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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
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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September 18, 2025 / October 22, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
On July 31, 2025, the District of Massachusetts issued two rulings largely denying motions to dismiss filed by software developer Progress Software Corporation (“Progress”) and certain direct users or vendor contracting entities employing Progress’ software product, MOVEit (the “Bellwether Defendants”). In the In re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 1:23-md-03083-ADB, the Court […]
Arbitration Class Action Litigation US District Court - Mass
July 15, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
On June 12, 2025, in Watkins v. Musk, the District of Massachusetts granted Elon Musk’s motion to dismiss a putative class action and to refer the claim to arbitration. The court ruled Musk could enforce an arbitration agreement between plaintiffs and Tesla to prevent Musk from having to litigate the claim, despite Musk not being […]
Class Actions Class Certifications Consumer Class Actions Massachusetts Decisions US District Court - Mass
January 8, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
The District of Massachusetts recently issued an opinion decertifying a class of medical students formerly enrolled at Saba University School of Medicine, a for-profit medical school in the Dutch Caribbean that is headquartered in Massachusetts. The reversal followed the court’s initial tentative certification under Federal Rule 23, issued from the bench immediately after oral argument. […]
Appeals Class Actions Class Certifications Consumer Class Actions First Circuit Decisions Privacy Class Actions Standing US District Court - Mass
September 30, 2024 by Melanie Conroy
This summer, the First Circuit revived a privacy class action based on debt collection practices. In Nightingale v National Grid USA Service Company, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and denied class certification. On appeal, the First Circuit vacated and remanded, focusing its analysis on (1) whether the Plaintiff alleged […]
Arbitration Class Action Litigation Supreme Court
July 31, 2024 by Melanie Conroy
Three recent Supreme Court Decisions—Coinbase v. Suski, Smith v. Spizzirri, and Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries—based on consumer and employment disputes have resolved significant circuit splits over arbitration. These cases were all decided by a unanimous Court, with Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Roberts authoring the three opinions. Supreme Court Considers Arbitrability Based on Conflicting Contracts In […]
