BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In a Responsible Investor article, securities litigation partner Rob Skinner examined the limited impact expected in the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ESG enforcement and regulatory agenda. In the SEC v. Jarkesy case, the Supreme Court ruled that the SEC cannot use its own in-house administrative courts to decide securities fraud claims and that defe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined Associated Building Wreckers, Inc., $35,670 for asbestos violations that occurred during demolition of a commercial property at 14-16 Maple Street, located at the East Longmeadow Rotary. MassDEP discovered the violations during a compliance inspection of asbestos abatement activities at the prop  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank is pleased to announce Rob Nichols, a senior leader with more than 30 years in commercial banking experience, has been promoted to lead its Business Banking team as managing director, Business Banking. In his new role, Nichols will oversee an industry-leading team of Business Banking professionals serving the needs of smaller to mid-sized businesses across Berkshire's five-state market, inclu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Jonathan Levy, George Annas, Jonathan Buonocore, and Elizabeth McCuskey discuss the public health implications of the recent Supreme Court decision that significantly curtailed the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer. * * * By Jillian McKoy, Senior Writer and Editor The final two weeks of the 2024 US Supreme Court term brought a flurry of decisions with fa  more