Massachusetts General Law Chapters 93A and 176D, long a compelling and formidable mechanism for consumers, has been extended beyond its usual confines to become a further source of consternation in the insurance industry. The Consumer Protection Act and the Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices in the Business of Insurance […]
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Imagine you receive an email from a known creditor containing an invoice for an account payable. The email contains instructions for you to pay the invoice through an accredited clearing house (“ACH”). The email further contains the creditor’s bank account information for depositing the ACH payment. You pay the invoice by depositing the ACH payment […]
Commercial construction projects of $3 million or more are subject to the Prompt Payment Act, G.L.c. 149, §29E (“PPA”), which ensures prompt payment, or resolution, of disputes about, invoices for periodic payment made by contractors during the course of work. It requires owners to approve or reject periodic payment requests within 15 days after submission […]
To protect their business interests, many employers include noncompetition clauses in their employment agreements, which place prohibitions on employees working for competitors or within the same industry after parting with their current employer. However, in October 2018 Massachusetts passed G.L. c. 149, § 24L, which governs noncompetition agreements. The failure to meet the requirements of […]
Imagine you are a parent paying tuition totaling almost $50,000 a year to send your child to a to a well-regarded, pricey liberal arts college in southern Massachusetts. In the spring of 2020 COVID-19 hits, and the college closes its campus to students and transitions to “virtual learning” for the foreseeable future. As a result, […]
Jon Friedmann recently represented a manufacturing company and its owner in a contract dispute with a broker. The broker was hired to sell the manufacturing company’s assets and our clients were later sued by the broker who argued he was entitled to a commission under the terms of the contract. The owner maintained the broker […]
Rudolph Friedmann partner Jonathon Friedmann recently represented a developer and his wife in a five-day jury trial in Barnstable Superior Court. The complex litigation involved nine counts against the firm’s clients, including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unfair and deceptive practices, civil conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and Chapter 93A violations, which would have […]
