· 12/30/1986
Wang Laboratories, Inc. v. Business Incentives, Inc.
Citations
- 501 N.E.2d 1163
- 398 Mass. 854
- 1986 Mass. LEXIS 1585
How courts have described this case
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- holding that employer is liable under Chapter 93A for employee’s conduct that falls within the scope of the employment
- concluding that a firm’s effort to obtain the benefits of a contract in “disregard of known contractual arrangements mandates multiple damages as a matter of law”
- finding violation of Chapter 93A where independent tax advisor was denied commissions due under contract after decision to handle tax matters in-house
- stating that the alleged tortious conduct of an employee or agent, including his or her intentional torts, falls within the scope of employment if: (1) the conduct is of the kind the employee is employed to perform; (2
- finding liability under Chapter 93A where interference with contract “constituted a willful act calculated to obtain the benefits of [the] contract ... without cost and in disregard of known contractual arrangements”
- breach of contract committed in order \to obtain the benefits of [the] contract without cost ...\ violates 93A.'
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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