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Latest News in Massachusetts

  • January 05, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Examines Timing Of $452M Trade Secrets Suit

    A Federal Circuit panel delved into the statute of limitations for trade secrets cases Monday, pressing an attorney for a South Korean company seeking to reverse a verdict that prompted a $452 million jury award to explain why the clock should start when a plaintiff suspects misappropriation rather than when it is actually discovered.

  • January 05, 2026

    Cancer Biotech Co. Eyes $182M IPO

    A company developing new drugs for treating cancer disclosed Monday it is looking to raise roughly $182 million in an initial public offering guided by Paul Hastings LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, teeing it up for the first major IPO of 2026.

  • January 05, 2026

    Mass. High Court Allows Delayed Cell Data In Murder Case

    Massachusetts' highest court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a man who allegedly drove a getaway vehicle during a 2018 Fourth of July drive-by shooting, finding that cellphone data recovered from a warrantless search of his phone could be admitted into evidence.

  • January 05, 2026

    4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December

    Insurers seeking to cap their losses in a serious construction accident and a fintech startup offering what the state says are illegal mortgages were on the losing side in December, but two other companies defeated proposed consumer class actions in Suffolk County Superior Court's business litigation session. Here are four notable rulings you may have missed last month.

  • January 05, 2026

    MoFo US Offices Lead 2026 Partner Promotions

    More than a dozen attorneys at Morrison Foerster LLP have started the new year with new titles following the firm's Monday announcement of its partner promotions for 2026.

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