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February 5, 2026 by Melanie Conroy | Leave a Comment
Decisions issued in 2025 marked a notable inflection point in Chapter 93A litigation. Courts embraced a framework grounded in regulatory text, contractual structure and administrable rules. For companies operating in or from Massachusetts, Chapter 93A litigation has moved beyond an overall assessment of fairness and intent, with enhanced focus on compliance architecture, the nature of […]
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January 28, 2026 by Melanie Conroy | Leave a Comment
A review of the year’s most impactful privacy, data breach, arbitration, and technology-driven class action rulings from the First Circuit and the District of Massachusetts. The First Circuit and the District of Massachusetts issued consequential class action decisions in 2025 that are likely to shape the trajectory of privacy, data breach, arbitration, and technology-driven litigation […]
Class Action Litigation First Circuit Decisions Privacy Class Actions
January 7, 2026 / January 6, 2026 by Melanie Conroy
The First Circuit recently affirmed a District of Massachusetts decision granting summary judgment in litigation arising from a 2018 data breach involving protected health information (PHI). In Axis Insurance Co. v. Barracuda Networks, Inc., the court held that the plaintiff could not establish equitable indemnification or contractual liability under Massachusetts law. The decision reinforces limits […]
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November 26, 2025 / November 26, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
Earlier this fall, the District of Massachusetts issued another notable decision in the growing wave of privacy litigation that, as discussed, raises difficult questions concerning standing, jurisdiction, and statutory interpretation. In Lionetta v. InMarket Media, LLC, Judge Kobick denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that InMarket Media, LLC collected and sold […]
Class Action Litigation Consumer Class Actions Privacy Class Actions Standing US District Court - Mass
November 12, 2025 / November 12, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
In a recent blog post, we explained how Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC has become a touchstone for courts analyzing Article III standing in data breach class actions, citing Shea v. American International College as a recent example. This post explores the Shea decision in greater depth. On September 5, 2025, Judge Angel Kelley of […]
Class Action Litigation Class Actions Consumer Class Actions First Circuit Decisions Litigation Standing US District Court - Mass
October 22, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
The First Circuit’s 2023 decision in Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC has become a touchstone for courts analyzing Article III standing in data breach class actions. In a previous post, we discussed why Webb revived a previously dismissed data breach class action. Since Webb, the District of Massachusetts repeatedly cited the decision’s reasoning to […]
Arbitration Class Actions Litigation Massachusetts Decisions US District Court - Mass
October 2, 2025 by Cameron Goodwin
On May 19, 2025, in Pizza Hazel, Inc. et al. v. Am. Express Co., et al., a Magistrate Judge in the District of Massachusetts recommended that the district court deny American Express’s motion to compel arbitration on the grounds that the contract allowed American Express to unilaterally amend the arbitration agreement without notice to the […]
Class Action Litigation Class Actions Securities Class Actions US District Court - Mass
September 3, 2025 / December 5, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
While securities class action filings are on the rise within the First Circuit, the District of Massachusetts continues to apply a high degree of scrutiny to securities fraud allegations, including particularized facts necessary to establish a strong inference of scienter. In this final installment of our three-part series, we examine the District of Massachusetts’ approach […]
Class Actions First Circuit Decisions Litigation Securities Class Actions US District Court - Mass
August 13, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
As securities class action filings continue to rise in the First Circuit, courts in the District of Massachusetts are setting a high bar for pleadings—especially when it comes to alleged material misrepresentations. This second installment in our three-part series examines how recent decisions in the District of Massachusetts have applied the PSLRA’s safe harbor provision, […]
July 29, 2025 / July 29, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
This is part one of a three-part series exploring the recent uptick in securities class action filings in the First Circuit and examining recent decisions issued by the District of Massachusetts. This post examines current trends in securities class action filings and recent decisions on motions to dismiss in the District of Massachusetts. Securities Class […]
