BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: The 2024 Chambers USA Guide includes 13 attorneys and nine practices from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office. Firmwide, more than 270 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 guide and the firm is recognized in 58 of the guide's practice areas across 22 regions. In the Chambers USA Guide, attorneys and practice areas are ranked by placement in "bands," with Band 1 be  more

IPSWICH, Massachusetts, June 12 (TNSres) -- EBSCO Industries, a provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and discovery service to libraries, issued the following news release: Iter Bibliography, a unique bibliography covering the Middle Ages and Renaissance, is now available from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). Iter Bibliography, published by Iter Press, is an extensive index of more than 1.5 million citations for secondary source materials. The vast colle  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Amy Gallup Klann has joined Foley Hoag LLP as Counsel in the Intellectual Property Department. She is a member of the Patent Prosecution, Strategy & Management practice, and also the PTAB Proceedings practice. Klann is resident in the firm's New York office. Klann focuses on strategic patent portfolio development and management for companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. She develops IP s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Governor Maura Healey today delivered a ceremonial administration of the Oath of Office in the Great Hall of the John Adams Courthouse, swearing in the Honorable Gabrielle R. Wolohojian as Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. "It is an honor to swear in Gabrielle Wolohojian to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts," said Governor Healey. "She is widel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $4 million settlement with Next Step Healthcare, LLC ("Next Step"), a Woburn-based long-term care management company that operates sixteen nursing homes in Massachusetts. The settlement, which is the largest nursing home settlement ever reached by the AG's Office, resolves allegations that Next Step delibe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement, via a proposed consent judgment filed today in Suffolk Superior Court, with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's talc-containing baby powder and body powder products. Massachuse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed at $13,125 penalty to Pluverge LLC, a trucking company based in Pawtucket, R.I., for failing to report a November 2023 diesel fuel spill during a fueling stop at a Chicopee service station. "It is critical that releases of diesel fuel are reported quickly to the local fire departme  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on June 11, 2024: The MBTA Board of Directors today unanimously approved the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 MBTA Capital Investment Plan (FY25-29 MBTA CIP). The FY25-29 MBTA CIP includes over 640 unique capital projects to modernize, expand, and increase the safety and reliability of the MBTA transit network with a programmed spend of $9.6 billion over the next five fiscal years, includin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) joined with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to co-lead a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposed rule to improve access to safe and affordable housing. The Proposed Rule, titled Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- O'Reilly issued the following news release: O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the latest version of O'Reilly Answers, its advanced natural language processing engine that provides quick and contextually relevant answers to complex technical inquiries. Now combining leading-edge generative AI-powered responses grounded in O'Reilly's expansive expert content, the tool provides instant access to co  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: A fierce student advocate and accomplished scholar who is deeply engaged with the City of Lowell has been named the next dean of UMass Lowell's College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. English Professor Sue J. Kim, who joined UMass Lowell in 2011 and has served as associate dean of undergraduate studies in the college since 2018, has been appointed the next dean effect  more