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Latest News in Massachusetts
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May 29, 2026
Real Estate Recap: Data Centers, SEC, Law Firm Leasing
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insights into the tireless lives of data center attorneys, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to ease capital formation in public markets, and the two-year low in U.S. law firm leasing.
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May 29, 2026
Teva Ruling Offers Patentees New Support For Genus Claims
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Teva v. Eli Lilly, finding that the Teva patents at issue are not invalid, offers an interesting counterexample against the recent trend of courts invalidating patents claiming a broad, functionally defined class of compounds, say attorneys at Cooley.
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May 29, 2026
Full 4th Circ. To Rethink W.Va., Md. 340B Drug Discount Laws
The full Fourth Circuit will revisit two panel decisions that created a circuit split when they temporarily blocked a pair of state laws that barred drugmakers from prohibiting federally funded hospitals from contracting with an unlimited number of pharmacies to dispense discounted drugs in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
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May 29, 2026
DOJ Final Rule On Medical Pot Comes Under New Challenge
A Trump administration rule loosening federal restrictions on state-sanctioned medical marijuana has been hit with another legal challenge in D.C. Circuit Court, initiated Thursday by a coalition of interests alleging they will be adversely impacted by the policy shift.
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May 29, 2026
Gov't Pressed On Trump's Authority For H-1B Visa Fee
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday searched for the limits of the president's power to restrict foreign workers from entering the U.S., as the government defended attaching a $100,000 fee to process certain skilled-worker visas.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
- Massachusetts Business Development Corporation
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance
- Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Massachusetts Office of the Comptroller
- ENFORCEMENT
- Investigations and enforcement actions by state and federal prosecutors
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust litigation
- Class actions
- Environmental suits
- Labor and employment issues
- Intellectual property cases
- Product liability and consumer protection disputes
- Securities disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures involving companies headquartered in Massachusetts
- Real estate deals
- PROFILES
- Nominations, appointments, and elections of judges and agency officials in Massachusetts
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of Massachusetts judges, litigators, and firms
Readership
- Lawyers at top law firms practicing in Massachusetts
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys working with Massachusetts-based companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals