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Massachusetts Appeals Court· 11/18/2008

Zabin v. Picciotto

Citations

  • 73 Mass. App. Ct. 141
  • 896 N.E.2d 937

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the conduct must rise to the level of an “extreme or egregious” business wrong, “commercial extortion,” or similar level of “rascality” that raises “an eyebrow of someone inured to the rough and tumble of the world of commerce.”
  • withholding payment due under contract is a 93A violation if used “as a wedge against the other party to gain advantages”
  • \We are not required to consider arguments made for the first time in a reply brief\
  • where attorney's contingency fee agreement is terminated, attorney may recover fees under theory of quantum meruit
  • “The breaching party’s conduct must exceed the level of mere self-interest, rising instead to the level of commercial extortion or a similar degree of culpable conduct”
  • trial 10 judges have discretion to forgive failure to comply with rule where failure does not affect reasonable expectation of opposing party or cause imposition on court

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Judges: Green

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