A Massachusetts Business Litigation Session decision underscores how federal securities laws can affect contract and Chapter 93A claims involving success fees.
Continue Reading Massachusetts Business Litigation Session Holds Unregistered Broker Cannot Recover $20 Million Success Fee for Take-Private Transaction
The Appeals Court vacated summary judgment on a Chapter 93A claim, finding factual disputes concerning alleged coercive conduct in a commercial dispute.
Continue Reading Appeals Court Vacates Chapter 93A Judgment Where Factual Disputes Over Defendants’ Motivations Require Resolution at Trial
A Massachusetts court dismissed Chapter 93A claims in Peptide Tech v. Avidia Bank, holding contractually authorized termination and conclusory allegations insufficient.
Continue Reading Massachusetts Court Rejects Attempt to Recast Breach of Contract as Chapter 93A Claim in Merchant Services Case
The District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in Amyndas Pharma v. Alexion Pharma, emphasizing that speculative theories and failed negotiations cannot establish Chapter 93A causation.
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.
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.
The Massachusetts Superior Court denied dismissal of a Chapter 93A claim arising from a dispute over managed cybersecurity services and early termination fees.
Continue Reading Threatened Termination Fees Push Commercial Contract Dispute Into Chapter 93A Territory
Continue Reading Mortgage Pre-Approval Letter Misrepresentations May Trigger Chapter 93A Claims
In Kirby v. Mousis, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed judgment for the defendants on the plaintiffs’ Chapter 93A, § 11 claim and reinforced that failed business ventures and unmet
Continue Reading No Capital, No Claim: Chapter 93A Rejected in Kirby v. Mousis
This case demonstrates the scope of the “loss of money or property” requirement for Section 11 claims.
Continue Reading Unfair Competition and Chapter 93A: Takeaways from Governo Law Firm LLC v. Bergeron