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Update Highlights:
• COVID-19 infection rates, case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths are at or approaching the highs seen in the spring.
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Update Highlights:
• COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Massachusetts, hitting rates of infection not seen since the spring.
• Governor Baker imposed a nighttime curfew and restrictions on the size of gatherings in...more
Update Highlights:
• Massachusetts state courts continue to expand in-person services and hearings while conducting business virtually whenever possible.
• The Supreme Judicial Court issued a new order last week...more
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The Massachusetts District Court for the District of Massachusetts has released an Order allowing for renewed in-person proceedings in limited cases....more
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The Supreme Judicial Court issued new orders this week spelling out the logistics for public attendance at courthouses set to reopen on July 13. Members of the public will be subject to screening,...more
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Massachusetts moves into Phase 3 of its reopening plan on July 6, including the opening of fitness centers and health clubs, museums and aquariums, movie theaters and performance halls (at limited...more
This and other updates on the Commonwealth’s response are collected on its website and the separate court system site. Beveridge & Diamond’s COVID-19 EH&S Resource Center is available as we work remotely throughout our seven...more
As Massachusetts continues cautiously through Phase 1 of its reopening plan, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) extended courthouse closures until July 1 but announced an end to the tolling of civil statutes of...more
Massachusetts Governor Baker has unveiled the Commonwealth’s four-phase approach for reopening Massachusetts and implementation is already underway. Although the impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 were swift across...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 were swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of responses at...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 have been swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 have been swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 have been swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of...more