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.
Federal Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Claims Predicated on Fraud for Failure to Plead With Particularity
In Distefano v. Bank of America, N.A., the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed Chapter 93A claims arising from allegedly unauthorized transfers through the money-transfer application
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District Court Rulings Highlight Key Pleading Requirements for Mass. Chapter 93A Personal Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Business Disputes
In a pair of cases, the District of Massachusetts addressed personal jurisdiction in the context of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A.
In the first case, Mayur LLC v. Freedom Foods,
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Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.
Litigants do not get a second bite at the same apple — or, in the case of Wells Fargo Bank NA v. Coulsey, a third or fourth bite.
That
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Chapter 93A and the Limits of Consumer Protection: Lessons From Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Coulsey
In a long-running Massachusetts foreclosure case, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Coulsey, the Massachusetts Appeals Court weighed in on the applicability and limits of Chapter 93A.
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Massachusetts Court Denies Permanent Injunction in Chapter 93A Case: Insufficient Evidence of Ongoing or Future Violations
The Superior Court of Massachusetts recently weighed in on the necessity of entering a permanent injunction under Chapter 93A, Section 4, in Commonwealth v. Mega Life & Health Ins. Co
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Are Customers Always Right? Massachusetts’ Chapter 93A Says Yes
Retailers looking to avoid costly litigation that’s on the rise in recent years should remember two simple maxims: “Rule number one: the customer is always right. Rule number two: If the customer is wrong, please refer to rule number one.”
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