In Parexel Int’l LLC v. PrisymID Ltd., the United States District Court of Massachusetts allowed defendant Loftware Inc.’s motion to dismiss without prejudice due to the plaintiff’s failure to properly plead a breach of contract claim needed to pierce the corporate veil. No. 23-CV-12381-ADB, 2024 WL 3471930, at *1 (D. Mass. July 19, 2024). In […]
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Casey Sack presented at the Massachusetts Bar Association’s CLE program, “Expert Witnesses in Construction Disputes: Strategic Lawyering at All Stages of the Case,” on June 23. Designed for attorneys experienced in representing owners or contractors, the program offered practical guidance on effectively leveraging expert witnesses throughout the entire life cycle of a construction claim. Topics […]
Construction projects often involve work performed by subcontractors. While this makes sense given the varying expertise and equipment required, it can create some difficult issues from an insurance perspective when things go awry. Imagine, for example, a general contractor who performs non-defective work on one part of a construction project while a subcontractor performs defective […]
Firm’s client accused of breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and breach of contract; lawsuit requested equitable relief and damages Following four and a half years of litigation, including a jury trial and a bench trial, Jon Friedmann, Eric Walz, and Casey Sack secured a victory for the firm’s client in the Business Litigation Session of […]
Because of a loophole in the Massachusetts Wiretap Statute, also known as G.L. c. 272, § 99, a recording of another person, even one alleged as illegal, is admissible evidence in a civil case. While G.L. c. 272, § 99 contains penalties such as up to five years in state prison, up to two and […]
A liquidated damage provision can be an effective contractual tool to predetermine the amount of damages a party must pay if there is a breach of the contract. Liquidated damage provisions are intended to provide parties with certainty of result by allowing them to agree in advance to a sum certain. That sum is intended […]
Jon Friedmann obtained a favorable verdict from the Massachusetts Superior Court after a three-day jury-waived trial in a real estate dispute over a property on Martha’s Vineyard. Jon represented the sellers in a case involving buyers who alleged multiple claims, including breach of contract and misrepresentation, stemming from a real estate purchase and sales agreement. […]
A Massachusetts court recently decided a case involving a commercial lease agreement dispute, which determined that a landlord’s alleged breach does not justify the tenant’s decision to stop paying rent. In this case, the landlord sued its tenant arguing the tenant had no right to terminate its lease or withhold rent. The court agreed with […]
Jon Friedmann and Casey Sack successfully secured a decision under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 231, § 6F to have the plaintiff pay a portion of the firm’s attorneys’ fees. The decision arises from a residential construction dispute. Under Chapter 231, § 6F, the court may impose sanctions against a party represented by counsel whose claims […]
What happens when an unmarried couple who have worked together, lived together and raised children together go their separate ways? This was the issue presented in a case that Jon Friedmann and Sean Cullen recently tried on behalf of one of RF’s clients. The firm’s client, a male entrepreneur, who had immigrated from Egypt, met […]
