Massachusetts Archive » December, 2025

Massachusetts - December, 2025

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• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In January
• Biggest Energy & Environmental Court Decisions Of 2025
• State Telecom Roundup: AGs Step Up War On Robocalls
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Delayed Review Doom Ford's PTAB Wins
• 20 Years Later: How A Pink House Reshaped Takings Law
• Hub Hires: Cooley, Morgan Lewis, Nixon Peabody
• Fast-Track Court Fights Shaped Immigration Litigation In 2025
• Mass. Panel OKs $300M Real Estate Transfer Fee Hike
• DHS Ordered To Restore $233M Grants To 'Sanctuary' States
• NY's James, 21 Other Dem AGs Say CFPB Defunding Unlawful
• Top Gov't Contracts Cases Of 2025
• 21 AGs Support Gun Ban For Cannabis Users
• Ed Dept. Ordered To Restore $1B In Mental Health Grants
• DOI Pauses Work On East Coast Offshore Wind Projects
• Mercedes Inks $150M Deal In Emissions Cheating Claims
• DraftKings Beats Suit Over Calif. Gambling Ban, For Now
• Real Estate Recap: How '25 Shaped Offices, Hotels, Data Hubs
• AstraZeneca Unit Ducks Patent Fraud, Not Sham Suit Claims
• Cadence Bank Seeks 1st Nod For $5.25M Data Breach Deal
• Dems Push For Scrutiny Of Compass' $1.6B Anywhere Buy
• Sports Gambling Scrutiny Expands Risks For Teams, Leagues
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• Trump Admin Appeals Harvard Win In $2B Fund Freeze Case
• Battery Co. Factorial To Go Public Via $1.1B SPAC Deal
• The 6 Biggest Rulings By Massachusetts' Top Court In 2025
• The Biggest Rulings From A Busy Year At The 1st Circ.
• Mass. Panel Says Teen Plea OK In Decades-Old Murder Case
• HHS Proposes Hospital Ban On Gender Care For Minors
• Trump Orders Loosening Of Federal Restrictions On Marijuana
• Ringleader Of Beer Train Robbery Crew Gets 63 Months
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• States, Groups Urge DC Circ. To Preserve EPA Soot Rule
• Judge Wants To Inform Mass. ICE Detainees Of Bond Rights
• Boston Accused Of Retaliating Over Property Tax Appeals
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Doctors Not Harmed By CDC's Vaccine Guidance, Feds Say
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments
• Mass. Court Orders GPS Monitoring Review For Sex Offender
• The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025
• Dana-Farber To Pay $15M To Resolve Fraud Allegations
• States Sue Trump Admin To Restart EV Infrastructure Funds
• Hyundai, Kia Ink $9M Deal With AGs Over Theft-Prone Cars
• Mass. Judge Considers Nixing 3rd-Country Removal Accounts
• Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare
• Reviewing 2025's State And Federal AI Regulations
• What Trump Order Limiting State AI Regs Means For Insurers
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• IRobot Can Use Cash Collateral In Ch. 11, Judge Says
• Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager Gets 8 Years In Body Parts Case
• AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities
• Quinn Emanuel Fee Fight Bound For Texas Or Mass. Court
• Another Dechert IP Atty Leaves, This Time For Morgan Lewis
• 3rd-Country Removal Relief Is Proper, Immigrants Tell 1st Circ.
• States Fight Sandoz Bid To Argue Duplication In Generics Row
• DOJ Sues Fulton County To Obtain 2020 Election Records
• Former DLA Piper Associate Alleges Ex-Partner Raped Her
• 1st Circ. Backs Mass. High Court In Juror Race Appeal
• Feds Deny Breaking Plea Deal With Ex-Morgue Manager
• 2025 Noncompete Developments That Led To Inflection Point
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• ICE Accused Of Detaining Mom, Kids Without Checking ID
• Judge Exits ESOP Suit Against BDO, Citing His Wife's Tie
• Court Says Anti-SLAPP Doesn't Shield Facebook Insult Of Atty
• Roomba Maker IRobot Hits Ch. 11 To Hand Control To Lenders
• 1st Circ. OKs Barring Medicaid Planned Parenthood Coverage
• Real Estate Recap: Empowering NYC Nonprofit Buyers
• DraftKings Defeats NY Products Liability Suit Over Betting Ads
• NY Developer Charged In $8.5M Pandemic Loan Fraud
• 20 States Sue Trump Admin Over $100K H-1B Visa Fee
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ex-ADI Engineer's Trade Secrets Conviction
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Mass. Restaurants Settle OT Claims For $225K
• Mass. Rail Co. Says Insurers Must Cover Asbestos Deal
• HUD Opens Investigation Into Boston's Housing Policies
• Mass. Judge Pauses Haitian TPS Suit For Separate Appeal
• Mass. Woman Charged With Theft Of $1M IRS Refund Check
• FEMA's Freeze On Disaster Mitigation Funds Ruled Unlawful
• State AGs Call For AI Chatbot Safeguards
• Trump Admin Defends 'Authority' To Cancel Migrant Parole
• Mass. Lawyer Accused Of Misusing Pot Shop Investor Funds
• DOJ Wants Declarations Struck In 3rd Country Removals Case
• NBA, MLB Betting Indictments: Slam Dunks Or Strikeouts?
• Mass. Property Denied Farm Tax Break After Site Visit
• Mass. Panel Drops Tax Value Of Lowe's Store Property
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Class Certification Sought Over 'Ruinous' DHS Fines
• HPE Fights State AGs' Bid To Block Juniper Integration
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• AGs Say Judicial Safety Threats Reaching 'All-Time Highs'
• Pegasystems Sued By Neighbor Veralto Over Water 'Deluge'
• Feds Seek 10 Years For Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager
• Pot Shop Budtenders Say Tips Wrongly Split With Managers
• Mozaic CEO Charged With Duping Investor Out Of $20M
• States Ask Justices To Curtail Federal Trucking Law Shield
• Judge Questions DraftKings Evidence Of 'Bonus' Fine Print
• Judge Says Betting Case No 'Slam Dunk' For Kalshi Or Mass.
• Cooley Adds 30-Person Life Sciences IP Team From Dechert
• Insurer Says Whistleblower Stole Docs In Medicare FCA Case
• Abuse Order Conviction Lacked Proof, Mass. High Court Says
• Holland & Knight Adds Shipman & Goodwin Wealth Atty
• Navigating The New Patchwork Of Foreign-Influence Laws
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• Trump's 'Unlawful' Freeze Of Wind Projects Gets Blocked
• Tufts Student's Visa Record Must Be Restored, Judge Says
• 1st Circ. Keeps Planned Parenthood Funding Ban In Place
• What To Do When Jurors Don't 'Trust The Science'
• Capital One To Pay $580K To End Mass. Debt Calls Claims
• Conservative Group Sues For Boston Mayor's Emails On ICE
• EPA Asks Judge To Let Solar Energy Funding Cuts Stand
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Feds Say No Injunction Is Warranted In Protester Removals Suit
• Smith & Nephew Settles 401(k) Fee Dispute
• 'Red Flags' Give 2nd Circ. Pause In NBA Health Fraud Appeal
• Feds Ordered To Start Turning Over Climate Panel Documents
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Real Estate Recap: Energy-Dependent Deals
• 9th Circ. Won't Unfreeze Trump Cuts To Student Mental Health
• Energy Dept. Defends $7.5B Grant Cuts In Political Bias Case
• Court Staff Attys Settle Claims Of Undermining Colleague
• Mass. Justices Muse On Swift, 'FOMO' In Meta Addiction Case
• Mass. IOLTA Panel Says It's Owed Slice Of Residual Funds
• Nickel For Your Thoughts? Dems Want Plan For Ending Penny
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• Dems Press CFPB's Vought On Mortgage Rate Shutdown Plan
• Gov't Watchdog To Probe FHFA Mortgage Fraud Referrals
• Mass. Justices Unlikely To Revive Verizon Tower Suit
• Nixon Peabody Hires Cybersecurity Atty For Boston Office
• Pharma Cos. Denied Early Win In States' Price-Fixing Suit
• Feds Defend Pro-Trump Policy Question On Job Applications
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Boston Celeb Chef Facing Default In City's $1.7M Tax Case
• WilmerHale Hires BNP Paribas Director In Boston
• Mass. Court Says Plea Deal Inattention May Be Ineffectiveness
• 1st Circ. Doubts Ex-BigLaw Atty's Campaign Finance Appeal
• Cooley Names Largest Partner Class In 4 Years With 23 Attys
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• States Hit Abbott With FCA Suit Over Infant Formula Recall
• Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Funding Cut In 22 States
• Mass. Court Lets MBTA Escape Rider's Fare Gate Injury Suit
• Exec To Admit To $1.6M Scheme Involving Taxes, Restitution
• Wells Fargo Beneficiary's Hidden Trust Claims Are Too Late
• Drivers Get Class Cert. In Liberty Mutual Rental Coverage Suit
• Judge Doubts That FEMA Funds Freeze Is Harmless
• States' HPE-Juniper Intervention Limited To Settlement
• Boston Eatery Accused Of Wage Theft After Michelin Rating
• Boston Beer Hit With Putative Class Action Over Noncompetes
• 1st Circ. Tosses Omni's Medicare Fraud Suit Over UTI Tests
• DraftKings, Bettors At Odds Over Proof Of Bonus Disclosure
• FCA Says Drivers Lack Standing In Exploding Minivan MDL
• AGs Push For Law To Boost Tribal Access To US Marshals
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In November