Massachusetts Archive » January, 2026

Massachusetts - January, 2026

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• DOE-Created Climate Panel Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
• Real Estate Recap: Build-To-Rent, Apollo, Boston
• Real Estate Attys 'Not Going In Blind' Amid Data Center Boom
• Live Nation Plaintiff States Fight Plan To Stay Antitrust Claims
• Planned Parenthood Drops Medicaid Fight After 1st Circ. Loss
• Judge Keeps Ethiopians' TPS Status In Place For Now
• Drugmakers Ask To Appeal Overarching Conspiracy Claim
• Ex-Mass. Pol Gets Extra Month In Prison For Obstruction
• 1st Circ. Revives Ex-Hasbro Workers' Religious Vax Bias Suit
• 1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case
• Viewing The Merger Landscape Through An HPE-Juniper Lens
• DOJ Requires Divestitures For Reddy Ice-Arctic Glacier Tie-Up
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• ArentFox Schiff Adds 3-Atty Alcohol Regulatory Team
• 1st Circ. Says Worker's Cold Feet Can't Halt Wage Deal
• Immigrant Advocates Sue ICE Over Warrantless Entries
• 3 Fed. Circ. Clashes To Watch In February
• Atty Error On Medical Records Info Leads To New Abuse Trial
• Ex-Boston Activist Given Probation For Fraud Schemes
• Rescheduling Cannabis Marks New Tax Era For Operators
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Full 1st Circ. To Review Cop's Suspension For Facebook Post
• Ex-Civil Rights Chief For Mass. District Returns To Seyfarth
• Mass. AG Sues 9 Towns To Enforce Housing Law
• From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers
• Biogen Can't Escape Amended Antitrust Suit Over MS Drug
• 7th Circ. Weighs 'Unprecedented' Clearview AI Privacy Deal
• 1st Circ. Says Ex-Cop Proves No Bias In Retaliation Suit
• Ambulance Billing Co. Settles Data Breach Claims
• Advocates Seek Shift To 1st Circ. In Prison Call Rate Cases
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Solar Panel Co. Sunrun Misclassifying Sales Reps, Suit Says
• Mass. Disbars Pot Shop Lawyer Convicted In Bribery Scheme
• Ropes-Led EAM Clinches 2nd Fund With $575M In Tow
• Mortgage Statements Class Action Tossed, For Now
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• SEC Settles 3 Insider Trading Cases for $1M
• Trump Admin's 'Irrational' Block On Wind Project Lifted
• Sonesta Dupes Consumers With Hidden Hotel Fees, Suit Says
• Feds Urge 1st Circ. To Nix 3rd-Country Removals Injunction
• AGs' HPE-Juniper Hold Too Broad, Too Late, Judge Says
• Family Members Of Boat Strike Victims Sue Trump Admin
• Reporting Duty Doesn't Nix Whistleblower Status, Court Finds
• Justices Urged To Keep Baseball's Antitrust Shield In Play
• Minn. Judge Probes Limits Of ICE Enforcement Actions
• RE Broker Says Mass. Homebuilder Flouted Exclusivity Pact
• Zenas BioPharma Slams Investor's Revamped Fraud Claim
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Judge Blocks Mass Termination Of Migrant Family Parole
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trump Admin's EV Infrastructure Funding Pause Vacated
• Warren Tells CFPB's Vought To Heed His Boss On Credit Cards
• Real Estate Recap: HUD, Corporate Landlords, Atty Errors
• Feds' Wind Farm National Security Claim Faces Skepticism
• Meta, Oakley Hit With Massive Patent Suit Over Smart Glasses
• DC, States Back Flowers Foods Driver In High Court Arb. Case
• Feds Appeal Ruling On ICE Detainee Bond Hearings
• Massachusetts Macy's Store Overvalued, Tax Board Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• Judge Imposes Higher Bar To Deport Professors And Students
• Embezzler's Legal Malpractice Claims Too Late, Court Says
• Mass. Judge Seeks Input On Kalshi Sports Ban
• Ethiopian TPS Holders Sue To Halt Status Termination
• 1st Circ. Says Mass. Residents' Zoning Suit Lacks Standing
• Ex-Mass. Pol's Sister Cops To Obstructing Benefit Fraud Case
• Live Nation Antitrust Judge Wants To 'Punt' On State Claims
• Pizzeria Owner Can't Beat 8-Year Sentence For Forced Labor
• Patent Office Beats La Jolla Pharma's Application Denial Suit
• DOJ's Revival Of Mediation Agency Doesn't End Suit Yet
• Feds Given More Time To Revisit School Grant Cancellations
• Meta Fights Late Data Request In Instagram Addiction Suit
• Designer Akris Settles FCA Claim Over Pandemic Loan
• Hologic Faces Del. Class Suit Over $18.3B Sale Disclosures
• Roomba Maker IRobot Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approved
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Hotel Must Honor Deal Reached By Solo Atty, 1st Circ. Rules
• Robinhood Warns Of Gambling Suit 'Threat' After Kalshi Loss
• Feds Say Medicare Steering Case Meets FCA Legal Bar
• CFIUS Review Could Delay IRobot Ch. 11 Deal, DOJ Warns
• Dem States Warn Harvard Visa Ban Could Ripple Nationwide
• FedEx Dodges Claims It Owed OT, Was Drivers' Employer
• Widow Of 'Sophie's Choice' Author Settles Stage Rights Spat
• Lessons From Higher Ed's Unexpected Antitrust Claim Trend
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Massachusetts Owes Developer $15M Tax Credit, Court Rules
• Adviser Can't Freeze Funds From $2.1B Plymouth REIT Buy
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Mass. Senate OKs Property Tax 'Shock' Protection Plan
• Why 2026 Could Be A Bright Year For US Solar
• Immigration Courts 'Ignoring' Bond Hearing Order, Judge Says
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Mass. High Court Says In-Custody Charge Can't Revoke Bail
• Mass. Judge Slams Brakes On Kalshi Sports Offerings
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Real Estate Recap: Cannabis Landlords, Global Deals, ACREL
• 1st Circ. Revives Some Of Baseball Legend's Sons' TM Claims
• Immigrant Visa Pause Could Test Limits Of Executive Power
• SEC Fines Biopharma Co. Execs Over Hidden FDA Findings
• In First Year, Trump Lost Most Cases But Often Won Appeals
• What Changed For Healthcare Transaction Law In 2025
• 5 Advertising Law Trends That Will Shape 2026
• Penske, Aramark Face Suit Over Flipped Box Truck
• Comedians Say Sam Adams Used Ads Past Rights Expiration
• Insurer Says Other Carrier Owes $23M For Old Policy Claims
• Vineyard Wind Asks Court To Let It Finish $4.5B Mass. Project
• Liberty Mutual Strikes Deal To End Sweeping 401(k) Suit
• SEC Says Healthcare Exec Misspent $10.6M In Investor Funds
• Harvard Club Settles Pandemic Loan Fraud Claims For $2.4M
• Trump Admin Defies Funding K-12 Mental Health Grants
• Judge Sanctions 'Breathtaking' Plot Against Gaza Protesters
• Feds Must Show Their Work On Ending South Sudan Protections
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• White & Case Adds Life Sciences Team From A&O Shearman
• Mass. Court Lets Insurer Off Hook For Grandson's Judgment
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Trump Admin Drops Appeal In Transportation Funds Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• 'The Work Has Changed': How White Collar Attys Are Coping
• AG Watch: Va. Insulin Price Probe Signals Rising Scrutiny
• NY Man Gets 3 Years For Posing As Exec To Cash Tax Refund
• Wilson Sonsini Creates Defense Tech Team, Hires Google Atty
• Pharma Co. Consultant Charged With Insider Trading
• States Lose Bid To Freeze EPA Solar Grant Funds, For Now
• DOJ Again Demands That Pa. Turn Over Voter Data
• Finnish Sports Co., NHL Agent Settle Arbitration Dispute
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Gov't Didn't Allege Formula Was Contaminated, Abbott Says
• Court Urged To Block Trump Admin's Anti-Wind, Solar Orders
• Harvard Seeks 1st Circ. Backing For Student Visa Program
• Mass. Court Clears Title Insurer In Lender's Foreclosure Loss
• Sen. Warren Questions SEC On Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• Massachusetts Banking Brief
• States Fight USDA's Renewed Effort To Cut SNAP Benefits
• Trump Order's Vote-By-Mail Limits Are Unlawful, Judge Rules
• Justices Won't Review Exonerees' Mass. Forfeiture Case
• Adviser Claims REIT Stiffed It Over $2.1B Take-Private Deal
• Business Considerations Amid Hemp Product Policy Change
• Boston Demoted Police Official Who Probed Fraud, Suit Says
• Gov't Defends IRS, SSA Handing Taxpayer Data To ICE
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Amendments Can't Fix Faulty Indictment, Mass. Justices Say
• How AI Is Causing Real Copyright Uncertainty
• Mylan, Aurobindo Must Face Generic Drug Price-Fixing Claims
• Sens. Urge App Stores To Ban X, Grok Over Sexual Images
• Real Estate Recap: Predicting '26
• Pegasystems Opt-Out Investors Get Green Light For IP Claims
• Judge Restores Migrant Parole For Now, Decries 'Police State'
• DHS' Parole Termination Violates APA And Due Process
• States Cite Ed. Dept. Outsourcing In Revamped Suit
• Judge Denies 'Fatally Untimely' Bid For New Poaching Trial
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Beveridge & Diamond Reelects Leader, Names Office Heads
• Mass. Panel Says Bruen Shifted Gun License Rules
• Paul Hastings-Led Oncology Firm Prices Upsized $318M IPO
• States Fight To Block EPA From Wiping Out $7B Solar Funding
• Mass. Court Affirms DQ Of Pot Shop Lawyer
• States Can't Block HPE Integration Amid Deal Review
• NJ Man Cops To Role In North Korea Cyberfraud Scheme
• Virginia Justices Order New Trial In $2B Trade Secrets Case
• Vicor's Patent Defense Faces Skepticism In SynQor Case
• Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Mass. Justices Affirm Murder Verdict But Order Shot At Parole
• Trump Admin Can't Undo Block On Drug Rebate Program
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Illinois Man Charged In Snapchat Nude Photo Hacking Scheme
• Colo. Lender Says Boston Dispensary Owes $450K On Loan
• Trump Admin Asks Judge Not To Toss Boston Sanctuary Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• DOJ Seeks Nod For HPE Merger Deal Over State Objections
• Fans Defend Merch Monopoly Suit Against NFL, Fanatics
• Compass' $1.6B Anywhere Buy Goes Unchallenged By Government
• Covenant Health Sued Over Patient Data Security Breach
• Amazon Nears Deal With Flex Drivers In Tip Skimming Suit
• 1st Circ. Questions Feds' Mootness Claim In NIH Grant Suits
• RFK Jr. Can't Avoid Medical Groups' Challenge To Vax Policy
• Ropes-Advised Buyout Firm BV Beats Target With $2.5B Raise
• Foley Hoag Banking And Finance Partner Rejoins Weil
• Mass. Justices Won't Shield Health Records In Med Mal Suit
• German Waived Challenge To $4.6M SEC Tab, 1st Circ. Hints
• 1st Circ. Upholds Block On Trump Admin NIH Funding Cuts
• Fed. Circ. Examines Timing Of $452M Trade Secrets Suit
• Cancer Biotech Co. Eyes $182M IPO
• Mass. High Court Allows Delayed Cell Data In Murder Case
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December
• MoFo US Offices Lead 2026 Partner Promotions
• Insurer Says AAA Flouting Exclusivity Pact In Mass.
• His Client Got A Pro Se Suit. Then The AI Filings Started.
• AGs Get DOJ-HPE Docs, But Not Internal Gov't Comms
• Mass. Home Rightly Valued As Completed, Board Says
• Rapist Had Felony History When Bar Hired Him, Suit Says
• The Top Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2026
• Consumer Protection Cases And Trends To Watch In 2026
• Trade Secret Trends To Watch In 2026
• What To Watch In Massachusetts Courts In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year