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Employer violated both the Wage Act and the Prevailing Wage law – corporate officers liable?
Employer Liability – Worker Uses Company Data Access – Customer Gets Threats
Employers need to protect company data from insider misuse   Massachusetts Appeals Court decided a case involving an insurance agency employee who used her work computer to access claims data for an improper purpose  - to get information that was used to threaten a claimant policyholder.  Adams v. Congress Auto Insurance Agency, Inc., No. 15-P-452… Read More »Employer Liability – Worker Uses Company Data Access – Customer Gets Threats
Developers Stuck with Common Area Suits
A condo association can recover against the builder or developer for negligently performed construction according to a 2012 Massachusetts Appeals Court case Wyman v Ayer Properties. The case interpreted a rule few really understand - the economic loss rule.  The rule is based on the idea that lawsuits between people who have no contract with… Read More »Developers Stuck with Common Area Suits
Defective work General Liability cover – denied
Contractor’s defective work not covered as property damage by GL insurance If built wrong to start – not an incident for coverage purposes Mass weighs in on vexing question - bad work not covered FACTS Lessard v RC Havens Mass Appeals Court 2024 Parties and lead up The homeowner’s case against the general contractor went… Read More »Defective work General Liability cover – denied
Debt Collector License Rules Don’t Reach Passive Debt Buyers Who Use Licensed Agents To Sue Consumers
Debt collection cases take up most of the civil case time in District Courts and Small Claims courts in Massachusetts. In a 2018 case, consumers counter-sued.  The party suing us is not a licensed debt collector, they argued. Massachusetts top court decided in Dorrian v LVNV Funding (2018) that a party with no direct contact… Read More »Debt Collector License Rules Don’t Reach Passive Debt Buyers Who Use Licensed Agents To Sue Consumers

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Charles W. Cobb

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