Current Affairs Supreme Court
April 19, 2017 / February 26, 2019 by Josh Dunlap
This week, Justice Gorsuch donned his black robes and began hearing arguments alongside his new colleagues on the Supreme Court. With his elevation to the high court, Justice Gorsuch assumes many new responsibilities. Some, of the lighter kind, include opening the door during conferences with his colleagues and assuming oversight of the Court’s cafeteria menu. […]
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Consumer Class Actions Massachusetts Decisions
August 1, 2016 / January 11, 2023 by Don Frederico
In 2014, we posted about the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in Bellermann v. Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Co. In that case, plaintiffs sought relief under the Massachusetts consumer protection statute, G.L. c. 93A, because of the defendant utility’s alleged failure properly to prepare and plan for a major winter storm, and its allegedly […]
Consumer Class Actions US District Court - Mass
July 6, 2016 / May 17, 2024 by Don Frederico
Chief Judge Saris and Judge Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts recently tackled questions left unanswered by the Supreme Court’s opinion earlier this year in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (2016) (see Don Frederico’s prior post for a full discussion of Campbell-Ewald). In South Orange Chiropractic Center, LLC v. Cayan LLC, 2016 […]