BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, September 25\, 2018 from \;3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m Where: Social Law Library\, Boston\, MA Cost: $65 Michael Gilleran P artner at Fisher Broyles\, LLP and the author of The Law of Chapter 93A ( Massachusetts Practice Series\, Vol. 52) Of the fifty-eight titles in th e venerable Massachusetts Practice Series\, Michael Gilleran&rsquo\;s trea tise on Chapter 93A is borrowed from the Social Law Library more than any other\, so much so that the Library has three hardbound copies to meet the constant demand. \nIt&rsquo\;s no wonder: Fraud\, deception\, misrepresen tation and other unlawful consumer and commercial transactions are ubiquit ous \nAs the title of this CLE suggests\, such practices resemble the myth ical multi-headed serpent that corrupts commerce at every turn. It took He rcules to kill the fabled Hydra. \nIn the real world\, the author of the h erculean Massachusetts Practice Treatise on Chapter 93A will arm you to li tigate successfully in the field of consumer unfair and deceptive practice s. \n \;  \; &bull\; What is Chapter 93A &ndash\; A multi-headed h ydra\n \;  \; &bull\; What is its current role in Massachusetts li tigation versus prior law?\n \;  \; &bull\; Current deceptive stan dard &ndash\; is egregiousness required?\n \;  \; &bull\; Current unfair standard &ndash\; what is it?\n \;  \; &bull\; As applied t o contracts &ndash\; is intentional breach of contract enough?\n \; &n bsp\; &bull\; Does 93A punish bad thoughts?\n \;  \; &bull\; Broad scope - 93A applicable to many commercial subjects\n \;  \; &bull \; 93A as applied to trademarks\, trade secrets\, copyrights\, and even pa tents\n \;  \; &bull\; Unfair insurance claim settlement practices \n \;  \; &bull\; The special jurisdiction rule in section 11 busi ness cases\n \;  \; &bull\; Standards governing attorney&rsquo\;s fees\n \;  \; &bull\; Should juries decide triple damages\, and as a part of the same trial as basic liability?\n \;  \; &bull\; Sho uld plaintiffs get a second-bite if the judge decides differently than the jury?\n \;  \; &bull\; 93A-like laws of other states\n \; &nb sp\; &bull\; Best strategies for plaintiffs\n \;  \; &bull\; Best strategies for defendants Online registration is encouraged. For assista nce\, questions on group discounts\, accommodations requests\, special bil ling\, program content\, out-of-state CLE credits\, and general CLE inform ation contact Michael Saporito at 617-226-1343 or msaporito@socialaw.com. Space is limited. Registrations accepted in order of receipt. Same day reg istrations are $5.00 extra. Registration fees are non-refundable. Registra nts for this program acknowledge that during the program their photographi c or videographic images may be incidentally taken\; registrants agree tha t the submission of their registrations for this program constitutes their written consent to the Social Law Library&rsquo\;s use of any such image in print and online materials solely for promotion of the Library&rsquo\;s noncommercial CLE seminars and other educational events and activities. DTEND:20180925T220000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T130639Z DTSTART:20180925T193000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:93A - A MULTI-HEADED HYDRA UID:RFCALITEM638472135990925804 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
When:
strong>Tuesday\, September 25\, 2018 from \;3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
Where: Social Law Library\, Boston\, MA
C
ost: $65
Partner
at Fisher Broyles\, LLP and the author of
The Law of Chapter 93A (M
assachusetts Practice Series\, Vol. 52)
Of the fifty-eight titles in the venerable Massachusetts
Practice Series\, Michael Gilleran&rsquo\;s treatise on Chapter 93A is bor
rowed from the Social Law Library more than any other\, so much so that th
e Library has three hardbound copies to meet the constant demand.
\nIt&rsquo\;s no wonder: Fraud\, deception\, misrepresentation and oth
er unlawful consumer and commercial transactions are ubiquitous
\nAs the title of this CLE suggests\, such practices resemble the mythic
al multi-headed serpent that corrupts commerce at every turn. It took Herc
ules to kill the fabled Hydra.
\nIn the real world\, the autho
r of the herculean Massachusetts Practice Treatise on Chapter 93A will arm
you to litigate successfully in the field of consumer unfair and deceptiv
e practices.
\n \;  \; &bull\; What is Chapter 93A &nd
ash\; A multi-headed hydra
\n \;  \; &bull\; What is its curr
ent role in Massachusetts litigation versus prior law?
\n \; &nbs
p\; &bull\; Current deceptive standard &ndash\; is egregiousness required?
\n \;  \; &bull\; Current unfair standard &ndash\; what is i
t?
\n \;  \; &bull\; As applied to contracts &ndash\; is inte
ntional breach of contract enough?
\n \;  \; &bull\; Does 93A
punish bad thoughts?
\n \;  \; &bull\; Broad scope - 93A app
licable to many commercial subjects
\n \;  \; &bull\; 93A as
applied to trademarks\, trade secrets\, copyrights\, and even patents
\n \;  \; &bull\; Unfair insurance claim settlement practices
\n \;  \; &bull\; The special jurisdiction rule in section 11 bu
siness cases
\n \;  \; &bull\; Standards governing attorney&r
squo\;s fees
\n \;  \; &bull\; Should juries decide triple da
mages\, and as a part of the same trial as basic liability?
\n \;
 \; &bull\; Should plaintiffs get a second-bite if the judge decides
differently than the jury?
\n \;  \; &bull\; 93A-like laws of
other states
\n \;  \; &bull\; Best strategies for plaintiff
s
\n \;  \; &bull\; Best strategies for defendants
Online registration is encouraged. For assistance\, question
s on group discounts\, accommodations requests\, special billing\, program
content\, out-of-state CLE credits\, and general CLE information contact
Michael Saporito at 617-226-1343 or msaporito@socialaw.com. Space is limited. Registrations accepted in
order of receipt. Same day registrations are $5.00 extra. Registration fee
s are non-refundable. Registrants for this program acknowledge that during
the program their photographic or videographic images may be incidentally
taken\; registrants agree that the submission of their registrations for
this program constitutes their written consent to the Social Law Library&r
squo\;s use of any such image in print and online materials solely for pro
motion of the Library&rsquo\;s noncommercial CLE seminars and other educat
ional events and activities.