On September 25, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its decision in Cummings Properties, LLC v. Hines, reversing the decision of the Appeals Court and holding that a liquidated damages clause in a...more
Your customer has filed bankruptcy, leaving a series of unpaid invoices in its wake. While unfortunate, you chalk it up to one of the many costs of doing business and move on to landing bigger and better accounts....more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision yesterday holding that a debtor may be barred from discharging a debt for money obtained by the fraud of a partner....more
In an important recent decision for Massachusetts landlords, the Massachusetts Appeals Court determined that a rent acceleration clause in a commercial lease constituted an unenforceable penalty where it permitted the...more
On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (the “Corrections Act”), which, in pertinent part, extends for two more years until June 2024, the...more
It is hard to believe we have passed the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis and the dramatic impacts it has caused on our lives, businesses and the economy (and continues to cause in many respects). However, as many...more