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Investigation alleges misconduct by Thornton Law Firm, recommends severe sanctions
The revelations and findings contained in the long-awaited report may change the way courts across the country handle class action lawsuits.
Spotlight Follow-up
The revelations and findings contained in the long-awaited report may change the way courts across the country handle class action lawsuits.
Lawyers from the firm Labaton Sucharow argued that federal Judge Mark Wolf is biased against them in a case where they’re accused of inflating legal fees.
The decision ends the state inquiry into Thornton Law Firm. But federal investigations, which began in 2016, are ongoing.
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Former House assistant majority leader Garrett Bradley had a pattern of taking actions that advanced his business and personal interests.
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Regulators told Attorney General Maura Healey they have evidence the law firm and its attorneys broke multiple laws.
Adrian Walker
The firm reimbursed its partners for well over $1 million in donations to Democratic candidates. But a reckoning may soon be coming — as well it should.
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Under pressure from Republicans, the Mass. AG said she would step aside in the probe of the firm, which donated to her 2014 campaign.
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Campaign finance officials plan to ask Attorney General Maura Healey to consider prosecuting partners at Boston’s Thornton Law Firm.
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A federal judge plans to investigate whether prominent law firms in Boston and other cities dramatically inflated legal bills.
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The former state representative tapped his connections to make millions from pension fund lawsuits.
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Boston’s Thornton Law Firm, already under investigation for campaign donations, is at the center of controversy over overstated legal fees.
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The US attorney’s office is looking into Thornton Law Firm’s practice of reimbursing partners for millions of dollars in political donations.
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As of Nov. 1, the figure exceeded $300,000.
Several politicians are returning thousands of dollars in donations from lawyers at Thornton Law Firm following a Spotlight Team report.
The New Hampshire governor will return $51,000 after the Globe reported Thornton Law Firm had apparently reimbursed partners for contributions.
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A small Boston law firm became a top funder of the national Democratic Party by paying lawyers “bonuses” for their political donations.