373 results for 'court:"USDC Massachusetts"'.
J. Burroughs denies a laser technology seller’s motion to dismiss claims brought against it by a medical cosmetic and gynecology company and its founder for allegedly fraudulently representing one of the seller’s laser products, which was intended to be used for hair removal and skin improvement, such as reducing wrinkles, but was difficult to use and not suited for use on all skin colors. The seller’s motion requires interpretation of its purchase agreement but it is unclear if the company and its founder received the full purchase agreement.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Burroughs, Filed On: January 23, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv10967, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Fraud, Health Care, Consumer Law
J. Saris denies in part the American Red Cross’s motion to dismiss antitrust and defamation claims brought against it by a biomedical company for allegedly monopolizing mitigation services by using another company’s pathogen reduction treatment on all of the blood platelets it sells. All of the antitrust claims are dismissed, as well as one of the defamation claims, but two of the defamation claims are not because the biomedical company adequately pleads that it made deceptive statements in Massachusetts to the biomedical company’s Massachusetts customers in an FAQ and newsletter.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Saris, Filed On: January 19, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv10335, NOS: Antitrust - Other Suits, Categories: Antitrust, Health Care, Defamation
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J. Casper denies in part a town administrator’s motion to dismiss complaints brought against her by a former town employee, who was fired for allegedly false allegations against her after she voiced opposition to the administrator’s proposed alterations to historic town hall infrastructure and furnishings. A statute protecting state officials from being sued for First Amendment violations does not protect the administrator because she was acting as a municipal official, not a state official, in her interactions with the former town employee.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Casper, Filed On: January 11, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv10647, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: Employment, Municipal Law, Employment Retaliation
J. Gorton. grants summary judgment in favor of a university being sued by some of its students for not reimbursing them for the remote learning experience it offered during the Covid-19 pandemic, which was allegedly of lower quality than its typical in-person educational experience. The retroactive application of a statute protecting the university from liability for damages of equitable monetary relief, as long as the damages are not caused by an act or admission in bad faith, does not violate the students’ constitutional rights.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Gorton, Filed On: January 11, 2024, Case #: 1:20cv11021, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Constitution, Education, Covid-19
J. Gorton grants partial summary judgment in favor of a university that was sued by some of its students for charging full tuition and fees for the remote learning experience it offered during the Covid-19 pandemic. The retroactive application of a statute protecting the university from liability for damages of equitable monetary relief, as long as the damages are not caused by an act or admission in bad faith, does not violate the students’ due process rights.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Gorton, Filed On: January 8, 2024, Case #: 1:20cv11662, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Education, Due Process, Covid-19
J. Dein denies, in part, a city and officer's motion to dismiss civil rights claims filed by two people who were injured when the car the officer was pursuing struck their vehicle. They have sufficiently alleged a violation of their due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Dein, Filed On: January 5, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv11117, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Vehicle, Negligence, Police Misconduct
J. Saylor grants in part an employer’s motion to dismiss claims of sexual harassment, national origin discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment brought against it by a former employee from Uganda. Her discrimination claims are not dismissed, but even though her coworker harassed her and discriminated against her, since this coworker was not a supervisor and the coworker’s behavior was not caused by employer negligence, the employer isn’t liable for creating a hostile work environment.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Saylor, Filed On: January 3, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv10533, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation
J. Gorton denies an artificial intelligence company and two former employees of an actuarial and consulting firm’s motion to file an amended answer and counterclaims after the actuarial and consulting firm sued them for misappropriation of trade secrets and patent infringement. The deadline for amendments is not going to be extended based on information found during discovery because the AI company and the former employees deferred discovery.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Gorton, Filed On: December 22, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv10865, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Trade Secrets, Discovery
J. Mastroianni grants a university's motion to dismiss and deny, as futile, a former postdoctoral researcher's motion to file an amended complaint. The researcher's motion is barred by a 3-year statute of limitations.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Mastroianni, Filed On: December 21, 2023, Case #: 3:19cv30056, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: Education, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Hillman denies a freight forwarder's motion for summary judgment against its employees, who are suing it for allegedly unlawfully deducting wages from their pay. The freight forwarder can factor damages into its overall delivery rate, but not deduct damages from its employees' paychecks.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Hillman, Filed On: December 21, 2023, Case #: 4:18cv11905, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Employment, Class Action, Labor
J. Guzman denies, in part, several companies' motions to dismiss claims filed against them through a class action for allegedly contaminating groundwater wells with chemicals. The residents sufficiently allege three of the companies submitted false environmental compliance certifications and did so knowingly, as a way to save money.
Court: USDC Massachusetts, Judge: Guzman, Filed On: December 21, 2023, Case #: 4:22cv40089, NOS: Contract Product Liability - Contract, Categories: Environment, Water, Class Action