The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2022

Women are more likely to have experienced sexual abuse in and before entering correctional facilities than men, while also having elevated mental health concerns, according to a study published by Prisoners Legal Services (PLS) of Massachusetts. The negative experiences of women in Massachusetts facilities is not unusual, statistics suggest.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 8, 2021

This week, the Massachusetts State Legislature passed S.2995, This week, the Massachusetts State Legislature passed S.2995, The bill would place Massachusetts’ GHG reduction goals among the most ambitious in the U.S., By Amy Turner. and as of this moment it awaits Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

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LegalReader

JUNE 24, 2021

State Attorney General Maura Healey has hailed the ruling as yet another victory in Massachusetts' fight against climate change.

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2021

.” The complaint continues to allege that this behavior not only happened once in 1974, but repeatedly occurred for years into the victim’s adulthood, in various cities near Wellesley, Massachusetts. Mitchell Garabedian, a well-known attorney representing church sexual abuse victims has taken on the case.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Texas authorities Monday announced a criminal investigation into Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ operation which flew approximately 50 Venezuelan migrants into Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Salazar said his office has worked with several nonprofit organizations and individual attorneys helping the migrants navigate the situation.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2022

One example of such a case is the one brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James against Teva. States leading the negotiations with Teva include California, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. The states are led by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A former assistant attorney general who oversaw the investigation and prosecution of a drug-using chemist at a Massachusetts crime lab has been disbarred for failing…

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LegalReader

MAY 13, 2021

AG Maura Healey files lawsuit against marketing group for allegedly fueling the opioid crisis.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Shake Shack has agreed to pay $244,500 to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts child labor laws, including failing to obtain work permits and allowing minors to work more than 48 hours in a week, the state attorney general announced Tuesday.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 18, 2024

Updated: A Massachusetts lawyer who mistakenly copied the opposing counsel on an email has been reprimanded for its message to a bankruptcy attorney. The Board…

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LegalReader

JUNE 7, 2022

In order to understand how seat belt use affects your ability to recover a settlement, you must first understand how comparative negligence works in Massachusetts.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 20, 2022

On Friday, January 14, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation filed dueling briefs in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Becoming a burnout-proof attorney can not only help your career, it can transform your life and your relationships at home, at work and socially. According to the most recent data from the 2023 report on the NORC-University of Chicago Study of Lawyer Well-Being in Massachusetts , the problem is getting worse.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A Massachusetts federal judge sentenced a Texas man to serve three months in federal prison on Thursday for threatening a Boston, Massachusetts doctor affiliated with the national LGBTQIA+ health education center. ” On Thursday, Senior US District Judge William Young imposed the requested sentence upon Lindner.

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Law 360

JULY 30, 2024

Two potentially sweeping Massachusetts high court rulings and a long-awaited employment bill lingering in the State House are among the issues Bay State attorneys say they are monitoring closely heading into the latter half of 2024.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. The Department of Justice has several open investigations regarding police departments around the country including cases in Mississippi , Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Oklahoma. The findings were published in a 126-page report, ending an investigation that began in 2021.

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Law 360

MAY 1, 2024

Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s (..)

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Law 360

JANUARY 20, 2022

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey officially announced her bid to become the state's next governor Thursday morning, citing several of her office's high-profile litigation battles as evidence of the kinds of fights she hopes to bring to the State House.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 11, 2023

should have to cover the company's $600,000 legal tab with WilmerHale and Quinn Emanuel, since it needed an experienced attorney sitting in on the engineer's trial, Analog Devices told a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday. An engineer convicted of stealing trade secrets from Analog Devices Inc.

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LegalReader

MARCH 12, 2021

Massachusetts customers will start to receive electric supplier funds from settlement with AG.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit on Tuesday, seeking to stop the implementation of the new rule. In addition to New York, the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina and the District of Columbia are also part of the lawsuit.

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JURIST

MARCH 16, 2023

The complaint was dismissed by the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts in September 2022, which found that “the PLCAA unequivocally bars lawsuits seeking to hold gun manufacturers responsible for the acts of individuals using guns for their intended purpose.”

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Yet it happened again this week — and it happened not once, but in two separate cases, one in Missouri and the other in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts case did involve a lawyer, as well as the lawyer’s associate and two recent law school graduates not yet admitted to practice. In the Massachusetts case, Smith v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 28, 2021

More than 40 local governments in California have taken the former approach , in addition to Seattle, while a much smaller number – three in California plus Brookline, Massachusetts – took the latter. Brookline’s attempt was later struck down by the Massachusetts attorney general. 2317 is not yet scheduled for a hearing.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Know Your Role As a paralegal, it’s crucial to understand the scope of your role and the limits of your responsibilities, and when it’s appropriate to involve attorneys in client management and interactions. There may be times when legal questions or concerns arise that only an attorney is qualified to address.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Attorneys representing current and former workers who reached a $61 million settlement in their lawsuit accusing General Electric of mismanaging their retirement savings asked a Massachusetts federal court to greenlight their request for $21.5 million in fees and expenses, citing their commitment to six years' worth of litigation.

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Law 360

JULY 7, 2021

The Massachusetts high court's recent ruling in Governo v. Bergeron, that lawyers could be held liable for unfair competition with a former firm, highlights important considerations for departing attorneys soliciting clients to come with them, say Mariana Korsunsky and Gary Ronan at Goulston & Storrs.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Massachusetts is looking to update its hate crime laws after 30 years. New Jersey's Attorney General Andrew J. * Applying for law school and worried you can't rely on mom and dad for good Bluebooking advice? You aren't as alone as you might think. [ Boston Globe ]. * Like slavery. Yahoo ]. * The Lily ]. * RLS Media ].

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the arrest of Eric Tabaro Nshimiye on Thursday for an alleged scheme to cover up his involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide to obtain asylum and citizenship in the US.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

that the state attorney general's office holds include evidence of a "greenwashing" conspiracy, a Massachusetts state court instructed Thursday. Exxon Mobil Corp. must provide a stronger rationale for shielding documents held by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins looks back at how Judge Charles Spurlock's trial advocacy class at Northeastern University School of Law challenged her to apply what she had already learned about civil and criminal procedure, evidence and criminal law to solving real-world problems.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

State attorneys general and regulatory agencies are cracking down on cryptocurrency scam artists and bogus crypto companies that are bilking customers out of millions of dollars through fraud, reports Pew Stateline. In a preliminary report from the third quarter of this year, the FTC found that people lost $200.8

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LegalReader

AUGUST 26, 2022

Bankruptcy exemptions are the tools to protect property from creditors and as well as the court in a bankruptcy proceeding.

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Diane Drain

APRIL 15, 2021

. “The policy of this (long-standing) consumer protection law is that no family should lose its shelter, which is necessary for their survival and ability to work,” said Phoenix bankruptcy attorney Diane Drain. Several others including California, Nevada and Massachusetts shield homeowner equity at or above $500,000.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 30, 2022

Attorney at Work’s new “Women in Law” series honors Women’s History Month with a focus on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Massachusetts. The post Q&A With Heather Stevenson: A Less Traditional Path appeared first on Attorney at Work. Deputy General Counsel.

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The Crime Report

JULY 15, 2022

Currently, New York is one of just 13 states that accept a proximate theory of felony murder, which was deemed “barbaric” by the Supreme Court of California where it was scaled back in 2019 following a similar decision in Massachusetts.

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