Caused Fatal Crash
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
• Ex-Officials Say Harvard Visa Ban Will Hurt US Security
• FCC Tells 1st Circ. It Will Revamp Prison Phone Caps In Oct.
• Doximity Says AI Startup Using Lawsuits To Thwart Rivals
• Mass. Tax Board Cuts Value Of Biz's Condos Based On Sales
• 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
• Feds Oppose Sierra Club's Bid To Freeze $50M In Border Funds
• Conn. Ethics Watchdog Wants Immigration Atty Disbarred
• Order Halting Ørsted Wind Project Is Valid, Trump Admin Says
• Mass. Board Reduces Tax Value Of Educational Property
• Environmental Groups Say Gov't Won't Share Climate Docs
• Robinhood Seeks Legal Shield After Mass. AG Sues KalshiEX
• Stop & Shop Says Too Late To Swap Plaintiff In Wipes Suit
• Fed. Circ. Rulings Refine Patent Claim Construction Standards
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Northeastern Settles Retirement Plan Fee, Investment Suit
• Ex-Boston Sports Clubs CEO Owes $6M Over Pandemic Billing
• Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Goodwin Debt Financing Pro
• Novartis, Monte Rosa Ink Up To $5.7B 'Molecular Glue' Deal
• Paul Hastings Adds Goodwin Private Equity Partner In Boston
• 1st Circ. Says Trump Admin Can Ax Immigrant Parole Program
• DOJ Says States Can't Reverse Grant Cuts In OMB Reg Fight
• Higher Ed Real Estate: A Back To School Special
• Real Estate Recap: CMBS Distress, Nuclear AI, Campus Golf
• Mass. AG Says KalshiEX Running Betting Platform In Disguise
• When The Supreme Court Says Using Race Is OK
• Boston Activist Eyes Plea In Charity Fraud Case
• Waste Management Cos. Must Face Union Benefit Funds' Suit
• Off The Bench: NCAA Athlete Ban, WNBA Sun Controversy
• Robotics Co. Defends Accounting Errors As 'Growing Pains'
• Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
• Appeals Courts Rethink Harsh Youth Sentences, Search Rules
• 1st Circ. Says Cops Partially Immune In Kneeling Case
• Quinn Emanuel's $30M Fee Bid Flouts Ch. 11, Co. Says
• Energy Giants Largely Defeat Climate Change RICO Suit
• 1st Circ. OKs Freeze Of Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding
• Trump Admin Should Release Climate Panel Docs, Judge Says
• US Attorneys, Judicial Noms Advance Amid Senate Tensions
• Connecticut AG Enters Fray Over WNBA's Sun Franchise
• Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Feds Barred From Axing 30-Year Noncitizen Services, For Now
• State AGs Back Trans Worker In Liberty U.'s 4th Circ. Appeal
• Trump's Pick For Fed Board Seat Moves Ahead To Full Senate
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
• Mass. Justices Reject Former State Senator's Immunity Claim
• Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
• Massachusetts Grocery Chain Ousts CEO In Power Struggle
• CVS Says Takeda Tried To Block Heartburn Drug Competition
• Trump Admin Blocked From Boston Hospital Trans Care Docs
• Omni Must Pay Atty Fees Over 'Troubling' Conduct In FCA Suit
• Mass. AG Says RE Investment Firm Flouting Rent Rules
• Mass. Lawmakers Pitch Local Real Estate Transfer Taxes
• 1st Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend Heating Oil Class Action
• 1st Circ. Urged To Nix $42M Disgorgement In Stock Scheme
• Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
• Split 4th Circ. Axes States' Challenge To Trump Admin Layoffs
• RI Menopause Law Brings New Considerations For Employers
• Dem Sens., AGs Increase Pressure On DOJ's HPE Merger Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mass. Justices Asked To Find Atty Had Duty To Seek Plea Deal
• Fish & Richardson Names Standard Essential Patents Leaders
• Tracking The Copyright Fights Between Creators And AI Cos.
• Trump Admin Says Enviro Groups Can't Block GHG Report
• Temu Hit With $2M Penalty In FTC's 1st INFORM Act Case
• Judge Doubts DOE Stance On Ending Mental Health Grants
• Judge Awards Over $6M In Atty Fees In Bluetooth Co.'s IP Suit
• Sierra Club Looks To Secure Border Wall Settlement Funds
• Former Boston Pol Gets 1 Month For Kickback Scheme
• Liberty Mutual Unit Avoids Rental Coverage Suit
• Brown Univ. Prof Says Top Court Ruling Bolsters Habeas Bid
• Mass. Justices Mull Privacy Issues In Era Of Online Records
• Conn. Biotech Hits Ch. 11 With $2.7M Debt After Patent Suit
• Judges Warn ICE Is Turning Courts Into Deportation Traps
• Atty Can't Duck ID Theft Conviction Over High Court Ruling
• Ex-Mass. Trial Court Chief Justice Tapped As DA Integrity Chief
• Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
• Ørsted Investors Back $9.4B Rights Issue After US Order
• 18 States Fight Trump Admin's Bid To End Haitian Protections
• Trump's DOJ Sets Sights On Boston's Sanctuary City Status
• Doc Tells 1st Circ. Acquitted Conduct Marred Drug Sentence
• Why The Harvard Funding Case Is 'Clear As Mud' On Appeal
• Stay Lifted On Merch Monopoly Case Against The NFL
• DOJ Moves To End Challenge To RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Directive
• 1st Circ. Finds 'Just Enough' Evidence For USPS Bias Trial
• Judge Questions Defense Dept. Cap On Research Costs
• Trump's Wind Project Halt Faces Suits From Conn., RI, Ørsted
• Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• Massachusetts Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• MIT Bros.' Crypto Charges Provide Fraud Test Case For Gov't
• Derivative Claim Miss Dooms Chancery Squeeze-Out Suit
• Feds Move To Sink Mass. Offshore Wind Farm Approval
• 1st Circ. Doubts Eateries' Suit Over Outdoor Dining Limits
• Judge Backs Harvard In Suit Over Trump's $2B Fund Freeze
• Novartis Inks Up To $5.2B Deal With Chinese Cardio Biotech
• Liberace Piano Dispute Returns To 1st Circ. After Gibson Win
• Wash. Court Pressed To Immediately End EV Funding Freeze
• Massachusetts Powerhouse: Ropes & Gray
• Latham-Led Great Hill Clinches 9th Fund With $7B In Tow
• DOJ Says Illinois Tuition Perks Illegally Disfavor US Citizens
• AT&T May Avoid Pension Risk Transfer Suit, Judge Says
• Mass. Top Cannabis Regulator Wins Job Back
• Sysco Keeps Trial Win In Motorcycle Accident Injury Suit
• Goodwin Adds Sidley Atty To Lead Shareholder Activism Team
• Defunding Planned Parenthood Is Meant To Punish, Judge Says
• Massachusetts Powerhouse: Skadden
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
• 'Never My Intention' To Defy Justices, Judge In NIH Case Says
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