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June 17, 2026
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday agreed with a lower court decision rejecting Boston Scientific Corp.'s request to temporarily block Stryker Corp. from launching a back pain device, saying Stryker made a good enough case that it didn't cause physicians to infringe a patent on the treatment.
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June 17, 2026
A Rhode Island federal prosecutor who knowingly withheld information about a detainee's criminal history at the behest of immigration enforcement, leading to an "unfounded attack" against a federal judge by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the detainee's release, violated his duty of candor but will not face discipline, the district's chief judge determined.
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June 16, 2026
As soccer heavyweights and underdogs square off in the FIFA World Cup, the sport's worldwide governing body is staring down a suit claiming the organization destroyed a mural and violated a unique intellectual property protection that has a history of thwarting the removal of public pieces of art.
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June 16, 2026
A federal judge in Seattle will not reconsider her decision declining to enforce an earlier order barring the U.S. Department of Education from ceasing school mental health grants, saying Washington and other plaintiff states have not shown that the court erred.
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June 16, 2026
The owner of the New England Patriots says the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, is misusing its authority to extract another $1 million a year in exchange for an entertainment license for Gillette Stadium, according to a suit in state court.
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June 16, 2026
Federal worker unions have asked the First Circuit to force a district judge to rule on their request to stop the federal government from asking job candidates how they'd advance Trump administration policies, saying their motion has sat undecided for nearly seven months.
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June 16, 2026
The Association of American Universities told a Massachusetts federal court on Monday it should not be required to open its books to prove it's eligible to recover attorney fees for successfully defeating the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' caps on indirect research costs last year.
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June 16, 2026
The Trump administration must explain how it will be harmed by an order requiring it to restore climate change, slavery and Indigenous history information to National Park Service sites by Independence Day after it asked a federal court to pause the decision pending a First Circuit appeal.
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June 16, 2026
Software company EnterpriseDB asked a Massachusetts judge to stop a former vice president from jumping to competitor Couchbase, citing both a noncompete agreement and evidence that he downloaded hundreds of documents prior to his departure.
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June 16, 2026
The operator of a group of upscale restaurants, including Abe & Louie's in Boston, violated a federal law by leaving 10 digits of customer credit card numbers visible on receipts, a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court alleges.
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Department of Defense officials inked a $500 million loan commitment to help a New England company scale up the domestic processing of rare earth elements.
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June 15, 2026
Medical groups who won an order halting the Trump administration's modified childhood vaccination schedule on Monday urged the First Circuit to ignore the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' "red herring" arguments for an expedited appeal, saying the agency has for months stalled the process.
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June 15, 2026
The First Circuit ruled that Puerto Rico's financial restructuring does not protect government officials from being sued in their personal capacities for alleged civil rights violations, rejecting the arguments of the territory's financial oversight board.
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June 15, 2026
With a limited number of major professional sports teams for sale and astronomical valuations leaving a high barrier to entry, experts say college sports and emerging leagues are providing opportunities for private investment, and the rapidly shifting rules are creating compliance challenges for attorneys.
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June 15, 2026
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeking information from several major private equity firms about their involvement in artificial intelligence data center development and operations, saying the increasing number of data centers across the country is putting pressure on American families and driving up utility costs.
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June 15, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to seek approval for its controversial midtrial settlement with Live Nation, according to recent court filings, as state enforcers continue pressing for a breakup of the company after a jury found it violated antitrust law.
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June 15, 2026
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has moved to a new location in Boston, expanding its footprint by one-third, the firm announced Monday.
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June 15, 2026
A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney has received a public reprimand for misleading a judge in a cryptocurrency fraud case that led to sanctions against the agency.
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June 15, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge temporarily paused his ruling vacating President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee for certain skilled-worker visas while the government asks the First Circuit for a stay.
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June 12, 2026
A split First Circuit panel Friday vacated a lower court's ruling in favor of Ricky Martin in a long-running copyright dispute over the pop star's 2014 FIFA World Cup song, finding the district court should have allowed for discovery in the case before making that call.
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June 12, 2026
States are continuing to keep the heat on how companies are using a wide range of consumer data and artificial intelligence models, with Connecticut enacting new laws in both arenas and one Midwest locale eyeing what could become the nation's most stringent AI auditing rules.
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June 12, 2026
The Trump administration must restore information about climate change, slavery and Indigenous history to National Park Service sites by the nation's 250th anniversary, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday, warning that the removal of such signage "sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization."
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June 12, 2026
3M, DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other manufacturers asked a Montana federal judge to toss amended firefighter turnout gear PFAS claims brought by cities and municipalities in Connecticut, California and several other states, saying newly added out-of-state plaintiffs have no connection to Montana.
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June 12, 2026
The federal government has dropped its appeal of a Massachusetts federal judge's order last year blocking the Trump administration from freezing wind energy project permits, according to a filing with the First Circuit.
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June 12, 2026
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into deal-side innovation, real estate investment trusts for digital infrastructure and New York's scrutiny of the $1.6 billion Compass-Anywhere merger.