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D. MASS.Litigation

Ex-Big Law associate charged with insider trading seeks subpoenas to his former firms

Nicolo Nourafchan, a former Big Law associate charged in a federal insider trading case, filed a motion on October 14, 2026, in Massachusetts federal court seeking subpoenas to three law firms where he previously worked, Bloomberg Law and Law.com reported. The motion redacts the firms' names; both outlets identified them as Sidley Austin, Latham & Watkins and Goodwin Procter.

Filing (Bloomberg Law) → · Law.com, The Lawyer
D. MASS.Court order

Massachusetts federal court rejects challenge to Trader Joe's 401(k) forfeitures but orders $1.2M fee award

U.S. District Judge William Young issued findings of fact and rulings of law following a six-day bench trial in an ERISA class action against Trader Joe's. The court rejected claims that Trader Joe's unlawfully used forfeited retirement funds to offset employer contributions and a claim over a poorly performing fund, but ruled for participants on claims that fiduciaries failed to monitor recordkeeping fees, awarding $1,187,221 in damages and interest.

Order (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts) → · Reuters, Law360
D. MASS.Litigation

Boston sues Transportation Department over cancellation of $20M RAISE grant for Roxbury street project citing EV chargers

The City of Boston sued Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in Massachusetts federal court over the withdrawal of a $20 million RAISE grant awarded in 2022 for the Roxbury Resilient Corridors project. Boston alleges the department lacked authority under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to cancel the grant because the project included electric vehicle chargers, and that the rescission violated the Administrative Procedure Act and separation-of-powers principles.

Filing (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts) → · Reuters, Law360, Boston 25 News +1