Massachusetts

  • August 13, 2025

    Cannabis' Social Equity Efforts In Doubt After 2nd Circ. Ruling

    A Second Circuit decision Tuesday, finding that the Constitution's dormant commerce clause applies to the federally illegal marijuana industry, further constricts states' ability to implement programs intended to award so-called social equity licenses favoring those harmed by past cannabis prohibition, experts told Law360.

  • August 27, 2025

    Water Law & Real Estate: A Special Report

    What's more summery than a trip to the shore? That's where Law360 Real Estate Authority has headed — not for a break, but for a special section looking at waterfront real estate, from coastal development challenges to big projects and the lawyers keeping them on course.

  • August 13, 2025

    EBay, Former Execs Must Face Bulk Of Harassment Case

    A Massachusetts federal judge has trimmed some defamation and damages claims brought by a pair of bloggers against online retailer eBay in a lawsuit over the company's alleged campaign of retaliation over their coverage, but will allow most of the case to proceed to trial.

  • August 13, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Lands Kirkland M&A Atty In Boston

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has brought on a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner to its mergers and acquisitions practice in Boston.

  • August 13, 2025

    Mass. Loan Biz Morphed Into $7.6M Ponzi Scheme, State Says

    A Massachusetts woman turned her family's small auto financing business into a $7.6 million Ponzi scheme, the state's Securities Division alleged in a complaint.

  • August 12, 2025

    DOE Used Secret Group To Undermine GHG Finding: Suit

    The Trump administration secretly got together a group of client skeptics to figure out how to misrepresent the data to "manufacture a basis" to knock out the "overwhelming scientific consensus" that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, two environmental groups say in a new lawsuit.

  • August 12, 2025

    Trump Admin Sued Again Over Parole Program's End

    The Trump administration has been hit with another challenge to its April mass cancellation of humanitarian parole in a proposed class action brought on behalf of more than 900,000 people who used a government app to set up appointments for admission to the United States.

  • August 12, 2025

    Biogen Says It Owes Nothing After $122M IP Royalties Mistrial

    Biogen MA Inc. urged a California federal judge to rule that it owes Genentech Inc. nothing in royalties related to expired patents, saying Genentech's argument for a $122 million award relies on "linguistic gymnastics," in a rare post-mistrial arrangement that will see the judge step in to deliver the verdict.

  • August 12, 2025

    Software Co. Says Exec's New AI Job Breaches Noncompete

    Software-as-a-service firm Anaplan Inc. says a recently promoted vice president who oversaw development of its "first to market" artificial intelligence enterprise planning tool CoModeler has breached noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements by jumping to a direct competitor.

  • August 12, 2025

    Uber's Tip Led FBI To $5M 'Grandparent Scam' Ring, Feds Say

    A suspicious pattern of Uber trips to banks by older people led the company to contact the FBI, uncovering a multinational "grandparent scam" operation that stole $5 million from at least 400 people, Massachusetts federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

  • August 11, 2025

    Ex-Market Basket Execs Accused Of Flouting Stay-Away Order

    Two high-level Market Basket executives fired last month amid a struggle over control of the popular New England grocery chain have made dozens of improper visits to the stores in a campaign to intimidate employees into going along with plans for another work stoppage, according to a complaint filed by the company on Monday in Massachusetts state court.

  • August 11, 2025

    Boston U. Hit With TM Suit From Baylor Over Logo

    Baylor University says its trademark rights on its interlocking "BU" logo are being infringed by Boston University and the Massachusetts school's use of the mark will cause confusion in the marketplace.

  • August 11, 2025

    AGs Target Voice Providers In 'Operation Robocall Roundup'

    A bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general from across the U.S. is sending warning letters to 37 voice service providers to demand action against illegal robocalls, alleging they flouted Federal Communications Commission rules, according to an announcement Monday.

  • August 11, 2025

    Feds, Wind Farm Backers Cross Swords Over Permitting Halt

    The U.S. government and opponents of the Trump administration's halt of wind farm project reviews have made their cases to a Massachusetts federal judge as to why they should prevail in litigation challenging the legality of the moratorium.

  • August 11, 2025

    Losing Bidder On Mass. Pike Plazas Wants Docs Released

    A fuel company that lost out to Blackstone-backed Applegreen on a 35-year contract to operate highway service plazas in Massachusetts asked a state court judge to order transportation officials to turn over records of the procurement and bidding process.

  • August 11, 2025

    Weil Brings On Another IP Litigation Duo From Latham

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that it has hired more attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP, this time bringing on two intellectual property attorneys in Boston and San Francisco on the heels of other recent additions from the firm.

  • August 11, 2025

    Trump Cites 'Sweeping' Power In Harvard Foreign Student Suit

    The Trump administration asked a Massachusetts federal judge to reject Harvard University's efforts to block a ban on the school's enrollment of foreign students, arguing that the president is acting well within his power and Harvard has no standing to sue.

  • August 09, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Higher Ed, Big 4, Rising Stars

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including creative ways institutions of higher learning are monetizing real estate, second quarter takeaways from top commercial real estate brokerages, and profiles of two of the industry's rising stars.

  • August 08, 2025

    Colleges, Universities Sued Over Early Admissions Offers

    Thirty-two colleges and universities violated federal antitrust laws by sharing data about students admitted through an "early decision" process, reducing competition and inflating tuition by boxing applicants out of potentially more rewarding financial aid packages elsewhere, students alleged in a proposed federal class action on Friday.

  • August 08, 2025

    Administration Says States Can't Second-Guess ACA Changes

    The Trump administration urged a Massachusetts federal court to reject a request by a group of states seeking to stay implementation of new rules that will reduce Affordable Care Act healthcare marketplace subsidies and enforce certain enrollment restrictions.

  • August 08, 2025

    Trump Admin Invites Legal Fights With Clean Energy Moves

    Recent Trump administration moves to saddle renewable energy projects with additional regulatory and permit burdens are likely to face court challenges from the industry even as developers are forced to think long and hard about the viability of their projects.

  • August 08, 2025

    Fight Over Choice Of Arbitrator Lands In Mass. Court

    A weekslong disagreement over whether JAMS or the American Arbitration Association will serve as arbitrator in a dispute between a North Carolina bank and an employee in Massachusetts ended up in the place both sides were trying to avoid: a state court in Massachusetts.

  • August 08, 2025

    Massachusetts Sheriff Charged With Extorting Cannabis Shop

    Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was arrested Friday morning in Florida on extortion charges related to his demand for a stake in a cannabis dispensary — and a refund when his shares lost value — federal prosecutors announced.

  • August 07, 2025

    Mass. Court Clairifies Sentencing For Large Capacity Firearms

    A Massachusetts appeals court clarified sentencing for unlawful possession of large capacity firearms and feeding devices Thursday, explaining the sentence for a non-licensed offender must have a maximum of at least 2.5 years, ordering resentencing of a man who faced up to one year and one day.

  • August 07, 2025

    Motorola Surveillance App Teed Up For 1st Circ. Review

    The First Circuit should decide whether a Motorola app designed to allow police to record calls without informing the person on the other line was illegal in and of itself, said a Massachusetts federal judge overseeing a suit from four men who argue that it was.

Expert Analysis

  • FTC Privacy Enforcement Takeaways From 2024

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    In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission distinguished three prominent trends in its privacy-related enforcement actions: geolocation data protections, data minimization practices, and artificial intelligence use and marketing, say Cobun Zweifel-Keegan at IAPP and James Smith at Dechert.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

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    Whether 2024’s uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts’ resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

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    State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Opinion

    A Federal Insurance Mandate For Private Aviation Is Overdue

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    A recent private plane crash in California that killed two people and injured 19 others spotlights the dangers of such occurrences — and serves as a reminder that because there is no federal requirement for general aviation pilots to carry insurance, the victims of these accidents are often unable to obtain fair compensation, says Timothy Loranger at Wisner Baum.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Top 10 Noncompete Developments Of 2024

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    Following an eventful year in noncompete law at both state and federal levels, employers can no longer rely on a court's willingness to blue-pencil overbroad agreements and are proceeding at their own peril if they do not thoughtfully review and carefully enforce such agreements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • Trump, Tariffs And Tech: The Right To Repair In 2025

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    The "right-to-repair" movement has helped make it easier for independent repair shops and consumers to repair their devices and vehicles — but President-elect Donald Trump's complicated relationship with Big Tech, and his advocacy for increased tariffs, make the immediate future of the movement uncertain, say attorneys at Carter Ledyard.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Consultants Should Be Aware Of DOJ's Potential New Reach

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent first-of-its-kind settlement with McKinsey & Co. indicates not only the DOJ's more aggressive stance toward businesses' potential criminal wrongdoings, but also the benefits of self-disclosure and cooperation when wrongdoing becomes apparent, says Dom Caamano at Kibler Fowler.

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