Primarily and Substantial Standard (Section 11)

In Thompson v. Old Glory Bank, a judge in the District of Massachusetts granted Old Glory Bank’s motion to transfer venue to the Western District of Oklahoma. The case…

Continue Reading District of Massachusetts Enforces Forum-Selection Clause in Chapter 93A Banking Dispute

In this case, even if Massachusetts had sufficient contacts to support jurisdiction, those contacts did not establish that the alleged unfair acts had their center of gravity in Massachusetts.
Continue Reading Court Rejects Chapter 93A Claim for Lack of Massachusetts Nexus in Kahoot! v. CPDLive

In Callahan, Inc. v. Arch Specialty Insurance Co., the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision addressing the intersection of contractual choice-of-law provisions and Massachusetts unfair business practices claims.…

Continue Reading Choice-of-Law Clause Defeats Massachusetts Chapter 93A in Commercial Insurance Dispute

Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV recently dismissed a plaintiff’s claim under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 93A § 11 because the claim did not arise “primarily and substantially” within Massachusetts. In…

Continue Reading District of Massachusetts Dismisses 93A Claim Despite Choice-of-Law Provision

On Sept. 23, 2025, Judge Mark Mastroianni of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision in Mulani v. Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc., dismissing…

Continue Reading Junk Fees, Choice of Law, and the Limits of Chapter 93A: Mulani v. Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.