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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Jennifer O'Connor |Adam Paine
On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) heard argument in Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., regarding whether the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act, G. L. c. 149, § 24L (the “MNAA”), applies to a forfeiture-for-solicitation provision contained in a termination agreement.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Adam Paine
Drawing from established precepts of Massachusetts law that a judge may fill in an omitted contractual term consistent with the intent of the parties, a Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a trial court’s conclusion that the parties had agreed to commission payments for an indefinite period of time and as a result, the payments would continue for as long as the Defendant continued receiving revenue from the underlying customer. In Prism Group, Inc. v.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Blockchain Law |Scott Lashway |Matthew Stein |Adam Paine
Unfortunately, when natural disasters hit innocent victims and good-natured people want to help those in need, scammers swoop in to manipulate the bleak situation to commit fraud or price gouging. Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton , the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a warning to consumers about scammers trying to exploit these recent natural disasters to launch scams.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Scott Lashway |Matthew Stein |Adam Paine |Amy Karff Halevy
Skip to main content October 17, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 291 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Adam Paine
Drawing from established precepts of Massachusetts law that a judge may fill in an omitted contractual term consistent with the intent of the parties, a Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a trial court’s conclusion that the parties had agreed to commission payments for an indefinite period of time and as a result, the payments would continue for as long as the Defendant continued receiving revenue from the underlying customer. In Prism Group, Inc. v.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Gregory Keating |Adam Paine
The Massachusetts appellate court decision in Tran v. Jennings Road Management, Corp., et al, gave the green light to an employee to pursue class action claims against her direct employer as well as a separate management company based on a finding that the two entities were “joint” employers.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Gregory Keating |Adam Paine
Recently, a Georgia federal district court permitted an employer’s counterclaims against its former employee-whistleblower to proceed in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit after determining that the employer’s amended counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract were sufficiently independent from the underlying FCA claims to survive a motion to dismiss, despite significant factual overlap. The decision in U.S. ex rel. Cooley v.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
workforcebulletin.com | Adam Paine
Recently, a Georgia federal district court permitted an employer’s counterclaims against its former employee-whistleblower to proceed in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit after determining that the employer’s amended counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract were sufficiently independent from the underlying FCA claims to survive a motion to dismiss, despite significant factual overlap. The decision in U.S. ex rel. Cooley v.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Gregory Keating |Adam Paine
On January 31, 2024, a Massachusetts trial court dismissed a claim against the Boston Globe alleging that the newspaper violated the commonwealth’s Wage Act by failing to pay an executive’s 2020 profit-share which the executive labeled a “commission.” The court concluded that the percentage of the Globe’s profits that the executive may be owed under his compensation plan is not a percentage of revenue he personally generated and as a result is not a “commission” under the Wage Act.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Stefanie Marrone |Gregory Keating |Adam Paine |Erik K. Swanholt
Skip to main content February 06, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 37 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News Brazil | Minimum wage increase announced Print Mail Download i The Brazilian government announced a 7% increase to the minimum wage. Key Points:The new base minimum wage will rise to BRL$1,412 (about US$282), an increase from the previous base minimum wage of BRL$1,320.
