Appellate

Oral Argument Preview: G4S Technology LLC v. Mass. Technology Park Corp.Appeals Court: No Bad Faith For An Insurer’s Legitimate Exercise Of A Contractual Right Or Its Settlement Within The Policy Limit Without The Insured’s ConsentU.S. Supreme Court to Appellant – Time Is On Your Side

Criminal

Salem - Leaving the Scene of Property Damage - DismissedSalem - Negligent Operation - DismissedSalem - Operating an Unregistered Vehicle - Dismissed

Employment & Labor

U.S. Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule Could Make Millions of Employees Overtime-EligibleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies “Cat’s Paw” and “Stray Remarks” Doctrines in Employment Discrimination CasesFTC Proposes Rule Eliminating Non-Compete Agreements Nationwide

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Key Takeaways from CS2 on Cybersecurity, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMCBruce Judge Selected to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber LawyersWhistleblower Law Collaborative Clients Part of $6 Million Genetic Testing Fraud False Claims Act Settlement Involving Genexe, Immerge, and Two Individual Owners

Food, Drug & Agriculture

Maryland’s Social Equity Verification Portal Closing and Cannabis License Portal Opening Soon!New York’s Cannabis Control Board Extends Adult-use Application Window DeadlinesMaryland Cannabis Application Details

Health Care

Amy Brown, VP Health Intelligence at Springbuk & actionable predictive analytics — Harlow On HealthcareMary Jane Konstantin, SVP Population Health at AxisPointHealth on #SDOH & Predictive Analytics — Harlow On HealthcarePreparing an ICU for #COVID19: Michael Agus MD, Critical Care & Biocontainment Leader at Boston Children’s Hospital — Harlow On Healthcare

Insurance

Massachusetts Appeals Court gives sensible interpretation of contractual interest statuteAdvice for people who are facing property losses in the Los Angeles fires: Hire a public adjusterUnited States District Court for District of Massachusetts holds that insurer breached ch. 93A by denying fire coverage for new homeowner because she had not yet moved into her house

Real Estate & Construction

Success Real Estate’s Sudden Closing and Owner’s Alleged Embezzlement Leaves Agents and Buyers Scrambling To Recover Commissions and DepositsMassachusetts Homestead Exemption Increased to $1 MillionA Counterfeit South Carolina Driver’s License, Forged Deed, and a UPS Store In Philadelphia: The Anatomy Of A Title Theft Scam