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Massachusetts reaches $56M settlement with families of veterans who died during COVID-19 outbreak

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Thursday agreed to pay a $56 million settlement to the families of veterans who contracted COVID-19 during an outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in 2020. The families filed the class-action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts court rules ExxonMobil cannot use anti-SLAPP law to dodge climate lawsuit

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Monday denied ExxonMobil Corp.’s The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a statement following the SJC’s decision affirming the rejection of ExxonMobil’s “ anti-SLAPP ” motion to dismiss by the Suffolk Superior Court.

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Massachusetts Couple Endured Extreme Abuse from eBay Employees, Lawsuit Says

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The lawsuit alleges that eBay employees mailed packages containing live cockroaches and spiders to a married Massachusetts couple.

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Massachusetts High Court Says Uber Cannot Force Customers into Arbitration

LegalReader

The highest court in Massachusetts has determined that Uber cannot force customers into arbitration. According to The Boston Globe¸ Uber had required prospective passengers to consent to an online agreement before using the rideshare application.

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With Court Authorization, Litigators Discover Remote Depositions

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Litigators are obliged to maintain a deposition schedule absent the familiar setting of a conference room. Over the past few weeks, my team and I have checked in with several litigators in the Boston area whose practices are national and international in scope about how they’ve adjusted to remote depositions.

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4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs

Law 360

Though two recent rulings by Massachusetts and Illinois federal courts add to the growing body of case law denying discovery into litigation funding arrangements, prudence necessitates that lawyers, clients and funders follow certain best practices to ensure that their communications are not discoverable by opposing parties, says Stewart Ackerly at (..)

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Massachusetts Judge Won’t Dismiss Climate Change Suit Against ExxonMobil

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