As we discussed in our February alert, the Maine Legislature continues to consider bills that would further limit or eliminate Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) program..…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Energy & Utilities
The beginning of the second Trump administration has left employers asking myriad questions with respect to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Are there plans to eliminate OSHA? Will inspections and…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
The Law Court recently issued a decision in Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative v. Board of Environmental Protection that contains an enlightening discussion of what an agency must consider—as opposed to what an agency may…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On April 9, 2025, President Trump walked back his April 2, 2025 announcement of increased global tariffs (see our client alert here). Under the April 9 Executive Order, the country-specific tariffs — except those on the People’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
On March 28, 2025, Mass. Governor Maura Healy signed an emergency law extending the COVID-19 remote and hybrid meeting authorizations for public meetings of local boards and committees until June 30, 2027. The law, Chapter 2 of…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced a minimum tariff of 10% on all imported goods, which take effect on April 5 at 12:01am EDT. He also announced “discounted reciprocal tariffs” higher than 10% for goods from several…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
We are pleased to present our final 2024 update to the New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker, which focuses on class action filings in state and federal courts within the boundaries of the First Circuit in New…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Privacy, Securities Law
On February 14, 2025, in Therrien v. Hearst Television, Inc., the District of Massachusetts denied a motion for class certification due to the plaintiff’s failure to meet the implied ascertainability requirement of Rule 23. The…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Privacy
On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance and a Q&A document that provide additional details regarding what constitutes “DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” and what steps employees…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The current administration’s whipsaw of imposed and withdrawn tariffs continues to rattle financial markets and industries across the United States.
In New England, annual trade of goods and services with Canada exceeds $42…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Taxation
Copper is used extensively in the electronic goods sector from transformers to radios and TVs but is also a critical component in wiring, alternators, radiators, industrial machinery, and electrical motors…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
On March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced suspension of the March 21, 2025 deadline for filing under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for any domestic companies or U.S. citizens…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The rapid changes relating to NEPA-implementing regulations accelerated this week, as the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published an interim final rule (IFR) removing its NEPA regulations from the Code of…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Last Friday, Massachusetts’ “Unlocking Housing Production Commission,” established by Gov. Maura Healey in October, 2023, released its report titled “Building for Tomorrow.” The report lays out a series of recommendations to…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Earlier this month, the Law Court weighed in on a hot-button legal issue—the potential liability of opioid manufacturers for the costs of the drug epidemic. In Eastern Maine Medical Center v. Walgreen Company, the Law Court…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Products Liability
