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Abby Druhot

Abby M. Druhot is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Boston office. Abby represents clients in federal and state litigation and government and internal investigations. She has experience defending companies against unfair or deceptive business practices claims in individual and putative class action settings. She also represents companies responding to civil investigative demands under various regulatory schemes and managing their investigations. In addition, Abby has worked on commercial litigation matters involving trade secrets, restrictive covenants, employment matters, and complex commercial disputes.

 

In Ortins v. Lincoln Property Company, the Massachusetts high court limited third‑party challenges to class-action settlements and reinforced settlement finality and claims‑made structures.

Continue Reading Massachusetts High Court Emphasizes Judicial Control Over Class Settlements and Limits Nonparty Challenges

In Chew CPG Inc. v. Hiya Health Products, LLC a Massachusetts court allowed a Chapter 93A claim to proceed where alleged misrepresentations and use of proprietary work plausibly exceeded a contract breach.
Continue Reading District of Massachusetts Holds Alleged Post-Termination Use of Proprietary Formulations May Constitute ‘Something More’ Under Chapter 93A

Because Windsor failed to plead facts plausibly establishing that the center of gravity of the alleged unfair or deceptive conduct was in Massachusetts, the court dismissed the Chapter 93A claim.

Continue Reading Massachusetts Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Claim Where ‘Center of Gravity’ Was Outside the Commonwealth

In Rauhaus Freedenfeld & Associates v. Carrollton West Pet Hospital, a Massachusetts court awarded unpaid architectural fees for breach of contract while rejecting a Chapter 93A claim, reinforcing that even a material breach does not automatically constitute unfair or deceptive conduct. 

Continue Reading Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Contract Damages, Rejects Chapter 93A Claim in Architect Fee Dispute

In Arana v. Molta, the plaintiff brought an action under Chapter 93A, Section 9, seeking to recover for personal injuries she sustained after falling through the pool deck of a vacation rental property in Dennis, Massachusetts.

Continue Reading Massachusetts Court Addresses Limits of Chapter 93A Claims in Vacation Rental Injury Case