https://www.law360.com/massachusetts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Massachusetts Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:05:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2333316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2333316 The federal government brought a bombshell False Claims Act suit Thursday against Aetna, Elevance and Humana, claiming the insurers paid hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks to brokers in exchange for enrollments into their Medicare Advantage plans, with Humana and Aetna also accused of discriminating against disabled beneficiaries. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:40:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332736 A Florida entrepreneur challenging Rhode Island's cannabis regulatory scheme said a judge's basis for dismissing the action no longer applies now that the state has published its rules, and has asked the First Circuit to remand the case to district court. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:38:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2333258?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2333258 Massachusetts-based car sharing company Zipcar and the owner of a public parking garage are not liable for injuries suffered by a college student who was struck by a drunken driver while dropping off a car back in 2017, an intermediate appellate court concluded Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:34:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2333257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2333257 Seven patients of a mobile mammography business have each filed class actions in recent days following the company's disclosure that personal and health information for more than 350,000 patients was impacted by a data breach seven months ago. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:33:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332937 Marathon runners weren't the only ones on the move in Boston in April, with the city's legal community continuing to compete for talent — including a half-dozen alumni of Beantown's own Suffolk University Law School. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:16:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332519 While businesses may have been given a reprieve from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules aimed at standardizing climate-related disclosures, they must still track evolving requirements in states including California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York that will soon require reporting of direct and indirect carbon emissions, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:38:42 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332665?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332665 A coalition of states urged the First Circuit to reinstate a ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from cutting $30 million in fair housing grants, saying the federal government failed to consider the impact this decision would have on the groups' operations. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:03:19 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332540 Crypto exchange Coinbase on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to firm up privacy rights around digital information stored with third parties, backing a petition by a Coinbase user who's challenging the Internal Revenue Service's seizure of his account records. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:15:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332675?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332675 Sports betting company DraftKings Inc. told a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday that she was wrong to allow an MLB players organization's suit over unlicensed use of athletes' likenesses to proceed, arguing that the Third Circuit should weigh in on potentially novel legal issues that could quickly end the case. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:12:17 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332603?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332603 A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday amended his order requiring that deportees receive meaningful due process before being removed to countries where they have no prior ties to explicitly state that the government cannot escape the requirement by transferring custody to the U.S. Department of Defense or another agency. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:53:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332432 Enforcers opened high stakes court proceedings against Meta Platforms and Google for monopolization claims that could force the tech giants to sell pieces of the companies, while also moving ahead with several challenges and reviews of pending deals in other industries. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from April. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:23:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331895 A Massachusetts state court judge on Tuesday tossed whistleblower, contract and wrongful termination claims brought by a doctor who alleged that Boston Medical Center ousted him in retaliation for his expert witness testimony contradicting his colleagues in child abuse cases. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:59:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332036 In the wake of the Trump administration's newly imposed tariffs, retailers facing significant supply chain cost increases may be considering adding a tariff fee to offset these costs, but doing so risks violating state drip pricing bans, say attorneys at Benesch. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:14:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332369?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2332369 An executive departing a Boston contract research lab allegedly downloaded confidential and proprietary documents before he left to join a competing business in a move that breached his noncompete contract, according to a trade secrets lawsuit filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:05:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331453?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331453 Apple has agreed in principle to settle a suit brought by a startup company owned by two Harvard professors who claimed the tech giant infringed patents related to cameras that can render night vision images. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:50:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331915?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331915 A Wisconsin state judge faces an uphill battle in defending against federal criminal allegations that she helped a man evade immigration officials at a Wisconsin courthouse, but she may be able to stake out a defense in arguing the government can't prove intent, experts told Law360.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:45:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331906 American Honda Motor Co. urged a California federal judge Monday to throw out an amended proposed class action alleging some of the automaker's vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking are unsafe, arguing the claims are meritless because the owner's manuals disclose the possibility of false activations of the braking system. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:18:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331735?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/massachusetts/articles/2331735 The U.S. Government Accountability Office will look into whether the Trump administration's aggressive downsizing efforts have rendered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unfit for duty, agreeing to a review sought by Democratic lawmakers.