In a recent Seventh Circuit decision that has received much attention, Judge Posner explained the predominance requirement of Rule 23(b)(3) in a way that no doubt will be cited frequently by plaintiffs' class action lawyers.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a regular update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act requires that the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact.

The deadline for local party committees to replace withdrawn legislative candidates on November’s ballot has now passed, determining which names will appear on the ballot.

On the heels of his November 4, 2013 order certifying a class of individual consumers and other payors who alleged that defendant pharmaceutical companies engaged in anti-competitive practices ...

Last week, Maine Revenue Services sent out the "Special Use Tax Return" to be used by taxpayers who wish to participate in the program.

The Legislature’s first legislative day was December 5th, when members were sworn into office and various administrative matters were addressed.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a regular update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

The necessity of preserving issues for appeal can be a trap for the unwary, leaving litigants without recourse if they fail to take proper steps to preserve a particular argument.

In Board of Overseers v. Brown, the Law Court addressed the timeliness of an appeal following a "motion for clarification" of a judgment. In doing so, the Law Court drew an interesting...

Earlier in 2023, we launched our New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker, as a tool to analyze class action litigation trends in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Earlier this month, Boston University prevailed in one of the few surviving Boston-based COVID-19 tuition refund class action suits. The U.S. District Court in Boston granted BU's Motion for Summary Judgment...

On June 23, 2023, in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, the Supreme Court resolved a deeply divided circuit court split and ruled that a district court must stay its proceedings...

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, a case that we have summarized in prior blog posts.

In an interesting parallel to the developments in the Maine Law Court that indicate a revival of state constitutional interpretation, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a noteworthy...

In a new wave of privacy litigation, plaintiffs have recently filed dozens of class action lawsuits in state and federal courts, primarily in California, seeking damages for alleged...

In Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC, the First Circuit recently reversed a lower court's dismissal of class action claims brought by former pharmacy patients alleging that their sensitive...

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) filed a third-party lawsuit against a contractor's performance bond surety ("Surety")...

On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a historic tax relief package titled, "An Act to improve the Commonwealth's competitiveness, affordability, and equity."