Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker was within his constitutional authority to issue broad executive orders shutting down most of the state in an effort to restrict the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Supreme Judicial Court’s most recent opinion. The...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made $50.8M in grants available for small businesses, businesses that employed more than 1.5M workers, accounting for more than 45% of the total workforce in Massachusetts. These funds were appropriated in the Governor’s...
Efforts by some policyholders to consolidate ongoing insurance coverage lawsuits against four insurers into a business interruption MDL were upended this week when the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied their requests to consolidate cases, but...
Businesses that frequently interact with customers and clients in person, such as restaurants, gyms and nail salons have been put on notice – follow local COVID-19 government orders or pay the price! Nusr-Et Boston, a new restaurant recently opened by social media...
CMBG3 Law is saddened to learn of the passing of Ralph D. Gants, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Justice Gants reportedly died after suffering a heart attack earlier this month at the age of 65. Justice Gants graduated from Harvard College...
In an order issued on August 12th, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined the requests from two groups of policyholders to consolidate business interruption insurance coverage disputes arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. In declining to consolidate,...
Members of CMBG3’s Government Relations, Environmental, and Covid-19 practice areas recently attended a candid conversation with Rhode Island junior Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. This event was organized by the New England Council, a non-partisan alliance of...
On Monday, Senate Republicans unveiled legislation, the “HEALS Act,” to provide additional coronavirus relief aid as a follow up to the CARES Act passed in March. Unsurprisingly, the “L” stands for Liability Protection, something that GOP leaders have been pushing for...
If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work. With the virus continuing to spread throughout the country, our new way of life is appearing as if it will remain for the indefinite future. For practicing lawyers,...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a wave of business interruption claims and related coverage lawsuits from business impacted by widespread closures. As we noted in our previous analysis, these businesses face significant hurdles in obtaining coverage for pandemic-related...