When: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
Where: Social Law Library, Boston, MA
Cost: $65
Michael Gilleran
Partner at Fisher Broyles, LLP and the author of
The Law of Chapter 93A (Massachusetts Practice Series, Vol. 52)
Of the fifty-eight titles in the venerable Massachusetts Practice Series, Michael Gilleran’s treatise on Chapter 93A is borrowed from the Social Law Library more than any other, so much so that the Library has three hardbound copies to meet the constant demand.
It’s no wonder: Fraud, deception, misrepresentation and other unlawful consumer and commercial transactions are ubiquitous
As the title of this CLE suggests, such practices resemble the mythical multi-headed serpent that corrupts commerce at every turn. It took Hercules to kill the fabled Hydra.
In the real world, the author of the herculean Massachusetts Practice Treatise on Chapter 93A will arm you to litigate successfully in the field of consumer unfair and deceptive practices.
• What is Chapter 93A – A multi-headed hydra
• What is its current role in Massachusetts litigation versus prior law?
• Current deceptive standard – is egregiousness required?
• Current unfair standard – what is it?
• As applied to contracts – is intentional breach of contract enough?
• Does 93A punish bad thoughts?
• Broad scope - 93A applicable to many commercial subjects
• 93A as applied to trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and even patents
• Unfair insurance claim settlement practices
• The special jurisdiction rule in section 11 business cases
• Standards governing attorney’s fees
• Should juries decide triple damages, and as a part of the same trial as basic liability?
• Should plaintiffs get a second-bite if the judge decides differently than the jury?
• 93A-like laws of other states
• Best strategies for plaintiffs
• Best strategies for defendants
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