New England Biz Law Update

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to pass on a chance to address a long-standing division of opinion among federal circuits — over which test bankruptcy courts should apply when weighing whether an intellectual property license can be kept by ...

Attorneys who represent companies seeking leniency for possible antitrust violations are hailing recent moves by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to clarify aspects of its longtime leniency program.

Acommercial truck driver’s claims that his employer had discriminated against him by not allowing him to return to work after he was treated for a psychiatric disorder came to a dead end last month when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ...

One year after law amended, business seeks a rollback

Business law practitioners in the Worcester, Mass. area are hoping for one major change to the state's business litigation session – the expansion of the court's jurisdiction to their city, the second largest in New England after Boston.

As a team of judges prepares to lead the Massachusetts Superior Court’s Business Litigation Session when its current administrative judge steps down later this year, some skeptics of the BLS remain skeptical, if not outright critical.

With electronic discovery now a fact of life in the federal courts following rule changes that took effect in December 2006, state courts will not be far behind in providing guidelines on discovery of electronically stored information.