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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Court Allows Chapter 93A Claim to Proceed Despite Dismissed Fraud Claim
In O’Connor v. Ford Motor Co., the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois addressed whether a Massachusetts Chapter 93A claim could proceed after the court had dismissed the plaintiff’s fraud allegations.
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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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District Court Rules Non-Profit Employers Executing Employment Agreements May Evade Chapter 93A Liability
On Sept. 22, 2025, Judge Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts dismissed all claims against Harvard College arising from a former faculty member’s suit against the university.
Plaintiff James Wines
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Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through Hyperlinks
In Zamani v. SharkNinja, Inc., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128075, the District Court concluded that a plaintiff’s Chapter 93A “omission” claim was not well-pleaded enough to survive a motion
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Unfair Real Estate Dealings and Chapter 93A: Lessons from Wheaton v. Colletta
In a recent decision from the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the court reaffirmed Chapter 93A’s broad reach in addressing unethical conduct in business dealings—even when those dealings are cloaked in informal
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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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