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ArticleMass. Appeals Court Limits Chapter 93A Claims In Commercial Lending DisputesThe Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Stranberg v. Cooperative Bank, recently concluded that "every deal that goes sour does not give rise to a c. 93A claim."United StatesConsumer ProtectionGreenberg Traurig
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ArticleNo 93A Claim Without Specifics: Florida Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Allegations Against Liberty MutualA recent decision by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida highlights the standards necessary for asserting claims under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawGreenberg Traurig
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ArticleApril 2025 Visa Bulletin And EB-5 RetrogressionThe April 2025 Visa Bulletin shows significant retrogression of over two years for EB-5 Unreserved Final Action Dates for China and India. The final action date for India retrogressed over two years from Jan. 1, 2022, in the March bulletin to Nov. 1, 2019, in the April BulletinUnited StatesImmigrationGreenberg Traurig
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ArticleUSCIS Policy Manual Update: Discretionary Factors In Immigration BenefitsOn Aug. 19, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to provide guidance on how USCIS officers should exercise discretion when reviewing immigration benefit requests.United StatesImmigrationGreenberg Traurig
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ArticleNo ‘Trolling’ Shortcut: Federal Court Rejects Chapter 93A Counterclaim In Boston Copyright FightOn March 19, 2026, in Oppenheimer v. DCB & Assocs., LLC, Judge Allison Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts dismissed a Chapter 93A counterclaim while simultaneously allowing an alleged “copyright troll” to proceed to trial with his copyright infringement claims against the defendants.United StatesIntellectual PropertyGreenberg Traurig
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ArticleMassachusetts Federal Court Holds Alleged Retaliation For Regulatory Reporting May Support Chapter 93A LiabilityIn Whitewater, Inc. v. Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., the District Court of Massachusetts denied defendant Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. (JLL)’s partial motion to dismiss a Chapter 93A...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGreenberg Traurig
ArticleParsons v. Commerce Insurance And The Challenges Of Class Certification Under Chapter 93AIn Parsons v. Commerce Insurance Co., 2025 Mass. Super. LEXIS 67, the plaintiff filed a putative class action against Commerce Insurance Company, asserting breach of contract...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGreenberg Traurig
ArticleTexas Business Court Issues First Opinion, Addresses Removal Of CasesThe passage of Texas House Bill (HB) 19, which creates a new system of specialized business courts in Texas to handle certain business disputes, has prompted questions about whether older cases.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGreenberg Traurig
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PodcastGeTtin’ SALTy Episode 82 | Maryland's Digital Advertising Tax Struck Down: The Tax Court Weighs In After Six Years Of Litigation (Podcast)In this episode of GT's GeTtin' SALTy podcast, host Nikki Dobay and guest DeAndré Morrow analyze three landmark Maryland Tax Court decisions from August 14 that struck down Maryland's first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax on multiple constitutional grounds.United StatesTaxGreenberg Traurig