Chapter 93a News Today

Where a defendant insurance company sent the plaintiff a letter reserving the insurer’s right to challenge the validity of a life insurance policy, the defendant did not engage in unfair or deceptive conduct despite continuing to send premium invoices and accepting premium payments after issuing the reservation of rights letter. “Sun Life Assurance Company of

Where defendants did not deliver face masks that the plaintiff paid for, double damages should be awarded under G.L.c. 93A because the defendants’ conduct was sufficiently intentional and callous such that multiple damages are justified. “Plaintiff FLTR, Inc. (‘FLTR’), is a Washington-based corporation that develops, manufactures, and sells personal protective equipment. ... FLTR alleges that

A $312,000 jury award in a high-stakes trade secrets case may sound underwhelming. But that was before a federal judge piled on the damages following a bench trial on the plaintiff’s remaining claims in the bifurcated action. On April 25, U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns entered a total damage award of $5,061,444 in

A well-known grocery chain is facing a consumer class action brought by a Beverly resident who alleges that the brand-name baby and cleansing wipes he purchased aren’t nearly as “flushable” as advertised. The putative class action filed in U.S. District Court by plaintiff Mark Schotte on April 26 targets the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company

Where a plaintiff has alleged that the defendant, a former employee, violated her non-competition and non-disclosure agreements by going to work for a direct competitor after downloading and taking copies of proprietary, confidential and highly sensitive technical information, the complaint should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction despite the defendant’s argument that

Where a jury found two defendants liable for the misappropriation of trade secrets from the plaintiff, the defendants’ conduct constituted a knowing and willful violation of G.L.c. 93A, so the plaintiff is entitled to treble damages plus reasonable costs and counsel fees. “At the conclusion of a June 14-22, 2022 trial, a jury found defendants

The Stop & Shop grocery chain is facing a consumer class action brought by a Beverly resident who alleges that the store's brand-name baby and cleansing wipes he purchased aren’t nearly as “flushable” as advertised. The putative class action filed in U.S. District Court by plaintiff Mark Schotte on April 26 targets the Stop &

Where a plaintiff has brought suit alleging breach of a merger agreement, the facts alleged plausibly suggest that the plaintiff shareholders may be entitled to relief on claims for breach of contract, violation of G.L.c. 93A, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, but a remaining count for breach of

Where a G.L.c. 93A count was dismissed based on a choice of law clause in the parties’ contract, the judgment of dismissal must be reversed because the choice of law clause does not bar the assertion of the plaintiff’s claim. “Fred Kleiner claims that Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc., and Cengage Learning, Inc. (collectively, ‘Cengage’)

Where a defendant insurance company that sold the plaintiffs three annuities has argued that the plaintiffs’ claims for intentional fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of G.L.c. 93A are all governed by the two-year limitations period established in G.L.c. 175, §181, that argument is foreclosed by Passatempo v. McMenimen, 461 Mass. 279 (2012).