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The Healthcare Investor
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Carlyle and SK Capital to Acquire bluebird bio
By Kevin Madagan Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and SK Capital Partners will acquire bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE), according to a news release. bluebird, founded in 2010 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts,…
Rivkin Rounds
Hospital Terminates Employees for Allowing Another to Do Their Jobs
An article in the September issue of Healthcare Risk Management's HIPAA Regulatory Alert, “Hospital Terminates Employees for Allowing Another to Do Their Jobs," discussed a recent incident at Mass General…
Other
Ruling Without a Hearing or Evidence Reversed in Somerville, Tennessee Child-Support Dispute: Austin v. Richmond
By K.O. Herston
What types of evidence can Tennessee courts consider when ruling on a dispute?
Family
Third (!!!) Appeal of Recusal Denial Rejected in Somerville, Tennessee Parenting Plan Modification: Dougherty v. Dougherty
By K.O. Herston
When must a judge recuse him- or herself from hearing a case in Tennessee?
Family
Child’s Preference Examined in Somerville, Tennessee Child-Custody Dispute: Luttrell v. Wassenberg
By K.O. Herston
What does it mean to consider a child's preference in Tennessee?
The Faculty Lounge
Somerville, MA passes a polyamory-inclusive domestic partnership law
In a move that is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, Somerville, Massachusetts has passed a domestic partnership ordinance that is inclusive of polyamorous…
Food Poison Journal
Hepatitis A emergency caused by ShopRite food handler – 2,000 vaccinated
By Bruce Clark
The Somerset County Department of Health’s public vaccination clinics in response to a confirmed case of Hepatitis A in a food handler at the Somerville ShopRite have concluded. Approximately 2000…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Cities Consider Banning the Use of Facial Recognition Technology
In the footsteps of San Francisco’s ban of the use of facial recognition technology, the cities of Somerville, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, and Berkeley, California are considering banning the use of…
Security, Privacy and the Law
Somerville, Massachusetts Second Municipality Nationwide to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Local governments may not be in the headlines as much as their state and federal counterparts, but last week saw local governments getting their turn on the news. In politics,…
The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog
Third Lawsuit Filed In Widespread Forgery Scheme
Convicted Felon, Allen Seymour of Oxford, MA Named Again In Forgery Lawsuit As a Special Attorney General Grand Jury hears evidence of a sophisticated real estate fraud conspiracy orchestrated by…