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AG: Salter to pay students $3.75 million
December 12, 2014Salter School, which has a campus in West Boylston, will pay students in health-related programs $3.75 million to resolve allegations of misrepresenting job placement numbers and using deceptive enrollment tactics, Attorney General Martha Coakley
December 12, 2014Feds prosecuting $43M tobacco smuggling case
October 20, 2014Federal prosecutors allege a Connecticut man defrauded taxpayers in that state and in Massachusetts of $43 million in a tobacco smuggling case.
October 20, 2014Mass. receives $327K in AT&T settlement
October 10, 2014AT&T has agreed to pay $105 million in a federal-state settlement over unauthorized cell phone charges, known as “mobile cramming,” with Massachusetts receiving $327,000, according to the state attorney general's office.
October 10, 2014
BSX ordered to pay $73M in pelvic mesh case
September 12, 2014Boston Scientific Corp. of Marlborough was ordered Wednesday to pay a Texas woman $73 million—including $50 million in punitive damages — after a jury found the company negligent in both the design and marketing of its Obtryx transvaginal mesh sling.
September 12, 2014
What pushes business execs to call for legal help?
August 4, 2014Business owners have a lot to worry about. There are workers to hire, competitors to outbid, suppliers to negotiate with. And then there are those nagging suspicions: Is this deal 100 percent legal? Could that firing lead to a lawsuit?
August 4, 2014Senate votes for compromise on use of non-competes
July 2, 2014On the same day that a legislative committee heard testimony about restricting the use of non-compete employment agreements, the Senate arrived at a compromise during its debate on a jobs bill that would limit the duration of such agreements to six
July 2, 2014Law firm expands with Boston office
April 23, 2014Providence-based law firm Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP (PS&H), a business law and litigation firm with offices in Westborough, announced the opening of a new Boston office on Wednesday.
April 23, 2014
TelexFREE denies Ponzi scheme allegations
April 22, 2014TelexFREE of Marlborough has denied allegations made by the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office that the telecommunications company is operating a $1.1 billion Ponzi scheme.
April 22, 2014Judge: Patrick’s drug ban may be ‘out of line’
April 9, 2014A federal judge on Tuesday cast serious doubt on Gov. Deval Patrick's aggressive move to ban a powerful new painkiller from being prescribed in Massachusetts, giving the administration and the drug's manufacturer until next week to resolve the
April 9, 2014Former junkyard owner guilty of not reporting environmental hazards
March 28, 2014A former junkyard owner was found guilty of failing to report contamination on his Leominster and Sterling property, the state announced.
March 28, 2014
Ex-treasurer of Marlborough nonprofit ordered to pay $50K
March 25, 2014The former treasurer of a nonprofit organization in Marlborough accused of misappropriating charity money for personal use has been ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution.
March 25, 2014
Ban on BSX catheter sales takes effect
January 14, 2014A ban on U.S. sales of the Guidezilla catheter made by Boston Scientific (BSX) went into effect yesterday after a federal appeals court ruled against BSX's petition for an interim stay.
January 14, 2014
Tech, Financial Firms Fight Growing Number Of Lawsuits Filed By 'Trolls'
December 16, 2013They've filed 30 lawsuits against EMC Corp. since 2005, forcing the Hopkinton-based data storage giant to spend at least $1 million per month on legal fees for each of the past several years.
December 16, 2013A Lawyer's Advice Can Help Businesses Determine Direction, Strategy
August 5, 2013To some businesses, a lawyer's job is signing off on employment policies, writing up contracts and being on call if something really bad happens. But often, lawyers do much more than that.
August 5, 2013"About That Unpaid Intern... ": Court ruling helps spell out what employers can, can't do
August 5, 2013The internship has practically become a staple of the college experience, with more than two-thirds of this year’s graduating seniors having taken part in at least one internship or co-op job during their school years, according to The National As
August 5, 2013
4 Tip To Avoid Legal Hot Water With Employee References
August 5, 2013Picture this: You pick up the phone and it's someone in human resources at a local business seeking a reference for a former employee. What can you say? What can't you say?
August 5, 2013
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