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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.
Latest Thornton Law Firm headlines
Lawyers ask federal judge to step down from landmark overbilling case
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.
Thornton Law Firm didn’t break state campaign finance laws, prosecutor says
The decision ends the state inquiry into Thornton Law Firm. But federal investigations, which began in 2016, are ongoing.
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Former top Mass. lawmaker often helped his business, family
Former House assistant majority leader Garrett Bradley had a pattern of taking actions that advanced his business and personal interests.
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Regulator sees ‘evidence of violations’ at Thornton Law Firm
Regulators told Attorney General Maura Healey they have evidence the law firm and its attorneys broke multiple laws.
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Thornton Law case shouldn’t be dropped
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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Healey hands Thornton Law case to independent prosecutor
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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Boston law firm could be charged on donations
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 is the latest to scrutinize Thornton Law
A federal judge plans to investigate whether prominent law firms in Boston and other cities dramatically inflated legal bills.
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Firms profited from Garrett Bradley’s ties
The former state representative tapped his connections to make millions from pension fund lawsuits.
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Critics hit law firms’ bills after class-action lawsuits
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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Federal prosecutors launch probe of law firm over donations
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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Candidates returning donations from Thornton Law Firm attorneys
As of Nov. 1, the figure exceeded $300,000.
Clinton, Walsh return donations from Boston law firm
Several politicians are returning thousands of dollars in donations from lawyers at Thornton Law Firm following a Spotlight Team report.
New Hampshire governor Maggie Hassan to return lawyers’ donations
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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Law firm ‘bonuses’ tied to political donations
A small Boston law firm became a top funder of the national Democratic Party by paying lawyers “bonuses” for their political donations.