Northeast Data Systems, Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas Computer Systems Company

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• holding that even bad motive allegations do not take M.G.L.c. 93A claims outside the scope of the contract’s choice of law provision
• holding that a chapter 93A claim may trigger a contractual conflicts analysis where it is essentially an \embroidered\ contract claim
• concluding that substantially similar choice-of-law provision applies to Chapter 93A claims that were “embroidered ‘breach of contract’ claims” but did not apply to Chapter 93A claims that “rest[ed] upon allegations of fraud, not breach of contract”
• analyzing choice of law clause to determine which torts were subject to the clause and which torts were not
• California law applied to c. 93A claims where contract provided broadly that parties’ “rights and obligations” under contract were to be “governed and construed” under California law

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