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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/25/2026 > massachusetts-senate-economic-development-bill-ai-tax-rebates

Senate passes $575M bill including duplex zoning reform, automated record sealing

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (663+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Senate passes $575M bill including duplex zoning reform, automated record sealing Provision automates criminal record sealing; bid to end estate tax fails State House News Service//July 25, 2026// Senators stamped their approval on…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/24/2026 > appeals-court-driveway-easement-surveillance-cameras

Spy cams, speed bumps spark neighbors’ feud

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (864+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Spy cams, speed bumps spark neighbors’ feud Pat Murphy//July 24, 2026// The courts have slapped down a Westfield homeowner’s efforts to exert control over a driveway he shares with his neighbors. The…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/23/2026 > sjc-invalidates-cell-tower-shutdown-order-pittsfield-preemption

Cell tower shutdown order invalidated on preemption grounds

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (146+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Cell tower shutdown order invalidated on preemption grounds Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff//July 23, 2026// “First, the order would effectively subject the cell tower’s operations to restrictions based on the board’s concerns about…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/23/2026 > federal-judge-questions-jj-talc-cancer-cases-new-jersey

Judge casts doubt on 69K cases alleging J&J talc caused cancer

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (385+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Judge casts doubt on 69K cases alleging J&J talc caused cancer Reuters via Reuters Connect//July 23, 2026// U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in Trenton, New Jersey, said that recent testimony by two…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/23/2026 > 1st-circuit-suppression-search-wrong-iphone

Good-faith exception doesn't apply to search of wrong iPhone

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (235+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Good-faith exception doesn’t apply to search of wrong iPhone Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff//July 23, 2026// The warrant was for a gray Apple iPhone 6s 64GB. When agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed the warrant,…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/23/2026 > governors-council-confirms-two-district-court-judges

Councilors approve 2 new District Court judges

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (394+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Councilors approve 2 new District Court judges The Governor's Council stood for a moment of reflection and prayer during its assembly on Feb. 18, 2026. (Alison Kuznitz/SHNS) State House News Service//July 23, 2026// Councilors…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/22/2026 > recalled-child-car-seats-consumer-injury-claims

Class clears ‘injury’ hurdle in suit over recalled child car seats

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1243+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Class clears ‘injury’ hurdle in suit over recalled child car seats The Safety 1st Grow and Go Sprint Car Seat at issue in the class action (COURT FILING) Pat Murphy//July 22, 2026// Plaintiffs…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/22/2026 > mbta-land-taking-valuation-dispute-fall-river-new-trial

'Miscarriage of justice'? New trial sought in MBTA land-taking

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (645+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses ‘Miscarriage of justice’? New trial sought in MBTA land-taking MBTA commuter rail trains idle at the Weaver's Cove Layover station in Fall River on May 7, 2025. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters) USA…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/22/2026 > court-appointed-seattle-federal-prosecutor-sues-trump

Court-appointed Seattle federal prosecutor sues Trump after removal

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (357+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses President Donald Trump speaks with the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Evan Vucci) Reuters via Reuters Connect//July 22, 2026// Roger Rogoff’s lawsuit, filed in…...

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
masslawyersweekly.com > 07/22/2026 > parole-board-deputy-general-counsel-nominated-massachusetts

Parole Board's deputy general counsel nominated as its next member

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (283+ words) What the SJC’s Prompt Payment decision means for businesses Parole Board’s deputy general counsel nominated as its next member The governor's suite on the third floor of the State House, which includes the Governor's Council Chamber. (STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE)…...