New England Biz Law Update
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recent decision, Salvas v. Wal-Mart Store, Inc., 452 Mass. 337 (2008), has provided a clarification of class action procedure that may disappoint business defendants and plaintiffs alike. On the one hand, the decision precludes business ...
Read More »SJC refuses to expand piercing corporate veil doctrine
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently declined an opportunity to expand the circumstances in which the corporate form may be disregarded. The court in Scott v. NG U.S. 1, Inc. et al., 450 Mass. 760, 881 N.E. 2d 1125 (2008), ...
Read More »Is the Supreme Court ‘biased’ toward business?
The quthor questions the "conventional wisdom" that the Supreme Court has tilted in favor of business interests.
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