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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).