Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

An employee can proceed with a putative class action alleging his employer violated the Wage Act by failing to pay him within six days of the end of the company’s pay period, even though the statute allows payment within seven days for some categories of workers, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled in an issue of first impression. https://lnkd.in/dXmM82RX

A federal judge in Boston on March 5 blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. https://lnkd.in/dBvjDCXx

A company that provided building materials for a construction project could put a mechanic’s lien on the property shortly after the owner, which allegedly failed to pay what it owed under the contract, transferred the property to another entity for nominal consideration, a Superior Court judge has ruled in a case of first impression. https://lnkd.in/dh5Tzff7

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The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment in favor of an employer in a whistleblower suit, finding no clear error in the judge’s finding of a lack of but-for causation. https://lnkd.in/dMtZvb9K

The mother of a college student who died of complications from a massive seizure allegedly caused by a migraine drug could not bring a state law wrongful death claim against the drug’s manufacturer, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. https://lnkd.in/dKExy5eM

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At Suffolk Superior Court on Feb. 24, Stephen A. Pina received official recognition of the work he has done in the greater Boston community since gaining his freedom three years ago. What he did not receive was closure. https://lnkd.in/d4C8AzQS

The Governor's Council on Feb. 26 approved new judges for the Probate & Family and Land courts, and reappointed a member of the Appellate Tax Board to a new five-year term. https://lnkd.in/gi-YQxzi

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