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 […]
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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 […]
The U.S. District Court of Northern Texas issued a final judgment in a case challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (the “FTC”) new rule banning employment related non-compete clauses. The August 20, 2024, ruling was issued in a suit brought by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, among other co-plaintiffs, against the […]
Rudolph Friedmann LLP is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have received recognition in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America© and one attorney has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the […]
Many suppliers of goods have long-standing credit relationships with certain purchasers. A recent decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts illustrates the precarious situation a supplier can find itself in when it alters the terms of a credit agreement after learning the purchaser is in financial difficulty. The decision involved […]
