New England Biz Law Update

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be asked to clear up ambiguity over the appropriate causation standard that should be applied to retaliation claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act. At least that’s the hope of amici ...

During the 2016 campaign, pledges to make progress on pay equity were an oft-heard refrain. But just because the election is over does not mean the issue is going away — not with Massachusetts, California, New York and Maryland recently ...

If you shared with friends and family around your Thanksgiving table reasons to be grateful this year, here’s one you probably left out: the fact that you aren’t a management-side employment attorney. If you are such a lawyer, you would ...

The numbers are clear: The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent rejection of challenges to Ropes & Gray’s district court victories on discrimination and retaliation claims should not be taken as a clear sign of progress in diversifying the ...

An insurance carrier that challenged a $500,000 jury verdict did not commit unfair claims settlement practices when it stopped short of extending a formal offer to resolve the case, a Superior Court judge has ruled. The plaintiff, who was injured ...

A field hockey player can sue her coach and school for failing to respond in a “reasonably prudent” manner after she suffered head injuries on the field, a Superior Court judge has decided. Citing Supreme Judicial Court precedent, the defendants ...

An employee who successfully filed a complaint with the MCAD alleging sexual-orientation bias and claimed she was then targeted for retaliation, including being passed over for promotions, could sue under the state’s anti-discrimination statute despite the fact that she had ...

The Appeals Court has overturned a Superior Court ruling that set aside a $1.2 million jury verdict awarded to a nurse who claimed Massachusetts General Hospital retaliated against her for taking time off  under the Family and Medical Leave Act. ...

In a decision that may cost them millions, two Marblehead businessmen have been found to have breached their fiduciary duty to a former partner and the cell-tower company they started together, while also willfully violating G.L.c. 93A in their dealings ...