Architectural firm sued for unpaid design fees; client's counterclaims for fraud, Chapter 93A violation, and professional negligence survived motion to dismiss; negligent misrepresentation claim dismissed.
Sellers lack standing to enforce buyer's payment obligations to holding company they created, though independent misrepresentation claims may proceed.
Disputed contract dispute letter did not trigger statute of limitations on breach of contract claims because letter expressed disagreement about contract existence, not refusal to pay owed amounts.
Private needle distribution program does not violate statutes regulating needle sales or authorizing state-approved exchange programs.
Summary judgment granted where insurance policies unambiguously capped individual coverage at $2.5 million despite $30 million aggregate excess coverage, defeating fraud and consumer protection claims.
SJC vacates judgment protecting animal health certificate information from public disclosure; narrows public safety exemption; rejects heightened deference to records custodian.
Court dismisses Massachusetts suit on forum non conveniens grounds, finding choice-of-law and forum selection clauses unenforceable as against California public policy.
Physician's license suspension affirmed where he failed to submit required monitoring plans and abstinence documentation demanded by reinstatement conditions.
Underinsured motorist carrier did not waive arbitration right by waiting until insured's underlying action concluded. Collateral estoppel does not apply where policy requires arbitration.
Father's retroactive disability payment treated as single lump-sum distribution subject to federal sixty-five percent garnishment limit; additional payment to mother reversed as excessive.
